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. Richard Pfaller criticises dominant assumptions, offers an escape from prevailing ideologies and exposes how cultural capitalism promotes commodities with the promise of happiness.
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ISBN
9781474422925
Publisert
2017-05-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Edinburgh University Press
Høyde
190 mm
Bredde
135 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
160

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