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25: Stuff I Want You to Know About (0)

17: Some Stuff I’ve Been Up To (0)

09: Geek Studies in the News (and on European TV) (1)

06: Playing in the Streets (2)

11: It’s About Games, Not Pockets (0)

November 2011

03: Somebody Else’s Thoughts on Misogyny & Popular Culture (1)

31: Into Cosplay Before It Was Cool (7)

September 2011

13: The Tales Dead Men Don’t Tell (0)
09: “People Create Culture” (2)

30: How (Not) to Date a Nerd (5)
24: Sexism, Misogyny & Misandry in Geek Cultures (10)
23: And Now for Something Relatively Different (0)

07: How to Help a French Documentarian (7)

05: “Ethnographic Blogging” (3)

01: Listen to Me Talk Too Much (2)

20: The Game(s) of The Year (1)
03: Red Dead Railroading (6)

December 2010

14: Hunting for Mysteries (0)

26: Wonks vs. Nerds (7)
17: Scott Pilgrim vs. the Cultural Critique (6)
16: Links: Games, Comics, Community, Feminism (2)
12: The “Lost” Appeals of Gaming (0)
06: What Alpha Protocol Got Right (6)
04: The Epidemics Epidemic (4)

22: Arcadian Rhythms: Gaming and Interaction in Social Space (2)
20: “Geeks vs. Nerds” Revisited (3)
13: Zero Pronunciation (3)

22: Geek Merch (and Geek Studies) in the News (1)
06: Gamers on Exhibition vs. Exhibitionism (5)
04: Links: Back from the Dead Edition (1)

11: Heavy Expectations (1)

February 2010

28: Geek Studies in Philadelphia & St. Louis (1)
15: Being Realistic About Virtual Loot (4)
14: The Very Definition of an RPG (5)

December 2009

15: The Failings of “Forced Failure” (4)

November 2009

21: Encouragement vs. Reward (9)
08: Encouraging Ourselves to Death (3)
07: A Game of “Find the Story” (4)
06: The Rumors of My Defense Have Been Greatly Exaggerated (0)

04: New Game Minus (9)
03: Player Types, Styles, and Contexts (4)

17: A “Balanced” Media Diet (2)
08: The Joys of Disruptive Technologies (2)

25: Citation Stylings (6)
22: If Mating Were a Math Problem (0)
20: Playboy, Fanboys, and Olivia Munn (7)
14: Where’d My Key Go? (And Other Game Design Annoyances) (12)
07: What Heavy Rain Might Tell Us About Choice (1)

07: Point-Blank Games Criticism (2)

February 2009

18: Authentically Geeky (21)

December 2008

17: Arcadian Rhythms (5)

November 2008

12: A Temporary Suspension (0)

20: “You are dead. Continue?” (13)

September 2008

18: Reconsidering “Digital Natives” (11)

04: Debating Whether Geeks Control Hollywood (3)

20: Geeks vs. Jocks (12)
02: Heads or Tails: Calling it in the Air (2)

27: Nerdapalooza Links (2)
24: New, Renewed, and Brainy Blogs (3)
21: When Griefing Wanders into Meatspace (4)
19: The Challenge to Meaningful Games (3)
16: Nerd Girls, Sex Appeal, and Stereotypes (4)
05: Seeking Truth in Video Game Ratings (1)
01: Sex and the City “Geeks” (and Geek Studies) in the News (14)

28: Links: Thoughts on the New Nerd Order (3)
27: Reflecting on ICA 2008 (2)
21: Links: A Few Notes During a Moment of Quiet (3)
14: Making Games (More) Capable of Storytelling (5)
08: Links: The State of the Geek in May, 2008 (1)

30: Web Geeks (and Geek Studies) in the News (1)
29: Sexism and Misogyny in Geek Culture (32)
28: How People Explain Female Geeks (16)
26: Smart Jocks and Buff Nerds (2)
25: A Few Things I’ve Noticed About Geek Fashion (7)
23: Links and Thoughts on Geek Conventions (5)
22: What Type(s) of Geek Are You? (10)
15: Locating Aesthetics Between Various Game Appeals (5)
11: The Multiple Appeals of Gaming (15)
10: A “Narrative Game” By Any Other Name? (12)
06: The Mass Effect Post (1)

30: Happy Belated Birthday Geek Studies (4)
27: Reflecting on PCA/ACA 2008 (1)
23: The Motivations and Problems Behind Geek-Media Activism (7)
10: Geek Chic (and Geek Studies) in the News (1)
10: D&D, Pretend, and Geek Culture (2)
07: Notes on David Anderegg’s Nerds (10)
06: More on Death in Games (5)
05: Links: Stuff I’m Posting Really Quickly (3)
04: Gary Gygax (5)
02: The Measure of Technological Success (1)

