Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media: Sexism, Trolling, and Identity Policing

by Bridget Blodgett and Anastasia Salter

Analyzes the perceived status of geek identity as marginalized and threatened at a moment when geek culture is increasingly mainstreamed and brought before mass audiences

Critically assesses the nature of the hero in geek-marketed media, both in spaces marked for science fiction and fantasy and in narratives that seek to reflect geek culture back at itself

Sheds light upon increased attention to hostilities towards women at...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319660764
• ISBN13: 9783319660769
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"