Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture

“The darker potentials of technology are heeded by M. G. Michael, Katina Michael, and Terri Bookman, who adopt a rich, theological framework in their contrast between recent technological “advances” and Wim Wenders’ masterpiece, Wings of Desire. Developing the concept of uberveillance, they explore a contrast between the intimate and tender character of the angelic (but also humanistic) perceptions in the film and the threat of surveillance technologies that envelop and warp perception. They provide an impassioned plea to evade the grasp of technologies that strip us of complexities and layers, and force our eyeballs to the screen, and into the screen.”

Citation: Aleks Wansbrough and Stefan Popescu, 2021, “Letter from the Editors”, Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture, 6.1, pp. 1-12.