Geek and Hacker Stories: Code, Culture and Storytelling from the Technosphere

Geeks, hackers and gamers share a common ægeek cultureÆ, 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 ôselfö and the ôenemyö, 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.

• | Author: Brian Alleyne
• | Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• | Publication Date: Nov 14, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 124 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Social Science
• | ISBN-10: 1349958182
• | ISBN-13: 9781349958184