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Punking It: Lowlife, Dystopia, and the Punk Suffix

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When:
14:00, Saturday 31 Aug 2013 EDT (1 hour)
Tag:
Literature
Cyberpunk, steampunk, clockpunk, dieselpunk, biopunk, martial punk: speculative fiction has seen a heavy influx of sub-genres bearing the "punk" suffix. But are these punk? Is there any real connection between these different sub-genres? What makes an SF or fantasy story into punk?

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