02460nam 22006495 450 991029999890332120230810192413.09783319657448331965744510.1007/978-3-319-65744-8(CKB)4100000000882671(DE-He213)978-3-319-65744-8(MiAaPQ)EBC5116862(Perlego)3483360(EXLCZ)99410000000088267120171030d2018 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAge of the Geek Depictions of Nerds and Geeks in Popular Media /edited by Kathryn E. Lane1st ed. 2018.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2018.1 online resource (XV, 297 p.) 9783319657431 3319657437 Includes bibliographical references and index.This collection examines the nerd and/or geek stereotype in popular culture today. Utilizing the media-film, TV, YouTube, Twitter, fiction-that often defines daily lives, the contributors interrogate what it means to be labeled a "nerd" or "geek." While the nerd/geek that is so easily recognized now is assuredly a twenty-first century construct, an examination of the terms' history brings a greater understanding of their evolution. From sports to slasher films, Age of the Geek establishes a dialogue with texts as varied as the depictions of "nerd" or "geek" stereotypes.Popular cultureEthnologyAmericaCultureSexFilm genresCommunicationPopular CultureAmerican CultureGender StudiesGenre StudiesMedia and CommunicationPopular culture.EthnologyCulture.Sex.Film genres.Communication.Popular Culture.American Culture.Gender Studies.Genre Studies.Media and Communication.302.230973Lane Kathryn Eedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtBOOK9910299998903321Age of the Geek2242487UNINA