Episode 7 - Johnny Mnemonic (William Gibson)
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Authors, stories. Bruce Sterling. Harlan Ellison. J.G. Ballard. Phillip K. Dick. Martin Caiden, Cyborg. Gordon R. Dickson, The Forever Man. Frederick Pohl, Man Plus. William Gibson, “Burning Chrome.” Dick Hebdige, Punk: The Subculture of Style. Clifford D. Symak, “Desertion.”
Films. Johnny Mnemonic. Blade Runner.
TV episodes, series. Star Trek. Battlestar Galactica. 6 Million Dollar Man.
Ideas. Cyberpunk … hyperstimulation & sensory overload. Tech noir. Cyberpunk as sc-fi counterculture. Moving away from sci-fi’s golden age. Atmospheric tech. Corporate espionage. Socio-economic, socio-technical layers of society. Hightechs v. Lowtechs. Cyborgs in cyberpunk v. cyborgs in classic sci-fi. The surveillance society.
Whoa - Hmmm - WTF. Dan says its a Whoa-Hmmm-WTF tapestry. Bill says we need a Venn diagram.
Previous episode: Clifford D. Simak, “Desertion”
Next episode: Lewis Padgett, “Mimsy Were the Borogoves”
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