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“No Laughing Matter”: Media, Morality and Resistance in The Man Who Japed

Posted on July 3, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Philip K. Dick’s early novel The Man Who Japed is quite prescient in describing how morality and the media intersect as a tool of power. As the novel opens, we are given some very recognizable Orwellian imagery. Government institutions are … Continue reading →

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Stand-By

Posted on June 5, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Story Background “Stand-By” was originally published in Amazing in October 1963. It can now be found in Minority Report and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick on pp. 323–338. Plot Summary Jim Briskin, news broadcaster, receives reports from the … Continue reading →

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What the Dead Men Say

Posted on June 5, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Story Background “What the Dead Men Say” was originally published in Worlds of Tomorrow in June 1964. It can now be found in Minority Report and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick on pp. 245–288. Plot Summary Part One … Continue reading →

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If There Were No Benny Cemoli

Posted on June 5, 2014 by tashqueedagg

Story Background “If There Were No Benny Cemoli” was originally published in Galaxy in December 1963. It can now be found in Minority Report and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick on pp. 173–190. Plot Summary John LeConte witnesses … Continue reading →

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