I Wish There Weren’t So Many Reasons to Talk About Discrimination in Geek Culture, But the Hits Just Keep Coming

It’s no secret I spend a lot of time talking about social issues in geek culture/fandom. Partly it’s because I’m genuinely fascinated by the social dynamics on display, and as Continue Reading →

Geeks, Gate-Keeping and Girls: Our C2E2 Interview on the Chicago Nerd Social Club Podcast

In early March 2013, the Chicago Nerd Social Club Podcast invited the members of the “Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl” C2E2 panel for an interview. Although we had Continue Reading →

Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl at Wizard World’s Chicago Comic Con 2013

It’s many months late, but here’s the audio recording we were able to make of our “Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl” Wizard World Chicago Comic Con edition. Continue Reading →

Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl: The Chicago Comic Con Edition

Missed the Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl panel at C2E2? If you’re attending the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con Aug. 8-11, here’s your chance to see what Continue Reading →

Full Footage of the Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl panel now up! (Updated 1/5/14 with transcript)

It’s been a very busy several months. Work deadlines, attending my fourth Lakes of Fire, the start of the Full Moon Jam season and wrestling with Mother Nature (seriously, what Continue Reading →

The Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl Panel Says THANK YOU to C2E2

C2E2 2013 is over and holy nerd conventions, Batman! I’ll have a post up summarizing the convention with pictures and some thoughts on the con in general once I’ve recovered Continue Reading →