Watching Game of Thrones: How audiences engage with dark television

By: Martin Barker and Clarissa Smith and Feona Attwood

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Synopsis: Game of Thrones was an international sensation, and has been looked at from many different angles. But to date there has been little research into its audiences: who they were, how they engaged with and responded to it. This book presents the findings of a major international research project that garnered more than 10,000 responses to an innovative 'qualiquantitative' questionnaire. Among its findings are: a new way of understanding the place and role of favourite characters in audiences’ responses; new insights into the role of fantasy in encouraging thinking about our own world; and an account of two combined emotions – relish and anguish – which structure audiences’ reactions to controversial elements in the series.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 208 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781526152169
Related ISBNs:: 9781526152183, 9781526152176
Publisher:: Manchester University Press
Date of Addition:: 11/01/24
Copyrighted By:: Martin Barker, Clarissa Smith and Feona Attwood
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.