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An academic audience research project about HBO's #GameofThrones Conducted by 40+ researchers and academics. See our website for more info!

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Prof. Martin Barker's first report on the preliminary findings of the #GameofThrones Research Project at #GOTconf: storify.com/bhannell/game-of…
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Check this out on Wakelet - #FSN2018 Panel E3: Rethinking Fan Identity wke.lt/w/s/wDzWR
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Mar Guerrero 🍍@Jaina_S30 Jun 2018
#FSN2018 #E3 Martin Barker's presentation on GoT's lurkers has reinforced my opinion that what makes a fan a fan it's how they put their selves into the media products they read/watch/play with matter how much they produce.
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
Rather, that they want to watch for themselves, how it's being critiqued, etc. They don't want to engage with "fandom" and its emotionality necessarily, but get a lot of critical enjoyment out of fantasy. #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
Basically, what this suggests is that we need to rethink lurkers: that they are not unthinking, without a clear position of their own. #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
Watchers, interestingly, went with hopes for renewal- and they had the most to say. #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
Everyone had analogical ideals (connection to real-life happening.) #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
Most (other than Series-Only) associate it with doom. Fans associated with story-centered. #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
Another level of coding is with the idea of "winter is coming." What do people associate it with? #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
And because she's a bit of an underdog, but also because you don't know where she's going- there's a fascination with the unknown. #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
Watchers, though, like her because of her journey, her character arc. #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
Also seen as an example of what "feminine strength" can be, and that she has "hidden depths" and "courtesy." #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
Sansa is "relatable." (Barker also brings up "Cat Person" and this idea of 'relateablity') #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
68.5% of watchers use "I/me/myself" wording, but 95% of fans do. #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
What kind of relationships do different viewers develop with the characters? #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
There are some fascinating patterns emerging in the data in terms of favorite characters- "fans" (who produce) are much less interested in Tyrion and much more interested in Sansa, for example. #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
Tyrion is clearly the favorite character, followed by Jon and Arya. #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
Doesn't want to call them lurkers, because that implies a negative. Watchers is preferred. #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
17 audience grouping emerged: series alone, series plus (watch and debate), happy consumers (collecting and interestingly, visiting), book readers, fans, gamers, watchers (not doing, but lurking)... #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
Question 17 was about what fans do: 775 make their own fan productions, 4509 enjoy other people's. #E3 #FSN2018
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A.S. Waysdorf@awfully_good30 Jun 2018
Basing this on a very large Game of Thrones research project that he's been doing. #E3 #FSN2018
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