Fifty Key Figures in Cyberpunk Culture

<p>A collection of engaging essays on some of the most significant figures in cyberpunk culture this outstanding guide charts the rich and varied landscape of cyberpunk from the 1970s to present day. </p><p>The collection features key figures from a variety of disciplines from novelists critical and cultural theorists philosophers and scholars to filmmakers comic book artists game creators and television writers. Important and influential names discussed include: J. G. Ballard Jean Baudrillard Rosi Braidotti Charlie Brooker Pat Cadigan William Gibson Donna J. Haraway Nalo Hopkinson Janelle Monáe Annalee Newitz Katsuhiro ?tomo Sadie Plant Mike Pondsmith Ridley Scott Bruce Sterling and the Wachowskis. The editors also include an afterword of ‘Honorable Mentions’ to highlight additional figures and groups of note that have played a role in shaping cyberpunk.</p><p>This accessible guide will be of interest to students and scholars of cultural studies film studies literature media studies as well as anyone with an interest in cyberpunk culture and science fiction.</p>