Tanu Gupta, Professor and Head, Department of English and Foreign Languages, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, India.Tania Bansal, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India.

• Introduction 1 1 Evolution of a Genre—From Cyberpunk to Eco-Punk 3 2 Theoretical Frameworks in Eco-Punk Analysis 20 3 Decoding Eco-Punk Narratives 41 4 Technological Frontiers and Ecological Concerns 60 5 Eco-Punk in Global Contexts 78 6 Eco-Punk as a Mirror to Society 97 7 The Future Trajectory of Eco-Punk 123 8 Research Methodologies and Analytical Approaches 140 9 Eco-Punk’s Critical Reception and Cultural Impact 159 10 Conclusion: Eco-Punk in the Contemporary Literary Landscape 178 Index 196

Tanu Gupta, Professor and Head, Department of English and Foreign Languages, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, India.Tania Bansal, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India.

• Introduction 1 1 Evolution of a Genre—From Cyberpunk to Eco-Punk 3 2 Theoretical Frameworks in Eco-Punk Analysis 20 3 Decoding Eco-Punk Narratives 41 4 Technological Frontiers and Ecological Concerns 60 5 Eco-Punk in Global Contexts 78 6 Eco-Punk as a Mirror to Society 97 7 The Future Trajectory of Eco-Punk 123 8 Research Methodologies and Analytical Approaches 140 9 Eco-Punk’s Critical Reception and Cultural Impact 159 10 Conclusion: Eco-Punk in the Contemporary Literary Landscape 178 Index 196

Tanu Gupta, Professor and Head, Department of English and Foreign Languages, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, India.Tania Bansal, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India.

• Introduction 1 1 Evolution of a Genre—From Cyberpunk to Eco-Punk 3 2 Theoretical Frameworks in Eco-Punk Analysis 20 3 Decoding Eco-Punk Narratives 41 4 Technological Frontiers and Ecological Concerns 60 5 Eco-Punk in Global Contexts 78 6 Eco-Punk as a Mirror to Society 97 7 The Future Trajectory of Eco-Punk 123 8 Research Methodologies and Analytical Approaches 140 9 Eco-Punk’s Critical Reception and Cultural Impact 159 10 Conclusion: Eco-Punk in the Contemporary Literary Landscape 178 Index 196