Interpassivity
The Aesthetics of Delegated Enjoyment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23198322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Pfaller (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Interpassivity (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1515/9781474422949 |
| OpenAlex | W4300613109 |
| ISBN | 9781474422949 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
A radical criticism of current assumptions in the field of cultural theory today Why do people record TV programmes instead of watching them? Why do some recovering alcoholics let others 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. Applicable to both art and everyday life, the concept allows him to tackle a vast range of phenomena: culture, art, sports and religion. Pfaller criticises dominant assumptions, offers an escape from prevailing ideologies and exposes how cultural capitalism promotes commodities with the promise of happiness.
Aesthetics · Art · Capitalism · Consumption (sociology) · Criticism · Epistemology · Everyday life · Field (mathematics) · Happiness · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |