techno-orientalism

noun

Use of Asian aesthetics and cultural elements in Western works of science fiction.

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Meanings

nountechno-orientalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableliteratureUse 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

From techno- + orientalism.

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techno-orientalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/techno-orientalism

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Chicago

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