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Interpassivity: the aesthetics of delegated enjoyment

By Robert , Pfaller

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN
9781474422925, 9781474422949, 9781474422932, 9781474422956, 1474422926, 9781474434997, 1474434991
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
530 kB (542225 bytes)
Series
Incitements
Pages
160\161
Time added
2020-11-29 04:15:18
Art;Philosophy

Description

A radical criticism of current assumptions in the field of cultural theory todayWhy do people record TV programmes instead of watching them? Why are former alcoholics pleased to let other people drink in their place? Why can ritual machines pray in place of believers? Robert Pfaller advances a general theory of interpassivity as the wish for delegated consumption and enjoyment in both art and in everyday life, tackling a vast range of phenomena: culture, art, sports and religion.

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