Freaks & Geeks: Freedom from the Outside
In the previous Freaks and Geeks articles, we examined the origin of the geek concept in culture through its etymology…
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Freaks and Geeks: Geek Culture as Cosmogenesis and Cosmophagy
by NICK MIZER In a paper presented at the American Anthropological Association I developed a rough definition of geek culture…
TGA’S 2nd Anniversary: a Journey of Anthropology Blogging
On September 12th, 2012, I decided to act on an idea I had been reflecting upon for a long time:…
The (Fake) Geek Girl Project / 4: Why this debate, and why now?
This is the second to last installment of this series. You may read the foreword to this series, As Always, it Started With Star Trek: A Study On Geek Girls, as well as parts 1, 2 and 3.
Why did the Fake Geek Girl debate reach such intensity in 2012?
The (Fake) Geek Girl Project / 3: Who Cares?
You may read the foreword to this series, As Always, it Started With Star Trek: A Study On Geek Girls, as well as parts 1 and 2.
For a little over two years now, geek culture has been tormented with a raging debate, that of the “fake” geek girl. This debate has divided geeks between those who reinforce the notion that some women pretend to be geeks in order to attract the attention of men, and those who contest it. Since late 2012, I have been analyzing this debate and following the changes it brought forth in geek culture.
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