Cyberpunk and Cyberculture: Science Fiction and the Work of William Gibson

by Dani Cavallaro

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.

Genres: Nonfiction, Cyberpunk, Speculative Fiction

258 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2000

About the author

Dani Cavallaro is a freelance writer specializing in literary studies, critical and cultural theory and the visual arts. Her publications include The Gothic Vision<?em>, Critical and Cultural Theory and Cyberpunk and Cyberculture.

Reviews

[Stephanie Farnsworth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slightly outdated with new and emerging biopunk discourse that separates it from some of the cyberpunk theory of recent decades. However, overall this is a very thorough and engaging read.

[Cameron Climie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cavallaro explores a number of interesting philosophical links within the cyberpunk genre - human enhancement and technology, virtual reality and myth - and some of those explorations are truly superb. but the piece is so dense with philosophy-speak that, for someone not highly educated in the subject, many chapters were close to unapproachable.

[Florin Pitea · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent work on cyberpunk and cyberculture. Highly recommended. For a detailed review, please visit my blog: http://tesatorul.blogspot.ro/2011/03/....

[Martin]

if youve got this book, and are done with it, send it to me!

[Dann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative, clever and intriguing. A blend of Gothic and SF theory. Enjoyable for the Gibson theorist.