“White and Nerdy”: Computers, Race, and the Nerd Stereotype

Fear of a black Spider-Man: racebending and the colour-line in superhero (re)casting

“…Here, the association of 'nerd' identity (and related skills) to whiteness, is directly contrasted against black masculinity (see Kendall 2011). J.…”

Digital Intimacies : Doing Digital Media Differently

“…Virtual ethnographic fieldwork in male-dominated online forums, on the other hand, has explored exclusionary tendencies and hierarchies in such communities (cf. Kendall 2002).…”

“…81 It has been argued, for example, that 'computer nerd' is an inherently white, male category (cf. Eglash 2002;Bucholtz 2001;Kendall 2011).…”

“…As I have shown, their strategy is to try to change a cultural parameter, a parameter that has discursively connected notions of white, straight masculinity with those of detachment and rationality, and those in turn with successful computing (Ensmenger 2010;Kendall 2011), by encouraging more women into tech.…”

Antecedents to Stigma: Factors That Diminish IT Value

“…Initially, perceptions of IT professionals were considered positive, such as geek [7], and nerd [8], as they brought computing into the forefront of human society. The output of their research, technology, once limited only to a few organizations and affluent individuals transmogrified into a pervasive acculturational outcome.…”