#andervan

Hello!

  My name is Kee Lundqvist and am writing Master thesis in anthropology on meaning-making in the Sherlock fan community. For further details, please see this post.       

  I have more or less concluded my fieldwork, but this week I am doing a bit of additional research by investigating some themes that I will be addressing in my thesis. As part of this, I will attempt to arrange a few group chats, each one dedicated to one specific topic. On Wednesday I’d like to talk about Sally. Whether you love, loathe, are indifferent or anything in between, I’d love to hear your thoughts and theories.

  When: Wednesday October 22, 7pm GMT

Where: Chatzy chatroom

Topic: Sally Donovan

  Please note that due to daylight saving time, you might be an hour extra ahead or behind GMT; please refer to this site.

If you would like to participate in any (or all!) of these chats, I’d be grateful if you would let me know – but it’s also perfectly possible to just show up in the chatroom at the right date and time. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU SHOULD CHOOSE A RANDOM NICK THAT YOU DO NOT USE ANYWHERE ELSE. This is to protect your integrity. However, please let me know in an ask or e-mail ([email protected]) which nick you have selected – I need to know who you are for my analysis.

  I will have prepared a few questions, but don’t hesitate to pose your own or to bring up anything related to the topic that is relevant to you. If you feel shy about doing so yourself, send me an ask or e-mail and I’ll ask your questions for you. If we stray too far away from Sherlock-related matters, I’ll steer us back, but it’s really quite informal – I’ll join in with the discussion too, offering my own opinions. Regarding politeness: I expect everyone who participates to behave in a mature and respectful manner. It is perfectly all right to disagree, but if we want to have a good, proper discussion we need to be willing to not only state our own viewpoint but actually listen to what the other has to say. Don’t be shy about expressing your opinions – just don’t be rude about it.

  I do not have a set time table for this – we’ll talk for as long as we have things to talk about. If you have to leave, you have to leave; no hard feelings. It is unlikely we’ll be at it for more than two hours, however.

  The other two group chats are:

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When: Thursday October 23, 7pm GMT

Where: Chatzy chatroom

Topic: Johnlock in series three

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When: Sunday October 26, 7pm GMT

Where: Chatzy chatroom

Topic: The Fall – did we learn the truth in TEH? Special focus on the roles of Mycroft and Moriarty.