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title: Cyberpunk
description: A collection of essays, notes, and resources on cyberpunk as a literary
  genre and cultural movement, with connections to futures studies and technology
  critique.
doc_version: '1.0'
last_updated: 06-May-26
canonical_url: https://garden.johanneskleske.com/cyberpunk
---

## Essays

- [The Rise and Fall of Cyberpunk](https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-rise-and-fall-of-cyberpunk/) by J.D. Harlock
- [Cyberpunk and Dystopia: William Gibson, Neuromancer (1984)](http://larsschmeink.de/?p=3086) by Lars Schmeink
- [It’s Time to Reimagine the Future of Cyberpunk](https://www.wired.com/story/reimagine-future-cyberpunk/) by Madeline Ashby
- [William Gibson’s Neuromancer: Does the Edge Still Bleed?](https://www.tor.com/2022/02/10/the-peculiar-dystopian-optimism-of-william-gibsons-neuromancer/) by Eileen Gunn

## Video-Essays & Documentaries

### Cyberpunkt: The Documentary (1990)

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### Cyberpunk Documentary PART 1 | Neuromancer, Blade Runner, RoboCop, Akira, Shadowrun

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[The Rise and Fall of Cyberpunk - New Lines Magazine](https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-rise-and-fall-of-cyberpunk/)

## Sitemap

- [Notes Index](https://garden.johanneskleske.com/notes-index)
- [Futures Terminology](https://garden.johanneskleske.com/futures-terminology.md)
- [Sitemap](https://garden.johanneskleske.com/sitemap.md)