“Pick a Card, Any Card”: Learning to Deceive and Conceal – with Care

Because of the asymmetries in knowledge regarding the underlying hidden mechanisms as well as because of the importance of intentional deception, entertainment magic is often presented as an exercise in power, manipulation, and control. This article challenges such portrayals and through doing so co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brian Rappert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SJSU Scholarworks 2021-01-01
Series:Secrecy and Society
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/secrecyandsociety/vol2/iss2/8/