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The paradoxes of geek nostalgia
16 Jun 2020

The paradoxes of geek nostalgia

by techequitystudy | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

“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

Anastasia Salter, Bridget Blodgett, Drakborgen, gatekeeping, geek nostalgia, nostalgia, Simon Stålenhag, Stranger Things, superheroes
The military cinematic complex
20 Jan 2020

The military cinematic complex

by techequitystudy | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

The first phase of our research looks at geeks and technology in cinema. We naively expected to be focusing on films mixing creative, entrepreneurial and illicit uses of computers and related tech. But the most common technologies in the movies … Continued

6 Underground, cinema, guns, militarism, superheroes
Superheroes and Geek Masculinities
25 Nov 2019

Superheroes and Geek Masculinities

by techequitystudy | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

There are now 23 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and multiple series on Netflix. Rival DC has recently released its latest instalment in The Joker. There are many reasons for the dominance and popularity of superheroes at this particular … Continued

Bill Gates, geeks, Iron Man, Mark Zuckerberg, masculinity, militarism, superheroes, The Avengers

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