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/

CClone 365: An interview Kristina Alexanderson
Visual Anthropology

CClone 365: An interview Kristina Alexanderson

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On October 19th I published an interview with Stéfan Le Dû about his Stormtroopers 365 project. For a year, he published one photo a day on his Flickr account. By doing so, he and other photographers using a this concept inspired many others to try a similar project. 

This week I bring you an interview with Kristina Alexanderson, another photographer who uses Stormtrooper figurines in her photo. Despite the fact that they involve the same characters, her photos are completely different from Le Dû’s and reflect her personal style. Alexanderson started her project in 2011 and still creates photos. The albums CClone 365-2011 and The troopers of 2012 have been viewed tens of thousands of times and her project can be followed by Twitter or Facebook. Alexanderson kindly accepted to answer a few questions about her project for The Geek Anthropologist. 

Weekly Photo Challenge: Green, and the anthropology of color
Anthropology, Visual Anthropology

Weekly Photo Challenge: Green, and the anthropology of color

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This week’s photo challenge celebrates green since people in the northern hemisphere won’t be seeing much of it for a while. What an understatement: over here, snow will still be melting in May. But I don’t feel like respecting the spirit of the challenge (sorry). Instead, I feel like reflecting a little on the color itself and what it is associated with.

The Nerd Girl Invasion
(Fake) Geek Girls, Anthropology, Definitions of Geek, Gender, Study of geek culture

The Nerd Girl Invasion

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Kudos to my friend Nico who found this hilarious video by the SMBC Theater. I’ve been collecting articles, photos, memes and blog post about geek or nerd girls for a while now. Women who are into geekdom, especially if they are pretty or do sexy cosplay, are accused by some of being “fake geek girls” and of only pretending to like geekdom to get the attention of men.

My life of playing Starcraft (or at least 14 years of it)
Anthropology, Games / gaming, Online communities

My life of playing Starcraft (or at least 14 years of it)

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Day[9] (Sean Plott) has been playing Starcraft since the moment it hit the market in 1998: it’s been 14 years.

He played Starcraft: Brood War professionally and qualified for the World Cyber Games in 2004, 2005 and 2006. He won the Pan-American tournament in 2007. Since then, he has worked as an e-sports commentator for Starcraft II tournaments and, since 2009, has been casting a daily show called the Day[9] Daily. You can watch his videos on Youtube, on his website or tune in live on Twitch five days a week.