Retrofuturism
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| Synonyms: | retro-futurism, retrofuture, retrofuturistic |
| See also: | cyberpunk, dieselpunk, steampunk |
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Retrofuturism[1] (adjective retrofuturistic or retrofuture) is a movement in the creative arts showing the influence of depictions of the future produced in an earlier era. Characterized by a blend of old-fashioned "retro styles" with futuristic technology, explores the themes of tension between past and future, and between the alienating and empowering effects of technology. Primarily reflected in artistic creations and modified technologies that realize the imagined artifacts of its parallel reality, retrofuturism can be seen as "an animating perspective on the world".[2]
References
- ^ For more information see the page Retrofuturism on Wikipedia
- ^ Robert Lanham, "Introduction", The Oxford Handbook to Science Fiction, Oxford University Press, 2014, p. 14