To be completely honest, I don't really understand what Cyberpunk has to do with this course.
To gain a better understanding of present communication technology we have looked at the past. So it makes sense with my current knowledge on development from the first communication technology to today we should be able to roughly predict it future.
However, to me Cuberpunk is a rather obnoxious genre. From my research, every Cuberpunk story's are cliché, featuring the same marginalised protagonist. Fiction is often a great medium to express an idea that is not fiction at all, but I get the feeling that Cyberpunk is simply a fantasy of some sad lonely writer, trying to heroisice their own existence.
I do agree with some of the issues raised. Questionable morality of technological advancements are becoming a major concern for some scientific disciplines, particaly concerning genetic modification and experimentation. Perhaphs, just as Geroge Orwells's 1984 raised concerns about the future of communism vs. capitalism, Cyberpunk is making the public think about the possible consequences of science and technology. I suppose my major concern, as a literally student, is the repetition of cliché characters and overall substandard writing in this genre.
This short story is just one of the many examples I came across, The Mission part 1 by 'That Girl". Under of the usual theme of, Corporate control over society this story is rather dumb. Perhaps I am just unfortunately coming across the wrong stories, but modern Cyber punk has nothing on classic fiction. Do yourself a favour and read George Orwell instead.
http://www.short-fiction.co.uk/newstories/show_story.php?story_id=4858
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