Hackers As Heroes in German Film and Television

In this book, William Mahan analyzes German feature films and TV series centered around the figure of the computer hacker as a hero over the past twenty-five years. The author introduces the German hacker genre to the ongoing academic discussion of genre in German cinema and argues for its continued relevance in both national and global contexts.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction: Hackers as Heroes in German Film and Television
Chapter 1: Unmasking the German Hacker: Identity and German Hackers in Film
Chapter 2:23, the Hacker's Hero Ethic, and the KGB Hacks
Chapter 3: Data (In)Security: in Who Am I - Kein System ist sicher
Chapter 4: You Are Wanted - German Hacker as Villain
Chapter 5: Tech History and The Billion Dollar Code: German Hackers and the "Vision" for Google Earth
Chapter 6: The Chaos Computer Club: Real German Hackers as Heroes
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By William Mahan

Product details

• Authors: William Mahan
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2023
• EAN: 9781666925821
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-582-1
• No. of pages: 172
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Media Studies, Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, Germany, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Films, cinema, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General