| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 263 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge studies in contemporary literature ; 3 |
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Routledge studies in contemporary literature ; 3.
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| Contents |
pt. I. Situating cyberpunk -- pt. II. The political economy of cyberpunk -- pt. III. The politics of embodiment in cyberpunk |
| Summary |
This book is a collection of essays that considers the continuing cultural relevance of the cyberpunk genre into the new millennium. Cyberpunk is no longer an emergent phenomenon, but in our digital age of CGI-driven entertainment, the information economy, and globalized capital, we have never more been in need of a fiction capable of engaging with a world shaped by information technology. The essays in explore our cyberpunk realities to soberly reconsider Eighties-era cyberpunk while also mapping contemporary cyberpunk. The contributors seek to move beyond the narrow strictures of cyberpun |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-253) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Science fiction -- History and criticism.
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Cyberpunk culture.
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Technology in literature.
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Postmodernism (Literature)
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Literature and technology.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Science Fiction & Fantasy.
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Cyberpunk culture
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Literature and technology
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Postmodernism (Literature)
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Science fiction
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Technology in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Murphy, Graham J., 1970- editor.
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Vint, Sherryl, 1969- editor.
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| LC no. |
2009045559 |
| ISBN |
9780203851968 |
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020385196X |
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0415876877 |
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9780415876872 |
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1136973184 |
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9781136973185 |
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1282629654 |
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9781282629653 |
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9786612629655 |
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6612629657 |
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