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An edition of American nerd (2008)

American nerd

the story of my people

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  • ★★★★ 4.0 (1 rating)
  • 3 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

An engaging study of the nerd in American popular culture and throughout history discussed in such contexts as the rise of online gaming, the science fiction club, ethnicity, Asperger's syndrome, autism, and high school and college debating.

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Scribner
Language
English
Pages
224

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Subjects

Creative ability, Gifted children, Stereotypes (Social psychology), Popular culture, Gifted persons, History, Social aspects, Social psychology, Popular culture, united states

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United States
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American nerd: the story of my people
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Table of Contents

Pt. 1. A history of the nerd. What is a nerd
The mark of greatness
Newt envy, and were there nerds in the 19th century?
The case against scientists in towers
The rise of phys ed
Dawn of the fan
Sherry Turkle, T. S. Eliot, and the split between feeling and thinking
The word "nerd" and the birth and growth of the guy in high pants and glasses
Effeminate Jewish grinds, cyborg Asians
Pt. 2. Among the nerds. Zack and Jack and high-school debate
Case study: Darren from the ghetto of Amherst
The cool nerd: superficial reflections on the hipster
Nerd love
The autism spectrum
Pure pwnage
The graying of the old-school nerd
Coronation, or, Why group nerd events are necessary
Why do people like Dungeons & Dragons and fake swords?
Case study: Kenneth the Demonslayer
My credentials.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.9/089/0973
Library of Congress
BF412 .N84 2008, BF412 .N84 2009, BF723.G5 Nu 2008

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
viii, 224 p. ;
Number of pages
224

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL10723492M
ISBN 10
0743288017
ISBN 13
9780743288019
LCCN
2008274215
OCLC/WorldCat
206889232
LibraryThing
4015896
Goodreads
1576816

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OL16025252W

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