03533nam 22006735 450 991025509320332120200629234113.03-319-66077-210.1007/978-3-319-66077-6(CKB)4100000001040480(DE-He213)978-3-319-66077-6(MiAaPQ)EBC5143375(EXLCZ)99410000000104048020171109d2017 u| 0engurnn#008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierToxic Geek Masculinity in Media Sexism, Trolling, and Identity Policing /by Anastasia Salter, Bridget Blodgett1st ed. 2017.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2017.1 online resource (XIII, 214 p. 12 illus.)3-319-66076-4 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.This book examines changing representations of masculinity in geek media, during a time of transition in which “geek” has not only gone mainstream but also become a more contested space than ever, with continual clashes such as Gamergate, the Rabid and Sad Puppies’ attacks on the Hugo Awards, and battles at conventions over “fake geek girls.” Anastasia Salter and Bridget Blodgett critique both gendered depictions of geeks, including shows like Chuck and The Big Bang Theory, and aspirational geek heroes, ranging from the Winchester brothers of Supernatural to BBC’s Sherlock and the varied superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Through this analysis, the authors argue that toxic masculinity is deeply embedded in geek culture, and that the identity of geek as victimized other must be redefined before geek culture and media can ever become an inclusive space. .Culture—Study and teachingCultureGenderTechnologySocial mediaDigital mediaPopular CulturePopular Science in Cultural and Media Studieshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q33010Culture and Genderhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/411210Culture and Technologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/411180Social Mediahttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/412020Digital/New Mediahttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/412040Popular Culture https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/411170Culture—Study and teaching.Culture.Gender.Technology.Social media.Digital media.Popular Culture.Popular Science in Cultural and Media Studies.Culture and Gender.Culture and Technology.Social Media.Digital/New Media.Popular Culture .155.332Salter Anastasiaauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut975292Blodgett Bridgetauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autBOOK9910255093203321Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media2220951UNINA