Re-post: “Oh, You Sexy Geek!”: “Geek Girls” and the Problem of Self-Objectification
During December and January, Geek Feminism is republishing some of our 2012 posts for the benefit of new and existing readers. This post originally appeared on April 19, 2012.
Cross-posted at From Austin to A&M.
I just returned from the PCA/ACA conference in Boston this year, where I presented a paper on geek women presenting themselves as “sexy,” focusing on cosplay.
My presentation had a powerpoint. I’ve embedded it below. You can also download it, if you like.
I’m fairly certain the embedded video for “G33k and G4m3r Girls” won’t work, so here it is:
And here’s the actual presentation I gave:
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