The Gnostic Tourist: Gambling, Fly-Fishing, and the Seduction of the Middle Class
Borrowing techniques from creative non-fiction, this article explores the parallels between gambling and fly-fishing in late modern capitalism. It introduces the concept of gnostic tourism and argues that some forms of contemporary leisure create moments of singularity in which the actor comes to fe...
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| Language: | English |
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New Proposals Publishing Society
2016-04-01
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| Series: | New Proposals |
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/newproposals/article/view/186451 |