postcyberpunk
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Postcyberpunk is a science fiction subgenre that evolves cyberpunk’s high-tech, near-future settings into more socially integrated, optimistic, and complex explorations of technology’s impact on everyday life and global culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction subgenre ⓘ |
| contrastCharacteristic |
less focus on street-level nihilism
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more focus on institutional and systemic change ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | cyberpunk ⓘ |
| emergedAfter | cyberpunk movement of the 1980s ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| genreCharacteristic |
advanced technology
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augmented reality ⓘ biotechnology ⓘ complex social structures ⓘ economic nuance ⓘ ethical questions about technology ⓘ exploration of corporate power ⓘ exploration of environmental change ⓘ exploration of globalization ⓘ exploration of identity in digital age ⓘ exploration of information economies ⓘ exploration of post-national politics ⓘ exploration of urbanization ⓘ focus on everyday life ⓘ global culture ⓘ less dystopian than cyberpunk ⓘ more optimistic tone than cyberpunk ⓘ nanotechnology ⓘ near-future settings ⓘ networked societies ⓘ pervasive surveillance ⓘ political nuance ⓘ protagonists integrated into society ⓘ protagonists often employed within systems ⓘ social integration of technology ⓘ ubiquitous computing ⓘ virtual reality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
cyberpunk
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globalization ⓘ information age culture ⓘ internet development ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
complex institutional settings
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how ordinary people live with advanced technology ⓘ integration of technology into daily routines ⓘ |
| subgenreOf |
cyberpunk
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science fiction ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
body modification and transhumanism
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coexistence of humans and AI ⓘ digital identity ⓘ ethics of enhancement technologies ⓘ privacy versus connectivity ⓘ social media influence ⓘ surveillance capitalism ⓘ technological governance ⓘ virtual communities ⓘ |
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