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Cyberpunk and cyberculture : science fiction and the work of William Gibson / Dani Cavallaro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cavallaro, Dani, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gibson, William, 1948---Criticism and interpretation.
- Gibson, William.
- Computers in literature.
- Cybernetics in literature.
- Science fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Science fiction, American.
- Technology in literature.
- Virtual reality in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New Brunswick, N.J. : Athlone Press ; Somerset, N.J. : Distributed in the U.S. by Transaction Publishers, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Cyberpunk and Cyberculture explores the work of a wide range of writers- Acker, Cadigan, Rucker, Shierley, Sterling, Williams and, of course, Gibson - setting their work in the context of science fiction, other literary genres, genre cinema - from Metropolis to Terminator to The Matrix - and contemporary work on the culture of technology
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; A brief guide to the book; Introduction: Science fiction and cyberpunk; 1 Cyberpunk and virtual technologies; 2 Cyberpunk, technology and mythology; 3 Cyberpunk and the body; 4 Cyberpunk, gender and sexuality; 5 Cyberpunk and the city; 6 Cyberpunk and the Gothic; Epilogue: Cyberpunk and memory; References; Guide to further reading; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-250) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611291617
- 9781472545558
- 1472545559
- 9781281291615
- 1281291617
- 9781847140357
- 1847140351
- OCLC:
- 808805632
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