The Women of Cyberpunk Women have always been on the fringes of the science fiction writing community. Not only have there been few female writers, but few female characters of substance have explored the universe, battled aliens, or discovered new technologies. Even in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818), considered by some to be the first science fiction novel, Elizabeth, who is the major female character, does little more than decorate Victor's arm, snag his heart, and eventually contribute
Cyberpunk and Science Fiction Science fiction can be defined as a method of story telling that steps outside of the box of life as we know it and into the realm of the impossible. Science fiction works are often designed to be only truthful in the eyes of the author and the reader. However, there are times when either a science fiction work parallels closely to the future of our world and therefore becomes a possibility or life pursues a science fiction-like ideal making the quest heroic in
criteria of cyberpunk literature, in which William Gibson's "Johnny Mnemonic" is a good example of cyberpunk literature. The novel reflects on how the human mind has been incorporated into the advanced technological world. This relates to cyberpunk literature because it follows the same ideas, but to a greater extent. Elmer Dewitt's "Cyberpunk" and Sterling's "Preface to Mirrorshades" both give an excellent criteria to cyberpunk literature in both aspects of culture and mind. Cyberpunk is an aspect
Not just the strong will survive, but the one with the strongest technology will triumph. This is Cyberpunk. For example, the story "Burning Chrome" by William Gibson illustrates the genre's theme of characters manipulating technology to survive. The protagonists of Gibson's story are Automatic Jack and Bobby Quine, a couple of hackers waiting for their
This essay will be assessing the convergence of old media with new media through the examination of their uses within the film “Johnny Mnemonic” (Longo 1995). Along with convergence theory, this essay will touch on Dystopianism, Vincent Mosco 's “Myth”, and the notion of Symptomatic technology. It is the intention of this paper to cover each topic in turn, using them to pick apart and examine the sample film. Johnny Mnemonic is the 1995 film adaptation of William Gibson 's short story by the same
private enterprises” (Gunnell, 2011, p. 32 ) is believed has transformed the ideas of global communication process. Related to that, this essay is written as an effort to comprehend the role of individual in globalized world, especially by studying the case of Julian Assange and Wikileaks. This essay is divided in three parts. The first part of this essay explains background as well as global controversy surrounding Wikileaks and its spokesman, Julian Assange. The second part identifies the areas
have read seems to be a general overview while some is more focused, but everything clearly references other theorists, studies and texts to back up the arguments made. The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction- Edward James This book combines essays by academics and writers of SF, which examine the genre from diverse
Japanese Animation and Identity In Orientalism, Edward Said claims that, “as much as the West itself, the Orient is an idea that has a history and a tradition of thought, imagery, and vocabulary that have given it reality and presence in and for the West” (5). The complex network of political, economical, academic, cultural, or geographical realities of the Orient called “Orientalism” is a way of coming to terms with the Orient, or to be less geographically specific, the Other. Although Said
Drug addiction, death, and Burroughs lifestyle are perfect examples of voices from the fringe. William S. Burroughs was born on February 5, 1914, in St. Louis, Missouri. Burroughs died in Lawrence, Kansas, on August 2,1997. He supposedly died from complications of a heart attack, which he incurred the day before. He was buried in the family plot in Bellefontaine Cemetery, which is located in St. Louis Missouri. His gravestone read his full name and the engravement "American Writer" on it. The grave
world of delusions and yet also of (pure unicorn) dreams. We have the eyeball at the beginning, staring out at the darkness of an exaggerated city-scape. It is very relevant to our modern, technological age, when William Gibson's cyberpunk book Neuromancer had emerged and our relationship with our advanced technology forces us to re-assess and re-exert our own natures. The film is multi-layered; thrilling and unsettling, part dark science fiction and detective film