This unique book explores how the aesthetic and cultural movement ldquo;Steampunkrdquo; persuades audiences and wins new acolytes. Steampunk is an aesthetic style grounded in the Victorian era; in clothing and accoutrements modeled on a heightened and hyper-extended age of steam. In addition to its modeling of attire and other symbolic trappings; what is most distinctive is its adherentsrsquo; use of a machined aesthetic based on steam engines and early electrical machinery: gears; pistons; shafts; wheels; induction motors; clockwork and so forth.The aesthetic was first articulated in literature in the works of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells. The American West later contributed images to the aestheticmdash;revolvers; locomotives; and rifles of the late nineteenth century. Among young people steampunk has found common aesthetic cause with Goth style. Examples from literature and popular culture include William Gibsonrsquo;s fiction; China Mieacute;villersquo;s novels; the classic film Metropolis; and the BBC series Doctor Who. This volume recognizes that steampunk; a unique popular culture phenomenon; presents a prime opportunity for rhetorical criticism.Steampunkrsquo;s art; style; and narratives convey complex social and political meanings. Chapters in Clockwork Rhetoric explore topics ranging from jewelry to Japanese anime to contemporary imperialism to fashion. Throughout; the book demonstrates how language influences consumers of steampunk to hold certain social and political attitudes and commitments.
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