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This research investigates how contemporary Western science fiction TV perpetuates techno-orientalism through visual and narrative tropes.

June 20, 2026Open Access

Techno-Orientalism in Contemporary Western Science Fiction TV: Analyzing Episodes from Black Mirror and Love Death + Robots

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This research investigates how contemporary Western science fiction TV perpetuates techno-orientalism through visual and narrative tropes.
Conducted content analysis on an episode of Black Mirror (2011) and two episodes of Love Death + Robots (2019).
Techno-orientalism is evident through Asian-coded aesthetics and the hypersexualization of Asian bodies.
Asian sexuality is represented as continually accessible through digital media, altering perceptions in the West.
The findings suggest a shift in representation, positioning the East as a spectacle in contrast to the West.

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Content analysis reveals techno-orientalism in contemporary science fiction, emphasizing Asian representations in media, highlighting socio-political implications.

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Minerva Ho (2025) studied this question.

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Content analysis reveals techno-orientalism in contemporary science fiction, emphasizing Asian representations in media, highlighting socio-political implications.

Techno-Orientalism in Contemporary Western Science Fiction TV: Analyzing Episodes from Black Mirror and Love Death + Robots

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Techno-Orientalism in Contemporary Western Science Fiction TV: Analyzing Episodes from Black Mirror and Love Death + Robots

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