Pleasure out of suffering : negotiating material reality through fetishism and disavowal in 'Food Court'

Glen McGillivray

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    Abstract

    The author studies the play, Food Court to explain the various ways in which the beliefs and disbeliefs of a person lead to him liking or disliking a particular scene or act. The pleasure and satisfaction derived by the audience from the suffering of someone else on stage are also being talked about.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages15
    JournalAbout Performance
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

    Keywords

    • theater audiences
    • fetishism
    • spectators
    • suffering
    • plays

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