CS 147: Parasocial Relationships Feat. Shannon Strucci (@plentyofalcoves) (1/29/2018) (Patreon)

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Today we welcome Shannon Strucci to discuss her new Youtube essay series on a phenomenon called parasocial relationships and also relate it to recent events in the news such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's ability to connect with millenials, including her recent appearance on a charity video game stream Shannon recently had assisted Youtube personality HBomberguy with, and Kamala Harris's unsuccessful attempts via dances and videos about cookouts to connect with Black voters as some long lost auntie.

Shannon Strucci is a filmmaker, video essayist, convention panelist, and actual play podcast host. You can find her at: https://www.youtube.com/c/struccimovies  https://www.twitter.com/plentyofalcoves  https://www.twitter.com/struccimovies  http://criticalbitcast.libsyn.com   And support her at https://www.patreon.com/StrucciMovies  and https://ko-fi.com/struccimovies  .

• Shannon's "FAKE FRIENDS EPISODE ONE: intro to parasocial relationships" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3vD_CAYt4g 
• Shannon's "FAKE FRIENDS EPISODE TWO: parasocial hell" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLA-uFKjQ-g 
• Wikipedia entry "Parasocial interaction" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasocial_interaction 
• "Parasocial Relationships: The Nature of Celebrity Fascinations" https://www.findapsychologist.org/parasocial-relationships-the-nature-of-celebrity-fascinations/