Euro-Orientalism and the Making of an "Authentic" Europe
How, when, and why was Eastern Europe cast as Europe's internal outsider—barbaric, backward, and always just behind?
I recently rewatched the acclaimed sci-fi drama Black Mirror in preparation for the release of the latest season on Netflix. Working my way through the third season while sitting in my Prague apartment, an episode called “Nosedive” caught my attention. I had seen the episode when it first aired in 2016, but this time I n…





