On Political Perversion

被引:23
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作者
Gunn, Joshua [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Commun Studies, One Univ Stn,Mailcode A1105, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[2] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Rhetor & Writing, One Univ Stn,Mailcode A1105, Austin, TX 78712 USA
关键词
disavowal; genre; persona; perversion; psychoanalysis;
D O I
10.1080/02773945.2018.1428766
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
Recent attempts to brand US President Donald J. Trump as a psychotic or fascist have failed because such labels do not capture the double character of his appeal. In this essay, I argue Jacques Lacan's understanding of perversion better captures Trump's peculiar brand of political rhetoric.
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页码:161 / 186
页数:26
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