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3. Mediagasms, Ironic Nerds, and Mainstream Geeks: A Multimethodological Ideographic Cluster Analysis of <Nerd> and <Geek> on Twitter

verfasst von : Steven S. Vrooman, Ph.D., Tiffiny Sia, Ph.D., Michael Czuchry, Ph.D., Christopher Bollinger, Ph.D.

Erschienen in: Age of the Geek

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter uses an innovative mix of qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the rhetorical constructions of <geek> and <nerd> and their uses on Twitter. Utilizing the theoretical construct of the ideograph to analyze the way abstractions are marshalled for politicized identity, the chapter traces the ways that the two terms converge and diverge in meaning as used for self-identification. Although the technical-skill overtones of the <geek> seem cooler and more active, in practical use those connections are fading and the <geek> is returning to its circus-sideshow roots as synonymous with the <freak>. However, the more passive, fan-based <nerd> seems to provide a richer tool for users to tell their story of multiple, struggling, mediated identities in a digital age.

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Metadaten
Titel
Mediagasms, Ironic Nerds, and Mainstream Geeks: A Multimethodological Ideographic Cluster Analysis of and on Twitter
verfasst von
Steven S. Vrooman, Ph.D.
Tiffiny Sia, Ph.D.
Michael Czuchry, Ph.D.
Christopher Bollinger, Ph.D.
Copyright-Jahr
2018
Buch
Age of the Geek

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-65743-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-65744-8

Copyright-Jahr: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65744-8_3