dieselpunk

Definition

A genre of science fiction and art that combines fictional retrofuturistic elements with the technology, culture, and aesthetics of the period of history beginning in the interbellum between World War I and World War II and ending around the 1950s (known as the "diesel era" within the dieselpunk community).

Etymology

From diesel + -punk.

Example Sentences

• "In other words, steampunk explores adjustment to an industrial culture from the opposite direction to cyberpunk -- but has very much the same agenda. Me, I'm trying to write dieselpunk ..."
• "[…] post-apocalyptic dieselpunk action adventure […]"
• "BioShock isn't steampunk, it's dieselpunk."