Techno-orientalism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Techno-orientalism is a noun meaning (science fiction) Use of Asian aesthetics and cultural elements in Western works of science fiction.
Meaning
(science fiction) Use of Asian aesthetics and cultural elements in Western works of science fiction.
Example Sentences
The origins of the cyberpunk genre involve Western anxieties about the East. Techno-orientalism is the use of Asian aesthetics in cyberpunk, futuristic, and dystopian settings.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include orientalism, ethnoaesthetics, japonisme, technocriticism, informationism, technesis.
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