A popular sub-genre of fantasy and science fiction; steampunk re-imagines the Victorian age in the future; and re-works its technology; fashion; and values with a dose of anti-modernism. While often considered solely through the lens of literature; steampunk is; in fact; a complex phenomenon that also affects; transforms; and unites a wide range of disciplines; such as art; music; film; television; fashion; new media; and material culture. In Steaming into a Victorian Future: A Steampunk Anthology; Julie Anne Taddeo and Cynthia J. Miller have assembled a collection of essays that consider the social and cultural aspects of this multi-faceted genre. The essays included in this volume examine various manifestations of steampunkmdash;both separately and in relation to each othermdash;in order to better understand the steampunk sub-culture and its effect onmdash;and interrelationship withmdash;popular culture and the wider society. This volume expands and extends existing scholarship on steampunk in order to explore many previously unconsidered questions about cultural creativity; social networking; fandom; appropriation; and the creation of meaning.With a foreword by popular culture scholar Ken Dvorak; and an afterword by steampunk expert Jeff VanderMeer; Steaming into a Victorian Future offers a wide ranging look at the impact of steampunk; as well as the individuals who create; interpret; and consume it.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. bad print qualityBy Petervfresh and new state. but a very bad print: the copies of the images and photographs are of a very bad quality compared with the original print.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Richard MartinezI refer to this book constantly while designing.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Cullen is a god of architectureBy Paul AndersonThis book has changed my life as it relates to the "gambits" of making an inventive street work. Other books cover enclosure and ending the street with a focul point. This book goes into so much more depth. The challenge for me is to take these largely urban ideas and apply them to a suburban environment (where I do my work) but that isnt Cullens fault. The qualities that go into a good street will probably never change. Cullen catologed them for us here 40 or 50 years ago and these ideas. the fundementals. will never change.
