spectatorial
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- adjective
- /spɛkˈtɛriəl/
- Many films today prioritize visual effects to enhance the spectatorial enjoyment of viewers.
Examples
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In her lecture, she discussed the importance of providing a spectatorial perspective in modern theater.
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"We are now in an era where spectatorial culture is giving way to participatory culture."
Blog text (27) -
As with television, these midcentury exhibition practices were not noted for ideal spectatorial conditions.
Academic text (2016) -
All art, as he saw it, was participatory as it constructed a particular mode of spectatorial engagement.
Academic text (2014) -
My view of it today is chiefly spectatorial and archival.
Academic text (2009) -
On this score, the promise of spectatorial detachment, reflexivity, and objectivity seems to fade away.
Academic text (2001) -
Shakespeare, by means of Bottom's surprised, spectatorial detachment from his own situation, draws a limit to the power of eros, here as in no other of his comedies.
Academic text (1998) -
Basically, the art of cinema could have ceased only in dissimulating the projection machine as the condition of deviation or abduction of the spectatorial hypnosis toward the single screen.
Academic text (2004) -
The documentary was designed to provide a rich spectatorial experience for the audience.
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Morphology
Etymology
Spectatorial comes from the Latin root spect meaning 'to look'. It shares that root with spectator and spectacle, so something spectatorial is about 'watching' rather than taking part.