This week I’m sharing (formerly) Patreon-only content… because I think this topic is SO important!
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This ep is all about respecting the fact that the consumers of our content may feel a closer connection with us that we realise... and this can have power in balancing effects we may have overlooked in the past.
I can't wait to read your comments. Share your suggested 'hows' as well as any experiences you've had as a stan (!) or as an influencer.
Here are the resources for this episode:
Donald Horton & R. Richard Wohl
“Mass Communication and Para-Social Interaction: Observations on Intimacy at a Distance”
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00332747.1956.11023049
Sarah White
“Taylor Swift and the 1989 Album Release and Fan Response Parasocial Relationship Study”
https://dspace.calstate.edu/bitstream/handle/10211.3/207675/TS_1989_thesis.pdf?sequence=3
Brittany Wong
“Wait, What The Heck Is A 'Parasocial Relationship'?”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/parasocial-relationships-with-celebrities_l_60a56a18e4b0d45b75248115