Abstract :
In the era of information technology, the philosophy of existence has been modified and transformed by scientific advancements. Post-cyberpunk literature depicts these advancements through multilayered subjects, including imperialism, robotics, mechanization, religion, capitalism, ecology, environmental catastrophe, and hyper-casualization. This research aims to foreground the role of these advancements in the environmental crisis within primeval and bio-punk civilizations. Post-cyberpunk literature addresses the divergent practices pertinent to environmental issues represented in primeval and bio-punk narratives. This study employs Gregg Garrard's theorization of ecocriticism to encompass various ecocritical perspectives, aiming to understand how the relationship between humans and the environment is portrayed in post-cyberpunk literature. This study focuses on Safeer Awan’s Sorrows of Sarasvati and Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl to examine how the differences and adjustments between cyberpunk and post-cyberpunk milieus portray the environmental concerns of the modern era. Using the socio-cognitive perspective of Van Dijk, the illustrations in the selected texts explore the anthropocentric nature of futuristic technology.
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Keywords: Biopunk civilization, environmental crisis, primeval world, ecocriticism, anthropocentrism