Can a bout of laziness or a digressive spell actually open up paths to creativity and unexpected insights? In Obstructio
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Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Introduction. Trafficking in Five Obstructions......Page 12
1. Embarrassment......Page 44
2. Laziness......Page 74
3. Slowness......Page 106
4. Cynicism......Page 138
5. Digressiveness......Page 168
Conclusion. Sober Futurity......Page 204
Notes......Page 216
Bibliography......Page 244
Index......Page 262
Obstruction
Obstruction
Nick Salvato
duke university press Durham and London 2016
© 2016 Duke University Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper ∞ Designed by Amy Ruth Buchanan Typeset in Quadraat and Helvetica Neue by Graphic Composition, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Salvato, Nick, [date] author. Obstruction / Nick Salvato. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8223-6084-1 (hardcover : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-8223-6098-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-8223-7447-3 (e-book) 1. Affect (Psychology) 2. Doctrine of the affections. 3. Popular culture. 4. Culture. I. Title. bf175.5.a35s25 2016 152.4—dc23 2015033382
Cover art: Liliana Porter, Untitled with Fallen Chair II, detail. Courtesy of the artist and Espacio Minimo, Madrid.
Contents
Acknowledgments vii Introduction. Tra