Clockwork Rhetoric: The Language and Style of Steampunk - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1628460911 ISBN 13: 9781628460919

Verlag: University Press of Mississippi, 2014

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"I loved the book! Clockwork Rhetoric is one of the finest evaluations yet written on steampunk style. The many contributors do an excellent job of establishing the myriad languages of steampunk (or is it only one?), from the seen aesthetics of fashion and film to its literary evaluations of the social and sexual. I found myself constantly rethinking the definition of Machine--both the ones we create physically as well as the ones we construct socially. Clockwork Rhetoric is a brilliant addition to an ever-evolving genre. More like this!" -Brent Glenn, Emory University

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This unique book explores how the aesthetic/cultural movement "Steampunk" persuades audiences through rhetoric. Steampunk is an aesthetic style grounded in the Victorian era, or the age of steam. It borrows the clothing and other symbolic trappings of that era, but what is most reliably distinctive is its use of a machine aesthetic based on steam engines and early electrical machinery: gears, pistons, shafts, wheels, induction motors, and so forth. The aesthetic was first articulated in literature during that period in the works of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells. The American West has contributed images to the aesthetic, many of them grounded in the revolvers, locomotives, and rifles of the second half of the nineteenth century. It has found common aesthetic cause with Goth style among young people. Examples from literature and popular culture include William Gibson's fiction, China Miéville's novels, the classic film Metropolis, and the BBC series Doctor Who. Steampunk, is a unique popular culture phenomenon; it is also a unique opportunity for rhetorical criticism. Steampunk's art, style, and narratives convey complex social and political meanings. These chapters explore topics ranging widely from jewelry to Japanese anime to contemporary imperialism to fashion. Mainly, the book addresses how consumers of steampunk are influenced to have certain social, political attitudes and commitments.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University Press of Mississippi
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1628460911
• ISBN 13: 9781628460919
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 244
• Herausgeber: Brummett Barry