The machine anxieties of steampunk

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What is steampunk and why are people across the globe eagerly embracing its neo-Victorian aesthetic? Old-fashioned eye goggles, lace corsets, leather vests, brass gears and gadgets, mechanical clocks, the look appears across popular culture, in movies, art, fashion, and literature. But steampunk is both an aesthetic program and a way-of-life and its underlying philosophy is the key to its broad appeal. Steampunk champions a new autonomy for the individual caught up in today’s technology-driven society. It expresses optimism for the future but it also delivers a note of caution about our human role in a world of ever more ubiquitous and powerful machines. Thus, despite adopting an aesthetic and lifestyle straight out of the Victorian scientific romance, steampunk addresses significant 21st-century concerns about what lies ahead for humankind. The movement recovers autonomy from prevailing trends even as it challenges us to ask what it is to be human today.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 02 december 2021

Aantal pagina's: 248

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Kathe Hicks Albrecht

Hoofduitgeverij: Bloomsbury Visual Arts

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 152 mm

Product hoogte: 15.2 cm

Product lengte: 229 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 152 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 229 mm

Verpakking lengte: 229 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 714 g

EAN: 9781501349324

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