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Why do people record TV programmes instead of watching them? Why are some recovering 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.

Interpassivity: The Aesthetics of Delegated Enjoyment

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    Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
    Publication Date: 31/05/2017
    ISBN13: 9781474422932, 978-1474422932
    ISBN10: 1474422934

    Number of Pages: 160

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    Why do people record TV programmes instead of watching them? Why are some recovering 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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