Zero-Hour Dystopias: Automation, Alienation, and the Filmic Aesthetics of Post-Human Labor in 21st Century Cyberpunk

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Authors: Neo Xia
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Abstract

The neon-drenched, rain-slicked alleyways of a near-future metropolis, where towering corporate arcologies cast long shadows over a struggling populace, or the desolate, dust-choked landscapes wher...

Fields of Study & Subjects

Utopian Dystopian and Speculative Fiction Cinema History and Criticism Cultural Studies and Postmodernism

Publication details

Journal / source
Quarterly Review of Film and Video
Volume
43
Issue
6
Pages
997–1016
Publication date
4 March 2026
Language
EN