As this project is approaching its end, we organised an end-of-project event on Zoom on 8th December. In his last blog post, Andreas Ottemo reflects on some of the questions that came up at this event, and what we have … Continued
The meaning of geekiness and the term nerd are contested. In this post, Andreas Ottemo reflects on some pros and cons of different strategies used in approaching the nerd in a Swedish context. 10 years ago, for their International Women’s … Continued
“Forget about the click-economy, it’s nostalgia-onomy that counts now!” This is a quote from one of the geek pods we are following for our project. While one can debate the death of the click-economy, it brings to the centre an … Continued
As the project name signals, the notion of “gatekeeping” is important to our project. Who is allowed into the geek community and who is locked out? But how does geek gatekeeping actually work? Andreas Ottemo here reflects on this issue, … Continued