February 2008

29: Will [insert geeky medium] ever grow up? (10)
26: Links: The State of the Geek (5)
25: Child-men, Man-teens, and the Masculine Ideal (7)
23: D&D “Nerdrage” (9)
09: What Does Bill Gates Have to Do with the Revenge of the Nerds? (18)
07: A Couple Brief Notes (2)

29: The Next Decade’s Media and Technology (5)
17: Links: Geek Shame, the Lulz, and Two Meanings for “Hardcore” (5)
17: Geek Weekend (0)
09: From the Floor of CES (3)
05: A Gaming Survey (2)
04: Culture, Community, and Nerdy Music (6)

December 2007

27: Links: From Closet Geeks to Sexiest Geeks Alive (5)
26: Is the Web Overrun by Geeks, or Is Everyone Geeky Now? (6)
21: Latin Fans: Wankers vs. Geeks (7)
18: Black Nerds vs. Nerds Who Happen to be Black (7)
17: Time, Top Tens, and Tastes (4)
16: Philadelphia: The New Geek Mecca (1)
15: Links: Geek Activism, Virtual Worlds, and the Nerd Code for Love (2)
14: Magazines and TV Agree: Geeks are Lovable (5)
13: How Gamers Strike Back on the Web (0)
10: There’s Nothing Wrong With Pretending to Rock (9)
08: Glancing at the Numbers (2)
06: Digital Déjà Vu (1)
01: Debating the Aesthetics of Web Design (11)

November 2007

30: Links: Music, Miscellanea, and a Ton About Comics (3)
21: Reflecting on NCA 2007 (5)
17: Links Thanks to the Worldwide Nerdy News Network (1)
15: The Strange Journey of Weeaboo (5)
13: The Unsatisfying Mechanics of Game Brutality (2)
12: Links: Nerdcore, Fake Boys’ Schools, Online Dating for Online Gamers, and More (8)
07: Assessing Quality in Media Research (3)
07: Links: Lightsabers, Nerdcore, & More (6)
07: More on Beautiful Geeks (2)
04: Polar Expeditions (9)
02: If You Build It, They Will Wrock (2)
02: Linking With a Vengeance (6)

27: (Why) Should Games Be Art? (4)
26: The New “Direct Market” (0)
23: “Nerd Clothes for Thugs in Training” (5)
22: October Link Madness Continues: Comics, TV, Academia, and More (1)
21: Another October Link Drop: Games Edition (0)
18: Introducing the Nork (2)
14: The Bioshock Post (17)
10: Nearly-mid-October Link Drop (2)
05: Early October Link Drop (11)
04: Enabling Play (6)
01: There Are Indeed Women on the Internet (8)

September 2007

28: Contributing to a Grand Literary Tradition (0)
27: Girls <3 Geeks (for Payment or Services Rendered) (1)
26: Whither Counterculture on the Net? (8)
26: Halo, Halo, Halo (0)
25: Geekifying the “Vast Wasteland” (2)
24: The XKCD Event (5)
24: The Geekstudies Flickr Feed (0)
23: Male Perspectives on Women, Geekery, and Mastery (4)
19: Link Pileup (1)
18: Blurring the Lines Between Hipster and Geek (2)
17: Shirts 2.0 (1)
15: Geek Music Links (4)
13: Roleplaying as Adult Activity (1)
12: The Formal Legacy of Webcomics (3)
11: Thoughts on “Alternate Status Hierarchies” (0)
11: Nerds Make Sense of Love Lives Through Formulae (0)
10: When Games Get Big (4)
09: Convention-related Links (0)
08: Geek Writing Seminars at Penn (0)
07: More Research on Nerds and Race (5)
05: Breaking Down Academia (2)
03: CMS Theses (1)

30: Post-travel Link Roundup (0)
27: Hunting Permit Renewed (0)
27: Checking in from Seattle (1)
20: Last-Minute Links (0)
19: The Saga of Ball (0)
18: Party in the Stacks (2)
17: Geekdom, Pathology, and Psychology (0)
15: Judging Books (3)
15: Politics of the Metaverse (0)
14: This Nerdy Life (0)
12: Gaming in the Wild (5)
10: Oops (0)
10: Swiping from Kotaku (1)
09: Video Games as Visual Narrative Spectacle (1)
07: The Problem with Game Regulation & Complete Playthrough (0)
07: Explaining the Appeal of German Board Games (4)
06: Nerds in the News (1)
03: Best of Craiglist: Nerds Are Jerks (4)
01: For the Ladies (2)
01: Nerds Make Sense of Love Lives Through Research (1)
01: Because Every Site Needs a FAQ (0)

31: How People Are Defining ‘Nerd’ (16)
30: Post-travel Link Roundup (1)
30: Checking in After San Diego (1)
22: Checking in from Paris (3)
15: Checking in from Lisbon (0)
06: Fantastic Voyage (0)
05: Do Rejuveniles Listen to Toddlerclash? (0)
04: Some Notes About Transformers (0)
02: A Couple Music Links (0)

