Dystopia and the Rebellion of the Machines: On the Topics of Cyberpunk.

Abstract

Cyberpunk is known as a science fiction sub-genre that was developed during the eighties, whose main characteristic is its critical view on technology. The purpose of this article is to make a sociological analysis on this sub-genre of science fiction, particularly around the themes present in this set works and their relation with modernity. This analysis addresses the following four topics of cyberpunk: The notion of technological determinism in its different meanings, human beings fear not to control machines (the notion of machine rebellion), the dystopia and cyberpunk as a criticism of modernity.