techno-orientalism: why are cyberpunk dystopias so asian?
A few years ago, I became fascinated by Hong Kong and its influence on the cyberpunk genre, both aesthetically and politically. I ended up writing an essay for uni titled “Techno-Orientalism: Why are cyberpunk dystopias so Asian?” and have curated a list of the sources and inspiration I used to write it—as well as other Hong Kong or cyberpunk related things I find interesting.
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videos
A Tour of Wong Kar-wai's Hong Kong | Video Essay
YouTube
How a film anticipated Hong Kong's current political problems: Made in Hong Kong (1997)
YouTube
Hong Kong Cinema as an Example of Cultural Influence on Hollywood | Video Essay
YouTube
The decline of Hong Kong's iconic neon glow
YouTube
articles
A renegade photographer got inside this lawless Hong Kong community that was 119 times as dense as New York City
The Independent
Revisiting the Racial Fears of Techno-Orientalism and Cyberpunk
Study Breaks
Memories of Kowloon: Hong Kong’s Lawless Walled City | TheCollector
TheCollector
books
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
Goodreads
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Goodreads
The World of Cyberpunk 2077
Goodreads
Techno-Orientalism: Imagining Asia In Speculative Fiction, History, And Media
Project MUSE logo
Romance and the Yellow Peril by Gina Marchetti - Paper
University of California Press
Orientalism
Goodreads
