The Sexual (and Racial) Politics of Nerd Culture: A Dialogue*
By Priya Alika Elias and Ezekiel Kweku
*"A Dialogue" sounds really official like we sat across from each other in our best finery while sipping from mugs of coffee inscribed with our logo but really it was a gchat conversation. It has been lightly edited for clarity.
Ezekiel Kweku (Shrill): Hi, Priya.
Priya Alika Elias (Wordy): Hi!
S: Against my better judgment, and because I wanted to understand nerds better, I revisited an ancient and seminal nerd text: the 1984 teen comedy Revenge of the Nerds. And it was...uncomfortable.
W: That movie is the Ur-text: it still informs the way that we think about nerds today. The funny thing is, I thought it was about the persecution of nerds until I went back and watched it again. Then it didn't seem so much like a cool revenge comedy.
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September 30, 2014 at 12:00PM
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