Messy hair and sloppy words

  • Patricio Crespo Coello Investigador independiente
Keywords: culture - politics - costums - politeness - agressiveness - cultural war

Abstract

In some contemporary politicians, disruptive gestures and speeches are detected with what could be considered correct behavior. Courtesy and sobriety are being replaced by discursive forms that communicate a cultural rupture. Is this a minor symptom or are disheveled politicians with disorderly speeches expressing something deeper? Polite forms of political behavior have a complex history closely related to everyday customs. Understanding this relationship in political culture can constitute an interesting starting point to interpret the current changes in certain stories and especially to detect some elements of interpretation of what some sectors call the “cultural war.”

Published
2024-04-11
How to Cite
Crespo Coello, P. (2024). Messy hair and sloppy words. Antropología Cuadernos De Investigación, (29), 64-76. https://doi.org/10.26807/raci.vi29.344