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Para-social Interactions Mediated by Objects

——A Study of Fans’ Consumption of Photocards

Authors
Zihan Wang1, *
1School of Journalism and Communication, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
*Corresponding author. Email: GalaxyCarrieWang@outlook.com
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Zihan Wang
Available Online 2 September 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-277-4_76How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Photocards; Peripheral Products; Para-social Interactions; Fans Economy
Abstract

In the current fan economy, the little card, as a peripheral product, presents the triple characteristics of object, symbol and medium, and its consumption by fans has also appeared in multiple practices. From objects to people, and then to emotions and behaviors, the practice of fan consumption of photocards constitutes a kind of para-social interaction in which fans and idols are “connected” or even “communicated” through the medium of photocards, and the relationship between fans and objects and idols is also reconstructed. This paper explores the motivation and practice of fans’ photocard consumption through in-depth interviews, analyzes fans’ emotions and behaviors based on Nvivo11 coding of interview texts, reveals the role of photocards as a medium between fans and idols, and deepens the understanding of the para-social interactions that photocards contribute to between fans and idols. At the same time, it is also necessary to guard against the alienation of emotions and consumption from the love of “people” to the love of “things” under the “idol-object love”.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2024 10th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2024)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
2 September 2024
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978-2-38476-277-4
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-38476-277-4_76How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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