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techno-orientalism

techno-orientalism noun: use of Asian aesthetics and cultural elements in Western works of science fiction.

Noun

techno-orientalism (uncountable)

  1. Use of Asian aesthetics and cultural elements in Western works of science fiction.
    • The origins of the cyberpunk genre involve Western anxieties about the East. Techno-orientalism is the use of Asian aesthetics in cyberpunk, futuristic, and dystopian settings.2020 December 8, George Yang, “Orientalism, ‘Cyberpunk 2077,’ and Yellow Peril in Science Fiction”, in Wired, →ISSN

Origin of techno-orientalism

From techno- + orientalism.

Questions about techno-orientalism

What does techno-orientalism mean?
Techno-orientalism means use of Asian aesthetics and cultural elements in Western works of science fiction.
What part of speech is techno-orientalism?
Techno-orientalism is a noun.

Words near techno-orientalism in the dictionary

  1. techno-optimism
  2. techno-optimist
  3. techno-optimists
  4. techno-organizational
  5. techno-oriental
  6. techno-orientalism
  7. techno-pessimism
  8. techno-pessimist
  9. techno-pessimists
  10. techno-savvy
  11. techno-shamanic

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