All posts by Marie-Pierre Renaud

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About Marie-Pierre Renaud

I am an anthropologist living in Quebec city, Canada. I specialize in native studies and anthropology of health. I founded The Geek Anthropologist blog. I am working on my PhD. I like to knit while watching Star Trek. Reach out to me for collaborations! https://mariepierrerenaud.co/

Geek Girl Survey Udpate 2: for science!
Anthropology, Definitions of Geek, Geek Girl Survey, Gender, Study of geek culture

Geek Girl Survey Udpate 2: for science!

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Last November, when I started compiling the data from the Geek Girl Survey, I was delighted to find that the wonderful individuals who took part in this project took the time to provide dense material for me to analyse (as well as several Portal references). I took the time to sort through everything carefully and I improved the questionnaire as much as possible for a second round of data collection. I will soon make it available again, so if you haven’t filled it out yet or if you know geek girls who might want to contribute, be on the lookout.

Before I start publishing the results from the survey, however, I’d like to share with you a shortened version of the paper I presented last November at the American Anthropological Association annual meeting. This paper, titled (Fake) Geek Girls: Unicorns, Sluts and Nerds? serves as a good introduction to the Geek Girl Survey and will be published in two parts this week.

Register Today: Social Issues Through Comic Books!
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Register Today: Social Issues Through Comic Books!

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Did you miss the amazing Gender Through Comic Books SuperMooc course last winter?

Here’s your change to register for Ball State University’s Christina Blanch’s next course, Social Issues Through Comic Books! The six month course propose to discuss social issues ”using comic books as a lens” while examining how popular culture is shaped. Blanch’s anthropological perspective and great teaching skills will ensure a great experience to all participants!

Issues such as social inequality, environment changes and addiction are only a few of the issues which will be explored using varied reading material, lectures, live interviews and discussion threads.

We hope to meet you there!

Psst, Chicago!
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Psst, Chicago!

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If you live in Chicago and have an interest in geek culture, stop by our panel at the American Anthropological Association this afternoon!

We’ll discuss the process of mainstreamisation, gay geeks, the fake geek girl debate, fan fiction, gender representations, and much more!

Come meet us at the Hilton Chicago downtown at 12:15!

For more information on the AAA meeting and our panel, head to the AAA website!

See you there!

”Keep Your Politics Out of My Video Games”
Anthropology, Games / gaming, Online communities, Study of geek culture

”Keep Your Politics Out of My Video Games”

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Errant Signal released a wonderful video yesterday about politics in video games and the importance of engaging in critical discourse about them.

Title ”Keep Your Politics Out of My Video Games”, the video opens with a description of gamers’ attitudes towards critical discussions: on one hand, they want video games to be taken seriously and respected. They want their gaming knowledge and skills to be acknowledged. On the other hand, they can react rather aggressively to any form of critical analysis of, say, the representations of ethnic groups, women, LGBT or gender roles in games.