Nerd nation: Images of nerds in us popular culture

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 260-283

  Kendall, Lori ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Class; Computers; Feminism; Gender; Masculinity; Nerd; Race; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847042532     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136787799900200206     Document Type: Article

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