[Air-L] suggestions for movies on communication technology and social change

[Jess Kropczynski]

Frank and Robot <https://youtu.be/q4y8YAMPFhk> - Sometime in the near
future robots begin assisting elders who are aging in place to help their
children reduce guilt. A retired, cantankerous ex-cat burglar, Frank, finds
his zest for life renewed when he trains his robotic caretaker to help him
commit heists.

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 7:05 AM, Janet Sternberg <janet.sternberg at nyu.edu>
wrote:

> Also pre-digital, 1952 Singin' in the Rain about sound technologies in
> transition from silent films to talkies.
> Janet
>
> Janet Sternberg, PhD
> http://about.me/JanetPhD
> Media scholar & author of book: Misbehavior in Cyber Places
> http://misbehaviorincyberplaces.tumblr.com
>
>
> On 07/13/2016 06:58 AM, Michael T Zimmer wrote:
>
>> Yes! Other pre-digital reflections on information technology & society
>> would be Radio Days, and perhaps even The Name of the Rose.
>>
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