A Merve Emre book jokingly examines “bad” performers of this activity as defined in lectures given in the 1950s at Cornell. Norman Holland’s study of laughter applied a theory named for performers of this activity, who form communities bound by cultural assumptions according to Stanley Fish. Performers of this activity are the subject of an “affective (-5[1])fallacy” often (-5[1])opposed to another group’s “intentional fallacy.” Viktor Shklovsky analyzed how this activity results in new perspectives through a process of (*) defamiliarization. Samuel Taylor Coleridge theorized that unlikely occurrences encountered during this activity are accepted via a“suspension of disbelief.” A book on how to perform this activity like a professor by Thomas Foster explains its“close” form. For 10 points, name this activity done to enjoy the work of Herman Melville. ■END■ (10[1])