30: Colbert’s Comic (0)
29: Geeks vs. Nerds (22)
29: Platforms for Casual Games (0)
27: Histories of Fandoms (2)
27: Geeks in the News (0)
27: Transforming Play (0)
24: Like Learning Where Milk Comes From, Only With Coding Rather Than Milking (0)
24: When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted (1)
22: A Brief Note on Game Save Points (3)
21: What Sparked the Birth of Geek Culture? (3)
20: Looking for Comic Con Roommates/Floorspace (1)
20: A Purposive Sampling Method for Internet-based Research (3)
20: Miscellaneous Links for June 20, 2007 (1)
19: Two Views on Kids and the Outdoors (2)
19: More Than Meets The Eye (1)
18: Band Geeks Get Their Due on J!NX (0)
17: It’s Okay to Be a Role-player (5)
17: Academic Libraries Lacking in Geek Support Documentation (2)
17: Penguicon: Neat, But a Little Late (1)
17: Understanding Games (and Formal Definitions) (0)
16: Assorted Links About the Interweb (0)
16: Characterization and Identification in Narrative Games (0)
15: Filling the Gizmodo-Shaped Hole in My Life (1)
15: Manliness, Post-It Style (0)
15: Ink3d (0)
14: Dumb Luck as an Ethnographic Method (0)
11: Embrace Nerds, Reject Sports, Be Cool (0)
11: Tourist’s Guide to Geek Mecca (1)
10: Senators Battle, Geeks Leap to Action (0)
06: Anti-Geek Policy in Online Environments? (1)
06: Geeks Now Officially Acceptably Manly (0)
03: Gaming Literacy (and Unabashed Wonder) Revisited (2)
03: Wizards Throw the Best Parties (0)
03: Game Thesis Downloads (0)
03: Plagiarist Paradise, or Homework as Communication Medium? (8)
02: Notes on the Achievement System (0)
02: Reflecting on ICA 2007 (3)
01: When Endings Are a Good Thing (0)

31: More Harry Potter Links (0)
31: More Gaming Links (0)
31: Too Many Links (3)
31: Because I Don’t Have a License for Rocket Tanks (0)
16: Geeks, Fans, and the Changing Face of Music (1)
16: Who Can Learn to Program? (2)
14: Why Video Games Really Are Linked to Moral Panic (2)
13: Where to Study Games (0)
13: Musing on Video Game Literacy (3)
11: The Horse and the Princess (3)
10: The Evolution of Internet Vernacular (0)
09: Satisfying Those Board Game Cravings (0)
09: The Star Wars/Conan Crossover You’ve Been Waiting For (0)
08: Participatory Fan Marketing, Minus the Fans (0)
07: Really Big Eyes: The True Universal Language (0)
06: How Do You Stop an Orc from Charging? (0)
06: How the Nerds Rock Out (2)
04: Designers Are Geeky, Sort Of (1)
03: Nerdy Events For You and Me (1)
03: Why Parents Won’t Love Bassoon Hero (4)
02: Considering Bubble Tanks (cf. flOw, 2006) (0)
02: Geeks Digg Free Speech (1)
01: Alternative Teaching Styles (1)

30: A New Geek Term? (1)
30: Wear Your Geekiness on Your Sleeve (Or Sash) (1)
30: Analyzing Analog Games (0)
30: Trauma and Consequences in Narrative Games (4)
30: Media in Transition 5 (1)
26: Wait, these people have their own magazines? Who knew! (0)
25: Emphasis on the “Sub” (1)
24: Beaming Between the Lines (0)
24: Play Per View (1)
22: Tracy Fullerton on Game Mechanics (0)
21: More on Gaming Activism (0)
21: In the Aftermath of a Shooting (1)
21: Good News! (0)
19: Webcomics as a Geek Market (5)
19: Thoughts on Entertainment Advocacy and Activism (2)
17: Another Kind of War Gaming (0)
16: Geek Culture Bibliography (3)
14: Just One Last Standardized Test (0)
12: Minor Site Updates (0)
12: Brand Loyalty versus Fandom (9)
11: It’s Like “The Sixth Sense” Meets “Unbreakable,” Only More Derisive (1)
11: Mario T-Shirts vs. Corduroy Jackets (0)
11: I Don’t Want to Belong to Any Club That Would Accept Me As a Founder (1)
08: Ranches Are Like Monasteries, But Manly (1)
07: Notes on Combat and Spectatorship (0)
04: The Death of the Term Paper (2)
04: Sci-Fi UI (0)
03: Nerd Wars II (3)
03: Nerd Wars (1)
02: I’ve Seen the Lite (0)
02: Which Blogs and Cons Should I Be Visiting? (3)
01: Getting Into The Spirit (1)
01: Announcing Nerd Quarterly (1)
01: “I Prefer Looking at Drawings” (0)
01: What Are We Working On? (2)

31: Site Design More Or Less Complete (3)
29: Welcome and Introduction (2)