Cyberpunk fiction emerged in the 1980s as a postmodern genre that reflected anxieties about the role of technology in society through narratives focused on marginalized characters living in dystopian futures dominated by cybernetics and multinational corporations. These stories often featured themes of social decay, information overload, and the blurring of lines between humans and machines. Cyberpunk authors were influenced by postmodern philosophy and used their fiction to explore questions about identity, reality, and the relationship between technology and humanity.
Cyberpunk fiction emerged in the 1980s as a postmodern genre that reflected anxieties about the role of technology in society through narratives focused on marginalized characters living in dystopian futures dominated by cybernetics and multinational corporations. These stories often featured themes of social decay, information overload, and the blurring of lines between humans and machines. Cyberpunk authors were influenced by postmodern philosophy and used their fiction to explore questions about identity, reality, and the relationship between technology and humanity.
Cyberpunk fiction emerged in the 1980s as a postmodern genre that reflected anxieties about the role of technology in society through narratives focused on marginalized characters living in dystopian futures dominated by cybernetics and multinational corporations. These stories often featured themes of social decay, information overload, and the blurring of lines between humans and machines. Cyberpunk authors were influenced by postmodern philosophy and used their fiction to explore questions about identity, reality, and the relationship between technology and humanity.
(American Literature Readings in The 21st Century) Gerald Alva Miller Jr. (Auth.) - Exploring The Limits of The Human Through Science Fiction (2012, Palgrave Macmillan US)