Getting a life: the social worlds of geek culture

Introduction: "What is a nerd?"

1 Talk nerdy to me: the meaning of geek culture

2 Taking geek culture seriously: a practice-theoretic account

3 Values and virtues: what is best in life?

4 Careers: boldly going on

5 Making communities from mass culture

6 Institutions: building worlds between production and consumption

7 The limits of participation

8 The geek, the bad, and the ugly

Conclusion.