Poker the parody of capitalism
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Poker the parody of capitalism
CONTENTSIntroduction 1PART ONE. THE PHILOSOPHY OF POKER1.The Ontology of Poker 92.Anatomy of a Poker Hand 383.All You Ever Wanted to Know about Texas Poker the parody of capitalism Hold ’Em but Were Afraid to Ask Zizek 50PART TWO. THE POKER ECONOMY4.Where Does the -Money Come From? 755.Styles of Play in the Poker Economy 93PART THREE. SUCKERS, GRINDERS, AND PLAYERS6.A Tough Way to Make an Easy Living 1117.Why Do People Play Poker? 1398.Losing It 165PART FOUR. POKER AND CAPITA Poker the parody of capitalismLISM9.What’s in a Game? 18910.The History- of Poker 20311.Poetry of Money 224Conclusion: T he Uncanniness of Poker 244Notóí 251 References 263 Index 2Poker the parody of capitalism
71A4»V♦ IntroductionOver the last decade, an almost explosive growth in the popularity of poker has taken place. Rough estimates say there are 140-80 CONTENTSIntroduction 1PART ONE. THE PHILOSOPHY OF POKER1.The Ontology of Poker 92.Anatomy of a Poker Hand 383.All You Ever Wanted to Know about Texas Poker the parody of capitalismly American game has now become a genuinely globalized phenomenon. Obviously, the growing popularity of poker is closely connected with the development and the spread of the Internet. Yet technological innovations and clever marketing provide only part of the explanation for the “poker boom.”This bo Poker the parody of capitalismok is written on the assumption that the sudden popularity of poker signifies a rich cultural resonance in the game. When we look at a piece of art, rPoker the parody of capitalism
ead a piece of literature, watch a film, or listen to a piece of music, it is commonplace to think of them as cultural expressions of the society and CONTENTSIntroduction 1PART ONE. THE PHILOSOPHY OF POKER1.The Ontology of Poker 92.Anatomy of a Poker Hand 383.All You Ever Wanted to Know about Texas Poker the parody of capitalismbling games are rarely thought of in the same fashion. At best, they arc considered meaningless entertainment, at worst self-destructive vices.The idea of this book is to treat poker as a cultural expression in line with art, literature, film, and so on. When so many people find poker interesting, i Poker the parody of capitalismt is because rhe game has an eminent capacity to capture a set of existential conditions of life in contemporary society and offer them to the playersPoker the parody of capitalism
in a form that allows them to explore, challenge, and play with these conditions. Furthermore, nor only is rhe cultural resonance of poker2• POKERmanCONTENTSIntroduction 1PART ONE. THE PHILOSOPHY OF POKER1.The Ontology of Poker 92.Anatomy of a Poker Hand 383.All You Ever Wanted to Know about Texas Poker the parody of capitalismnot uncommon for players to devote significant amounts of time, money, and mental energy to the game. The significant cultural resonance of poker makes it a rich phenomenon in terms of meaning and therefore an intriguing object of cultural analysis.In his seminal work Man, Play and Games, Roger Cail Poker the parody of capitalismlois formulates a program for a sociology’ of games that could also serve as a program for the analysis of poker in this book:It is not absurd to tryPoker the parody of capitalism
diagnosing a civilization in terms of the games that are especially popular there. In fact, if games are cultural factors and images, it follows that CONTENTSIntroduction 1PART ONE. THE PHILOSOPHY OF POKER1.The Ontology of Poker 92.Anatomy of a Poker Hand 383.All You Ever Wanted to Know about Texas Poker the parody of capitalismindications as to the preferences, weakness, and strength of a given society at a particular stage of its evolution.2The reason that poker, as well as other gambling games, generally receives less attention than art, literature, films, and so on as culture-bearing is not simply a matter of forgetful Poker the parody of capitalismness. Jackson Lears, author of Something for Nothing, has noted: “Debate about gambling is never just about gambling: it is about different ways of bePoker the parody of capitalism
ing in the world.”5 Historically, the attitudes in society toward gambling seem to have been ambivalent for as long as these games have existed.4 On tCONTENTSIntroduction 1PART ONE. THE PHILOSOPHY OF POKER1.The Ontology of Poker 92.Anatomy of a Poker Hand 383.All You Ever Wanted to Know about Texas Poker the parody of capitalismn appropriated as sources of public revenue. This ambivalent attitude is very much true today in relation to poker. Poker seems to have an eminent capacity for producing a certain kind of Unbehagen in the collective body of society.As a cultural expression, poker is not exactly an embellishment of s Poker the parody of capitalismociety. This is incisively captured in Walther Matthau’s famous quip on poker: “The game exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made ouPoker the parody of capitalism
r country so great.”5 As we are going to see throughout this book, poker simulates core features of contemporary capitalism and displays these in a veCONTENTSIntroduction 1PART ONE. THE PHILOSOPHY OF POKER1.The Ontology of Poker 92.Anatomy of a Poker Hand 383.All You Ever Wanted to Know about Texas Poker the parody of capitalismtures of a person has the effect of “desublimating” the image of this person. For someone who wishes to maintain a certain image as being endowed with certain sublime or otherwise impeccableIntroduction • 3qualities, parody can be very discontenting. There is an element of truth in any good parody, Poker the parody of capitalismnot in the shape of accurate representation but in the effects on the original image of the object of parody. As a parody of capitalism, poker producePoker the parody of capitalism
s certain truths about the economic organization of contemporary society. Maybe this is why the game provokes Unbehagen in society, and maybe this is CONTENTSIntroduction 1PART ONE. THE PHILOSOPHY OF POKER1.The Ontology of Poker 92.Anatomy of a Poker Hand 383.All You Ever Wanted to Know about Texas CONTENTSIntroduction 1PART ONE. THE PHILOSOPHY OF POKER1.The Ontology of Poker 92.Anatomy of a Poker Hand 383.All You Ever Wanted to Know about TexasGọi ngay
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