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Can a bout of laziness or a digressive spell actually open up paths to creativity and unexpected insights? In Obstructio

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 978-0-8223-6098-8,  978-0-8223-6084-1

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

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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.

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Acknowledgments vii Introduction. Tra