You are interested in anticipation novels? The cyberpunk current pleases you and you want to discover the Cyberpunk Sub-Genre ?
Welcome to My Pocket Watch, the store specializing in pocket watches! As you surely knew, pocket watches were, for a very long time, an accessory reserved for high class during the Victorian era. Replaced by current watches, the pocket watches were popularized by the steampunk current ! It is therefore legitimate that we grant a blog specially dedicated to the Steampunk universe. However, before talking about the steampunk style, let's talk about his distant, and more recent cousin first, the cyberpunk. A very large current bringing together several derivative genres which they will be subject in this article!
In this article, we will concentrate, therefore, on:
- The Cyberpunk subgenre
- The Origin of cyberpunk
- Some works from the Cyberpunk universe
Let's go!
origin of cyberpunk
When we talk about the sub-genres of the cyberpunk , it is essential to first talk about cyberpunk! Indeed, understanding the basis of the current is essential to contextualize the derivatives of the original universe. The Terme Cyberpunk was popularized during the 80s , where the general public discovers the potential for computer science. The emergence of computer technology will have grown so much that it will become a real fantasy for anticipation novelists. A world where the cybernetics took over and became the central technology of the universe , where the artificial intelligence will control men And where the society would be manipulated and become subject to high-technology . A universe of dystopian anticipation , in short! We can note some references of the genre such as the series of films Matrix , the film Blade Runner , or clones . In more recent series, we can also note black mirror or max headroom .
We find in the cyberpunk genre very recurring points. The main protagonist as marginal, wanting to get rid of a completely instrumentalized society, a highlighting of violence, sex and drugs, a criticism of capitalism and the consumer society and a difference in flagrant social classes : very poor poor and very rich rich. As for the dress style, you can see a combination of clothing inspired by punk, even cybergoth, with transhumanism . It is therefore not uncommon for the majority of the characters to be half of the cyborgs, humans wanting to transcend the limit of nature.
cyberpunk subgenre
Cyberpunk presents many potential themes . Since the universe takes place in a relatively close future, it is easy to imagine our current technologies exploited to the maximum! Thanks to this, we note 3 main derivatives of cyberpunk : Biopunk , the nanopunk and Solarpunk . Note that there are other sub-genres, that we will soon see in other articles, however they do not stand out enough from other universes to be really considered a style apart. This is mainly due by too recent publication, and therefore not mature enough.
biopunk
Let's start with the Biopunk universe ! This cyberpunk derivative brings together cybernetic technology but emphasizes the science of genetics and mutation . By transgressing morality and Hippocrates Oath , the biopunk brings together the horrors of experimental science in a futuristic universe. << /p>
nanopunk
The universe nanopunk follows the same logic Biopunk, however it combines bio-technology with nano-technology . There is therefore trans-humanism transforming humans only having humans, with overdeveloped skills and new weak points.
solarpunk
The Solarpunk universe is a bit apart. Diametrically opposed to the black tone of the genres mentioned above, the Solarpunk presents a future utopian ! A perfect synergy between humans and high-technical, a theme centered on ecology and a world where morality has always been respected , than that either on an individual or collective scale.
the post-cyberpunk: replacement for the original cyberpunk
Today, we can say that Cyberpunk gradually tends to disappear to make way for post-cyberpunk ! Indeed, this last genre represents a universe taking place after the time of Cyberpunk. There is always a futuristic world bringing together Cyber technology and the information network, but in a your much more nuanced tone ! Less dystopian and more realistic, this genre has become a precursor of the dystopian cyberpunk which, in the long term, can be boring. There are mainly problems there, no longer focused on the abuse of new technology, but based on more standardized stories. High-tech has become banal and regulated, there is no more sense of its criticism. The page has been turned, the Post-Cyberpunk universe is simply happening in the indifference of technological progress!