The State of Play: Geektopia in Ready Player One
The State of Play: Geektopia in Ready Player One
Author(s): Rareş MoldovanSubject(s): Studies of Literature, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Keywords: cultural theory; pop culture; geek; nerd; 80s; virtual communities; gaming; utopia.
Summary/Abstract: The paper looks at the figure of the “geek” in popular culture, and especially in Ernest Cline’s novel Ready player one, also with a view towards the forthcoming adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg. Tracing the contours of the geek imaginary, the paper looks at its inscription in popular culture, political economy, it explores nostalgia as an enabling force, modes of community, sociability and socialization, building toward the unlikely concept of “geektopia.”
Journal: Caietele Echinox
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 32
- Page Range: 242-251
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF