I wonder if this is also connected to the growing popularity of steampunk style, which is an interesting blend of literary and scientific cultures. --There was even a story in the NYTimes on it! And hackers have had sort of an edgy cool, even before the Matrix. ;-) Kim On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Mark Chen <markchen@u.washington.edu> wrote:
Henry Jenkins posted about MC Lars' song "Ahab" and the nerdcore movement on his blog recently. Maybe he'd be a good place to start?
mark
On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Sarita Yardi <sarita.yardi@gmail.com> wrote:
Does anyone know of any recent research about how new media relates to nerd culture stereotypes? There are a large number of very recent books and news articles about this topic, and some claim that being nerdy is going mainstream. Presumably they mean it's not necessarily defined by computers and A/V and pocket protectors anymore, but video games and MMORPG's and MySpacers and other activities that may break the traditional white male nerd stereotype. Computer science is still as nerdy as ever, a perceived by kids, but do we know if new media studies or cultural studies indicates different trends in other areas? Speculation welcome, even if you don't know of any research being done on it.
Thanks very much, Sarita
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