The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America (1961)
pp. 11-12—the four criteria for pseudo-events
(1) It is not spontaneous, but comes about because someone has planned, planted, or incited it...[My notes say:]
(2) It is planted primarily (not always exclusively) for the immediate purpose of being reported or reproduced...
(3) Its relation to the underlying reality of the situation is ambiguous...
(4) Usually it is intended to be a self-fulfilling prophecy...
Does Hopscotch itself qualify?
Does virtually any arts event qualify?!
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