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Lessons on Geek Anthropology explores fandom as an extension of the Self today. In other installments, we’ve argued that fannish objects might be points of identification that help us explain our …
Read More This week’s lessons on Geek Anthropology are focussing on fandom pleasures: collecting and collectors. When we think about collecting we usually think about fandom, but these might not be related at …
Read More We return to our lessons on Geek Anthropology after a hiatus due to moving home. I’m back with a hot potato! Superman’s layered identity, a child from two worlds. When we …
Read MoreYup, another chapter of Pepi in Wonderland. Today is all about aliens. When I came back from Europe, I just felt that everyone is so alien. I first landed in Vienna, …
Read MoreSo here we are again with a new chapter of Pepi in Wonderland. Today we are going to talk about Japanese etiquette: Japanese bowing. Japanese bow as a salute, to say …
Read More Welcome to another chapter of lessons on Geek Anthropology. Today we’ll explore what Geek Social Identity is. But first, let’s think about identity as a quality that’s attributed to us as …
Read MoreSo here we are again with a new chapter of Pepi in Wonderland. This time, we are going to talk about the gomi adventures, also known as how to manage the …
Read MoreWhat happens when the mainstream makers do not deliver what fans want? Very simple: they do it themselves. The “do it yourself” (DIY) phenomenon is not only something related to crafts, …
Read MoreImages compel us far more than discourses. Even similar images can trigger our subconscious mind. In it we can find more than just our own tastes, we can also find shared …
Read MoreWhen I first read the book of Ruth Benedict, the Chrysanthemum and the Sword, I was in a deeply falling in love with it. I already had a crush on Japan… …
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