For al-Musallam, this sense of belonging is central to Geekdom’s purpose ... Yet al-Musallam stressed that Geekdom’s work extends beyond selecting vendors for a weekend event. “Geekdom is not just a pop-up event.
“You know, it’s a comic con, but as we’ve seen geekdom expand over the years, it really kind of dips into all sorts of genres.” ... Branching out ...Fans and staff alike in Columbia say that the future of “geekdom” events, big or small, is still unknown ... .