Geek and Hacker Stories

Geek and Hacker Stories
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 119
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ISBN-10 : 9781349958191
ISBN-13 : 1349958190
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Book Synopsis Geek and Hacker Stories by : Brian Alleyne

Download or read book Geek and Hacker Stories written by Brian Alleyne and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geeks, hackers and gamers share a common ‘geek culture’, whose members are defined and define themselves mainly in terms of technology and rationality. The members of geek culture produce and circulate stories to express who they are and to explain and justify what they do. Geek storytelling draws on plots and themes from the wider social and cultural context in which geeks live. The author surveys many stories of heated exchanges and techno-tribal conflicts that date back to the earliest days of personal computing, which construct the “self” and the “enemy”, and express and debate a range of political positions. Geek and Hacker Stories will be of interest to students of digital social science and media studies. Both geeky and non-technical readers will find something of value in this account.


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