Title: “White and Nerdy”: Computers, Race, and the Nerd Stereotype
Abstract: The Journal of Popular CultureVolume 44, Issue 3 p. 505-524 "White and Nerdy": Computers, Race, and the Nerd Stereotype LORI KENDALL, LORI KENDALL University of IllinoisSearch for more papers by this author LORI KENDALL, LORI KENDALL University of IllinoisSearch for more papers by this author First published: 02 June 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5931.2011.00846.xCitations: 80Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Works Cited Billboard. "Revenge of the 'Nerdy' for Weird Al Yankovic." 31 Oct. 2006. Accessed on 13 Mar. 2007 〈http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15379082/〉. Braiker, Brian. "Geeksta Rap Rising."Newsweek 5 Feb. 2007. Web. 14 Mar. 2007 〈http://www.newsweek.com/2007/10/11/geeksta-rap-rising.html〉. Bucholtz, Mary. The Whiteness of Nerds: Superstandard English and Racial Markedness. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology 11.1 (2001): 84–100. Cheng, Jacqui. "Internet Propels Weird Al's Album into Billboard Top 10."Ars Technica 24 Oct. 2006. Accessed on 13 Mar. 2007 〈http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061024-8064.html〉. Connell, R. W. Masculinities. Berkeley: U of California P, 1995. Print. Eglash, Ron. Race, Sex, and Nerds: From Black Geeks to Asian American Hipster. Social Text 71 20.2 (2002): 49–64. Hess, Damien (MC Frontalot). "Nerdcore Rising." Nerdcore Rising. Level Up Records & Tapes, 2005. CD. Kahney, Leander. "Cracker Launches Attack on NASA."Wired 23 Nov. 1999. Accessed on 14 Mar. 2007 〈http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,32729,00.html〉. Kendall, Lori. Nerd Nation: Images of Nerds in US Popular Culture. International Journal of Cultural Studies 2.2 (1999): 260–83. Kendall, Lori. Hanging Out in the Virtual Pub: Masculinities and Relationships Online. Berkeley: U of California P, 2002. Korobov, Neill. Ironizing Masculinity: How Adolescent Boys Negotiate Hetero-Normative Dilemmas in Conversational Interaction. The Journal of Men's Studies 13.2 (2005). 225–46. Margolis, Jane, and Allan Fisher. Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing. Cambridge, MA: MIT, 2002. Monzy. "Already Tried a SIGQUIT." 5 June 2006. Accessed on 15 Mar. 2007 〈http://www.monzy.com〉. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). 2005. Table 280. "Earned Degrees in Computer and Information Sciences Conferred by Degree-Granting Institutions, by Level of Degree and Sex of Student: 1970–71 to 2002–03." Accessed on 13 Mar. 2007 〈http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_280.asp〉. National Science Foundation (NSF). 2004. "Characteristics of Recent College Graduates" (Reports from Various Years). Accessed on 19 Mar. 2007 〈http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/pubseri.cfm?seri_id=14〉. National Science Foundation (NSF). 2006a. "Characteristics of Recent Science and Engineering Graduates: 2003, November 2006." Accessed on 13 Mar. 2007 〈http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_280.asp〉. National Science Foundation (NSF). 2006b. "Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering," Dec. 2006. Accessed on 7 Apr. 2011 〈http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/archives.cfm.〉. Rose, Tricia. Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America. Hanover: Wesleyan UP, 1994. Turkle, Sherry. The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984. Turkle, Sherry. Computational Reticence: Why Women Fear the Intimate Machine. Technology and Women's Voices. Ed. Cheris Kramerae. New York: Pergamon, 1986. 41–61. Ullman, Ellen. Out of Time: Reflections on the Programming Life. Resisting the Virtual Life. Eds. James Brook and Iain A. Boal. San Francisco: City Lights, 1995. 131–44. Ullman, Ellen. Close to the Machine. San Francisco: City Lights, 1997. Vrabel, Jeff. "'Weird Al' Won't Back Down on Twelfth Album,"Billboard 26 Sept. 2006. Accessed on 13 Mar. 2007 〈http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/feature/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=100318782〉. Woodfield, Ruth. Women, Work and Computing. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2000. Citing Literature Volume44, Issue3June 2011Pages 505-524 ReferencesRelatedInformation
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