Neoliberalism and Cyberpunk Science Fiction : Living on the Edge of Burnout.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (128 pages)
Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 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 -- Conclusion: Defamiliarizing Neoliberalism Through Cyberpunk Science Fiction -- Index.
In this book Caroline Alphin presents an original exploration of biopolitics by examining it through the lens of cyberpunk science fiction.