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Geek Girl is a 20th-century term, signifying a gendered subgenre within the modern geek subculture. == History == The return of the word "geek" in the mid-1990s can be traced to the popularization of workplace computing and the Internet and the dot-com bubble of 1995-2000. The early days of the reclaimed use of "geek" were strongly associated with computers and information technology 〔"geek, ''n.''. 1.c. "spec. A person who is extremely devoted to and knowledgeable about computers or related technology." Oxford English Dictionary: http://www.oed.com.〕 and the majority of practitioners were male.〔Neil Feineman's Geek Chic: The Ultimate Guide to Geek Culture (ISBN 1584232056), both noted "the increasing power of women in the geek world" and, at the time of publication (1995), characterized the book's research as "an exercise in machismo. The women were hard to find" (17).〕 Similarly, in a 1996 study of high school cultures, linguist Mary Bucholtz noted that "nerd status is overwhelmingly associated with males" 〔Bucholtz, Mary. "Geek the Girl: Language, Femininity, and Female Nerds". Gender and Belief Systems. Proceedings of the Fourth Berkeley Women and Language Conference. Ed. Natasha Warner, Jocelyn Ahlers, Leela Bilmes, Monica Oliver, Suzanne Wertheim and Melinda Chen. Berkeley: University of California, 1996. 119-131.〕 Two studies by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) quantified the gap between men and women in computing and the continuing problems recruiting and retaining female programmers.〔"Women in Computing: Where Are We Now?" Klawe, Maria and Nancy Leveson. Communications of the ACM - Inspiring Women in Computing Volume 38.1: 1995.〕〔Klawe, Maria, Telle Whitney and Caroline Simard. "Women in Computing, Take 2" Communications of the ACM - Inspiring Women in Computing Volume 52.2: 2009.〕 The term "Geekgirl" was coined by Rosie Cross in 1993 as the title of her online cyberfeminist magazine.〔http://www.geekgirl.com.au〕 This is Australia's longest running online publication and in September 1996 it was exhibited at the New Museum of Contemporary Art New York. Editions of this magazine from the mid 90's have been preserved by the Internet Archive.〔http://wayback.archive.org/web/ */geekgirl.com.au〕 As the use of the personal computer grew during the mid-to-late 2000s, the number of women in computing rose proportionately, and networks were created to provide support and connection for self-described "geek girls". GirlGeeks.org 〔Official website, http://www.girlgeeks.org/. Accessed May 11th, 2011 at 10:55 am.〕 was created in 1999 to serve as "the source for women in computing",〔"History of GirlGeeks": http://www.girlgeeks.org/about/history.shtml〕 and in 2005 Girl Geek Dinners was formed to connect women in the information technology (IT) sector.〔Geek Girl Dinners: http://girlgeekdinners.com/〕 The widespread recognition of "geek girls" as a community occurred in summer 2010, when the annual San Diego Comic-Con International included a panel entitled "Geek Girls Exist".〔Comic-Con 2010 schedule: http://www.comic-con.org/cci2010/cci10_prog_thu.php. Accessed on May 9th, 2011 at 9:41 pm. EST.〕 Panelists included StarWars.com journalist Bonnie Burton, singer-songwriter Marian Call, Tekzilla and Qore host Veronica Belmont, Mythbusters featured host Kari Byron, and was hosted by Kristin Rielly, founder of Geek Girls Network. The panel's popularity〔"SDCC Recap: Geek Girls Exist Panel": http://geekgirlsnetwork.com/blog/2010/08/sdcc-recap-geek-girls-exist-panel/#more-1902. Accessed on May 9th, 2011 at 10:01 pm. EST〕 has been credited as a primary mover in solidifying the girl geek concept. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geek girl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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