Cultural Sociology vs Videogames: are We Gamer-Geeks a (Middle-Class) Subculture?
What do we mean when we call something a “subculture”? Most people think of weird and wonderful fashion and/or music…
Games / gaming
The Weekly Geekout: Fan Translation, Rom Hackers, Cartridge Makers
Nostalgia is something powerful in society but even more so Geek Culture. It is used to sell us new products,…
Contemporary Folklore in the Digital Age
By Emma Louise Backe The word folklore likely conjures images of elves or faeries dancing beneath a harvest moon, or…
The Journey to Lake Geneva – Spot Check 24
by NICK MIZER In which I pronounce Jason Azze’s name correctly, worry about “first contact” with old school gamers, and…
The Life Well Played – Spot Check 23
by NICK MIZER Spot Check returns! In this episode I talk about the role of conventions in gaming culture, the…
The Geek Anthropologist 