This essay provides you with the opportunity to engage with the different theoretical approaches to understanding media and society and apply them on contemporary media practices.

(1) "Even among average people, the para-social relationship takes its place among daily live interactions with friends, family, and associates. Indeed, 'real' friends often discuss the antics of their para-social friends."  

Has modern communication technologies enhanced or disrupted the link between fan communities (particularly in an online environment) and how they experience para-social relationships? Consider the work of parasocial-relationship by Joshua Meyrowitz and fandom by Henry Jenkins in your analysis.