“there is a sense in which ugly feelings can be described as conducive to producing ironic distance in a way that the grander and more prestigious passions, or even the moral emotions associated with sentimental literature, do not.15” — Sianne Ngai Copy Share Image
“He remembered the Professor’s advice to his eager employees during his first year: “With us, feelings are described through images, and in the world of television, there are only seven feelings: well-being, Schadenfreude, sentimentality, shock, outrage, disgust, and anger. Nothing… — Erik Valeur Copy Share Image