This book begins from the premise that science fiction largely divides into two traditions:
• A Frankensteinian, anxiety-charged lineage called Cyberpunk that is foreshadowed by Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick and crystallized in William Gibson’s 1984 work Neuromancer.
• A utopian current of technosolutionism, rooted in the futurism of the 1950s, which can be called “Retrofuturism.”
Aesthetically, this divide parallels a contrast in materials: Concrete and Plastic. Read the book preview (2000 words) by downloading the pdf.
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