Abstract
Using life stories and observing opera fans in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Claudio E. Benzecry shows how passion for a cultural object develops, gets refined and sustained over time and the consequences this has for personal identity. In addition, Benzecry argues that his observations at the opera house serves as a template to understand other forms of fandom, cultural consumption and passionate behavior more generally.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 41-45 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Contexts |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 2012 |