Interpassivity: the aesthetics of delegated enjoyment
Auteur :
Pfaller, Robert
Éditeur :
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN :
9781474422925
Date de publication :
17 mai 2017
Dimensions :
19,0 x 13,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Why 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 the theory of 'interpassivity' as delegated consumption and enjoyment.