By Simone Natale and Benjamin Beil
This special issue of Wi: Journal of Mobile Media tackles the relationship between new media and the imagination of the future. Taking under scrutiny how new technologies are inserted into particular visions of the upcoming world, we argue for the necessity and urgency of critical approaches to predictions and forecasts.
By Andrea Ballatore
The Digital Earth is a techno-scientific myth, located in a constellation of media futures.
By Benjamin Beil
Contemporary science fiction series no longer project the future of media technologies; instead, they are inspired by their own genre history.
By Jens Schröter
The prediction of the future of media must not be separated from the future of society.
By Henry Adam Svec
The collection Utopia: Social Theory and the Future seeks to contribute to this well-established field of utopian studies by exploring convergences between social theory (conceived broadly) and utopia.
By Andrea Ballatore
De Vries’ objective is to uncover the deep mythological roots of communication technologies…
