Alternate World Building: Retrofuturism and Retrophilia in Steampunk and Dieselpunk Narratives by Iolanda Ramos

“…This essay draws on William Gibson and Bruce Sterling’s steampunk and alternate history novel 'The Difference Engine' (1990) and Len Deighton’s dieselpunk and alternate history thriller 'SS-GB' (1978) for the purpose of discussing the blurring of genres within speculative fiction and addressing retrofuturism and retrophilia within an alternate world building framework. …”
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