Person: Jensen, Thessa
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Organizational Unit
Job Title
Last Name
Jensen
First Name
Thessa
Name
4 results
Publications from this person:
Now showing 1 - 4 of 4
- DatasetSeries Fatigue. A Qualitative Data SetEinwächter, Sophie G.; Jensen, Thessa (2024)This data set is the result of a 2023-2024 international collaborative study, conducted by Sophie G. Einwächter (Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany) and Thessa Jensen (Aalborg Universiteit, Denmark). The qualitative study aimed to explore ‘series fatigue,’ a phenomenon seemingly arising from the abundant availability of serial media content online. The set complements all publications resulting from this study. The data set contains: questionnaire (1), preliminary coding chart (2), final codebook with code descriptions and examples (3), survey answers and interview transcripts (4), consent form (template) (5). The set may be of particular use to: (I) Scholars interested in transformations of viewing patterns and consumer expectations in the digital era, (II) Cultural, Fan, and Audience Studies researchers dealing with questions of non-fandom, anti-fandom, and viewer disenchantment, (III) Scholars interested in the phenomenon of decision fatigue, (IV) Early career researchers aiming to gain insight into an exploratory, qualitative research process, (V) Anyone seeking insight into contemporary viewing behavior or how people reflect on different types of platform-based entertainment media (series, films, livestream)
- ArticleResearching Series Fatigue. A Data and Methodology PaperEinwächter, Sophie G.; Jensen, Thessa (2024) , S. 123-134This data paper describes the data and methodology behind a collaborative and exploratory study from 2023–2024 that addresses the phenomenon of ‘serial fatigue,’ which appears to arise from the abundant availability of serial media content on the internet. The data paper complements the scientific article that emerged from this study and was published in Fandom | Cultures | Research (1/2024) and provides a detailed description of the dataset published via the media/rep/ data repository. The paper traces the course of the study, from its initial conceptualization to various phases of the research process, from data collection and coding to considerations of the data‘s longevity. Furthermore, the paper highlights the study‘s limitations, such as the homogeneity of the sample, but also addresses its advantages, such as rich, qualitative insights into contemporary media consumption. It also describes the challenges of data management across countries. Aiming to facilitate the sharing of data, reusability and transparency in research, the paper is intended to serve as a bridge between the raw data in the dataset (questionnaire, preliminary coding table, final codebook with code descriptions and examples, survey responses and interview transcripts, informed consent) and the broader research community.
- ArticleExploring Viewers’ Experiences of 'Series Fatigue’Einwächter, Sophie G.; Jensen, Thessa (2024) , S. 106-122Streaming services may be thriving, but some viewers become increasingly critical of serial content and the way it is presented and distributed. This article addresses the phenomenon of ‘series fatigue,’ which has become common with recipients who encounter an unmanageable abundance of consumable material online. Despite the positively perceived emancipation from linear television, opaque platform dynamics create new requirements for self-organization and management of leisure media consumption. Accordingly, overwhelmed viewers state that watching TV and streaming-based series has started to feel like work. Many also criticize that the premature cancellation of series has become an all too regular experience, while others feel patronized by the platforms’ experimenting with no-binge release schedules. The traditionally strained fan-producer relationship is thus further complicated by powerful third parties: platforms that act as distributors and curators and thus ultimately gatekeepers of content. This qualitative, exploratory, and collaborative study from Denmark and Germany brings to light various facets of ‘series fatigue,’ drawing on qualitative interviews with a sample of students and scholars in which their experiences of series fatigue as well as their coping strategies come to light. It also extrapolates possible consequences for fan cultural media consumption in the age of platform capitalism: The sheer amount of available content may lead to people falling out of love with series more quickly or not becoming fans in the first place but rather sticking to a more superficial or distracted viewing mode associated with non-fans. As recommendation-based streaming platforms seem to encourage individual binge-watching (cf. Lickhardt 2024) and “cyclical fandom” (Hills 2005) rather than socially-oriented and ritualized viewing practices, the future of fandom as a collective activity and experience seems to be called into question.
- ArticlePositionierung und Kooperationspraktiken in Fanfiction-GemeinschaftenJensen, Thessa; Christensen, Bo Allesøe; Meintzinger, Jacqueline (2020) , S. 141-157