In this episode, i wanted to speak about this relationship between the followers/the audience and the influencers/content creators/social media figures, this relationship is a pretty complex one and interesting socially and psychologically speaking. If we add the word : authority, to this parasocial interaction between the two, it takes it to a different level, which the system of checks on authority (social media version).
Script : Yamina.H.
References cited in this episode :
Parasocial interaction :
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247503642_Parasocial_Interaction_A_Review_of_the_Literature_and_a_Model_for_Future_Research#pf19
Psychology of crowds, Gustave Lebon :
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27696960-the-crowd-the-psychology-of-revolution
Pedagogy of the oppressed, Paulo Freire :
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72657.Pedagogy_of_the_Oppressed
Other reference :
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/381440.The_Society_of_the_Spectacle?from_search=true&from_srp=KTphno83QV&qid=1
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