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b'Continuing sci-fi week at TMK, we dig into Chapter 4, \\u201cOrienting the Future,\\u201d of Wendy H.K. Chun\\u2019s book. Grounded in Chun\\u2019s in-depth analysis of cyberpunk via two paradigmatic examples\\u2014the novel Neuromancer and the anime Ghost in the Shell\\u2014we lay out a critical take on the cyberpunk genre. We then discuss Chun\\u2019s incisive arguments about \\u201chigh-tech Orientalism\\u201d and the colonial politics encoded into cyberpunk and the culture that has flowed from it. You can grab a pdf of Chun\\u2019s book here: https://au1lib.org/book/2074091/cc12a3 \\n\\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills \\n\\nGrab fresh new TMK gear: bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/ \\n\\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl)'