Allyson Shaffer

PhD Candidate in Media StudiesUniversity of Minnesota, Communication Studies Department

shaff090@umn.edu

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Of Geeks, Heroes and Overwork in the Digital Game Industry

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Allyson Shaffer University of Minnesota, Communication Studies Department

September 25, 2013
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Of Geeks, Heroes and Overwork in the Digital Game Industry video games Rockstar Spouse overwork Labor in the Media Industries labor geek chic EA Spouse digital games Curator's Note Since its emergence in the late twentieth century, the digital game i ...

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Re: Of Geeks, Heroes and Overwork in the Digital Game Industry

entrepreneurship & media representations

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Allyson Shaffer University of Minnesota, Communication Studies Department

Saturday, September 28, 2013 — 6:19 pm
Thanks for the comments! I agree that entrepreneurship is crucial part of the picture. Even at big companies, workers are encouraged to approach their work with an entrepreneurial attitude. And of course workers can find themselves traveling frequently be ...
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Re: The Queer Geek Adonis

class tensions and the queer geek body

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Allyson Shaffer University of Minnesota, Communication Studies Department

Saturday, September 28, 2013 — 7:09 pm
Great post and visual essay-- very interesting and illustrative to watch alongside your essay. Reading your post, I was wondering how the sexualization of the queer geeky male body might relate to class tensions imbuing hegemonic masculinity (that is, med ...
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Re: "The Greatest Geek Who Ever Lived"

free labor

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Allyson Shaffer University of Minnesota, Communication Studies Department

Saturday, September 28, 2013 — 6:34 pm
Fascinating post, especially for someone who reads the occasional forwarded Oatmeal comic but isn't a regular reader. I like the connections you draw between Tesla's image and the expectations Imman has to navigate, particularly in regards to ho ...