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245 10 a| Getting a lifeh| [electronic resource] :b| the social worlds of Geek culture /c| Benjamin Woo.;

300 a| viii, 268 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-256) and index.;

505 00 g| Introduction:t| "What is a nerd?" --g| 1t| Talk nerdy to me: the meaning of geek culture --g| 2t| Taking geek culture seriously: a practice-theoretic account --g| 3t| Values and virtues: what is best in life? --g| 4t| Careers: boldly going on --g| 5t| Making communities from mass culture --g| 6t| Institutions: building worlds between production and consumption --g| 7t| The limits of participation --g| 8t| The geek, the bad, and the ugly --g| Conclusion.;

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Getting a life the social worlds of Geek culture / Benjamin Woo.

Author/creator	Woo, Benjamin
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2018]
Description	viii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Subculture. Fans (Persons) Individuality. Mass media and culture. Popular culture.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-256) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2017491325
ISBN	9780773552845 (cloth)

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