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When Trump became president, much of the country was repelled by what they saw as the vulgar spectacle of his ascent, a perversion of the highest office in the land. In his bold, innovative book, Political Perversion, rhetorician Joshua Gunn argues that this "mean-spirited turn" in American politics (of which Trump is the paragon) is best understood as a structural perversion in our common culture, on a continuum with infantile and "gotcha" forms of entertainment meant to engender provocation and sadistic enjoyment.
Drawing on insights from critical theory, media ecology, and psychoanalysis, Gunn argues that perverse rhetorics dominate not only the political sphere but also our daily interactions with others, in person and online. From sexting to campaign rhetoric, Gunn advances a new way to interpret our contemporary political context that explains why so many of us have difficulty deciphering the appeal of aberrant public figures. In this book, Trump is only the tip of a sinister, rapidly growing iceberg, one to which we ourselves unwittingly contribute on a daily basis.
Contents
Preambling toward Profligacy
Introduction: Eating Poorly, or Ketchup on a Steak
1. On Critical Violence
2. The Psychoses of Speed, with the Example of Social Networking
3. The Perverse Style, with Eventual Reference to Pee-wee Herman
4. Showmancing the Presidency: Perverse Genres and the Problem of Judgment
Conclusion: Don't Play (with) That
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
