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Popaganda Episode: Nerds!

Feminist Podcast post by Sarah Mirk on May 30, 2013 - 11:33am; tagged Comedy, geek culture, geek girl con, nerd stereotypes, Star Trek.

Quote from geek girl con: 'It's a position of privilege when just by being male, on one's going to say, you're a nerd, really?'

Nerds are the kings of our culture these days—but what is a nerd, exactly, and who gets to call themselves one? This show digs into gender, race, and nerdery with an organizer of GeekGirlCon, comedy nerd Phoebe Robinson, music nerd turned Yale lecturer Allyson McCabe, and (of course!) a rigorous discussion of feminism in Star Trek with two hardcore Trekkies. Listen in! 

This episode of Popaganda is sponsored by She Bop!

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Double Rainbow: Deconstructing "The Geek Syndrome"

Social Commentary post by Caroline Narby on February 10, 2012 - 1:17pm; tagged Asperger syndrome, geek culture, technology.

Eleven years ago, an article in Wired magazine helped establish the reputation of Asperger's as "the geek syndrome." As the condition has become more prominent in the popular imagination, it has acquired a close association with computer technology. One could write a whole book on the relationship between Asperger's and cultural fascination with and anxiety about technology, but here I just want to begin to question and deconstruct that relationship. 

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