{"product_id":"shes-such-a-geek-women-write-about-science-technology-and-other-nerdy-stuff-paperback","title":"She's Such a Geek: Women Write about Science, Technology, and Other Nerdy Stuff - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnalee Newitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCharlie Anders\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe's Such a Geek\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking anthology that celebrates women who have flourished in the male-dominated realms of technical and cultural arcana. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditors Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders bring together a diverse range of critical and personal essays about the meaning of female nerdhood by women who are in love with genomics, obsessed with blogging, learned about sex from Dungeons and Dragons, and aren't afraid to match wits with men or computers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than anything, \u003ci\u003eShe's Such a Geek\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration and call to arms: it's a hopeful book which looks forward to a day when women will invent molecular motors, design the next ultra-tiny supercomputer, and run the government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnalee Newitz is a nationally known technology and science writer. She is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and also writes for \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003ePopular Science, \u003c\/i\u003e Salon.com, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Believer, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Bay Guardian.\u003c\/i\u003e Her syndicated column Techsploitation deals with all things geeky and runs in newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada. In 2002, she won a Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that allowed her to spend a year at MIT researching biotech and computer networking. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePretend We're Dead: Capitalist Monsters in American Pop Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of two anthologies, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Subjects Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhite Trash: Race and Class in America \u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the co-founder of two indie magazines: \u003ci\u003eother\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBad Subjects.\u003c\/i\u003e Annalee has discussed her work on CNN, NPR, CBS, the Discovery Channel, BBC and the CBC, as well as in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e She holds a Ph.D. in English and American Studies from the University of California Berkeley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie Anders is the author of the transgender coming-of-age novel \u003ci\u003eChoir Boy, \u003c\/i\u003e which Richard Labonte's \"Book Marks\" column named one of the top 10 fiction titles of 2005 and \u003ci\u003eThe Lazy Crossdresser, \u003c\/i\u003e a feminist-style manifesto for transgender women struggling with body image and gender stereotypes. Her writing has appeared in Salon.com, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Bay Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eZYZZYVA, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTikkun, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFresh Yarn, \u003c\/i\u003e Pindeldyboz.com, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e Punk Planet, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Press, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eKitchen Sink, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWatchword, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other magazines and newspapers. She's also written for many anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eParaspheres: New Wave Fabulist Fiction and Pills, Chills, Thrills and Heartache.\u003c\/i\u003e Charlie co-founded \u003ci\u003eother\u003c\/i\u003e magazine with Annalee Newitz and organizes the award-winning reading series Writers With Drinks. She also created the acclaimed satirical website www.godhatesfigs.com.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.2 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53191504757043,"sku":"9781580051903","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MVJVdXBrK3BSbVdIcnZGVjBVdmhjdz09.webp?v=1775044926","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/shes-such-a-geek-women-write-about-science-technology-and-other-nerdy-stuff-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}