Socially Inept?

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This introduction establishes the main perspectives of special issue on relationship between loneliness and nerds. We argue that stereotype lonely nerd is becoming increasingly reductive in technological age at turn 21st century, which being a not only perceived as cool but nerds also occupy central positions power. stress transnational perspective issue. While majority studies fictional representations focuses Anglo-American context, moves away from this hegemony, engaging with narratives produced other cultural contexts, ranging Europe to Asia. informs issue’s interdisciplinary approach, whereby intersections different contexts are reflected connections across various media have shaped perception Finally, we challenge traditional white, male, heterosexual, middle class establish five analytical categories will help us present more diverse image nerd, particularly regard race, gender, sexual orientation.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Exchanges: The Warwick Research Journal

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2053-9665']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v9i3.946