Neoliberalism and Cyberpunk Science Fiction: Living on the Edge of Burnout

ISBN-13: 9780367490997 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 136 str.

Caroline Alphin

Opis

In this book Caroline Alphin presents an original exploration of biopolitics by examining it through the lens of cyberpunk science fiction.

Spis treści

Introduction: Living on the Edge of Burnout  1. The Neoliberal Science Fictions of Cyberpunk  2. Self-Monitoring as Instrumentalized Self-Cultivation  3. Subtle State Killing as a Mode of Neoliberal Governmentality  4. Cyberpunk Necroscapes and Necro-temporality in Blade Runner  5. Reframing the Biohacker Within the Logic of Intensity  6. Conclusion: Defamiliarizing Neoliberalism Through Cyberpunk Science Fiction

O autorze

Caroline Alphin is an English Instructor at Radford University. Her research interests include biopolitics, science fiction, genre studies, feminist theory, and studies of neoliberalism.