Unintentional Bigotry in Contemporary Science Fiction: Intersectional Linguistic Representations in Cyberpunk 2077
<p>Somehow, cyberpunk fiction has become one of the defining modes of popular mainstream narrative entertainment in the 2010s. Perhaps this is due to the ever-growing power of real-life megacorporations mimicking depictions in the dystopian style, or omnipresent technological advancement sparking broader discussion on post-humanist fiction, or maybe our culture’s 30-year nostalgia cycle merely resurrected one of the kitschier aesthetics of the 80s. Nonetheless, the success of works like <em>Ready Player One</em>, <em>Deus Ex: Human Revolution, </em>and <em>Blade Runner 2049 </em>demonstrated a surprising desire for cyberpunk narratives amongst Western audiences and one with widespread commercial viability.</p>
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