| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 303 pages ; 25 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Contents |
The I in internet -- Reality TV me -- Always be optimizing -- Pure heroines -- Ecstasy -- The story of a generation in seven scams -- We come from old Virginia -- The cult of the difficult woman -- I thee dread. |
| Summary |
Trick Mirror is an enlightening, unforgettable trip through the river of self-delusion that surges just beneath the surface of our lives. This is a book about the incentives that shape us, and about how hard it is to see ourselves clearly in a culture that revolves around the self. In each essay, Jia writes about the cultural prisms that have shaped her: the rise of the nightmare social internet; the American scammer as millennial hero; the literary heroines journey from brave to blank to bitter; the mandate that everything, including our bodies, should always be getting more efficient and beautiful until we die. |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Subject |
Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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United States -- Civilization -- 21st century.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| ISBN |
9780525510543 27.00 |
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0525510540 27.00 |
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