Observational Eros
Time, Libido, the Attention Ecology, and Surfing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4275486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dominic Pettman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 73-83 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mosaic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-1276 • E-ISSN: 1925-5683 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/mos.2022.a948436 |
| OpenAlex | W4405647681 |
| Language | EN |
In her popular book How To Do Nothing, Jenny Odell briefly introduces the prospect of "observational eros." This essay borrows this suggestive prompt to explore the compromised contemporary relationship between desire and attention. There follows a portrait of the surfer as a specific instance of participating eros; one that complements the observational
Biology · Libido · Observational study · Psychoanalysis · Ecology · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |