Woo, Benjamin, <br/><br/>
Getting a life :  the social worlds of geek culture / 
Benjamin Woo. 
 - Montreal :  McGill-Queen's University Press,  (c)2018. 
 - 1 online resource :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: ""What Is a Nerd?; 1 Talk Nerdy to Me: The Meaning of Geek Culture; 2 Taking Geek Culture Seriously: A Practice-Theoretic Account; 3 Values and Virtues: What Is Best in Life?; 4 Careers: Boldly Going On; 5 Making Communities from Mass Culture; 6 Institutions: Building Worlds between Production and Consumption; 7 The Limits of Participation; 8 The Geek, the Bad, and the Ugly; Conclusion; Appendix: Participant Profiles; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y; Z. 
<br/><br/> What the ""triumph of the nerds"" can tell us about the place of media in people's lives. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780773552951 9780773552968 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>(AMICUS)000045262624 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Subculture.<br/>Fans (Persons)<br/>Individuality.<br/>Mass media and culture.<br/>Popular culture.<br/>Science fiction fans.<br/>Geeks (Computer enthusiasts)
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM646  / .G488 2018