From outcast to hero and back: The shifting portrayals of the hacker archetype
Published online on March 26, 2026
Abstract
New Media & Society, Ahead of Print.
The “hacker” figure has ascended rapidly within the collective imagination, embodying technical wizardry and societal anxieties about the digital world. This article analyzes the shifting portrayals of the hacker archetype across seminal films, TV shows, ...
The “hacker” figure has ascended rapidly within the collective imagination, embodying technical wizardry and societal anxieties about the digital world. This article analyzes the shifting portrayals of the hacker archetype across seminal films, TV shows, ...