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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.
Contents
Acknowledgments vii Introduction. Tra