Valar Morghulis (All Parasocial Men Must Die): Having Nonfictional Responses to a Fictional Characte...

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Title: Valar Morghulis (All Parasocial Men Must Die): Having Nonfictional Responses to a Fictional Character;
Authors and Corporations: Westerman, David K
In: Communication research reports, 34, 2017, 2
Media Type: Article, E-Article

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ISSN: 0882-4096
published in: Communication research reports
Language: English
Collection: OLC SSG Medien- / Kommunikationswissenschaft
OLC SSG Informations-, Buch- und Bibliothekswesen
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Previous research has found that parasocial relationships mirror actual social relationships. The purpose of this study is to determine how people reacted to the end of a parasocial relationship per a character death, by applying the Kubler-Ross Stages of Grief Model to Twitter reactions after the death of fictional character Jon Snow from the television show Game of Thrones. The applicability is discussed, as are directions for future research.