The mischievous, multifarious machinations of trickster Trump
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12675023 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frank Sligo (0000-0001-9668-2111, Massey University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 203-222 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of American Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1466-0407 • E-ISSN: 1758-9118 |
| Publisher | Intellect (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/ejac.37.3.203_1 |
| OpenAlex | W2896521196 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The emergence of President Donald Trump on the US political stage has generated divergent and incompatible theories about his popularity. This article proposes that the figure of the trickster from antiquity and from more recent times as revealed within a diverse array of academic fields of literature provides insights into Trump’s public persona and appeal. While the various fields do not always share epistemological assumptions, nevertheless consensus exists on a generic trickster figure and its characteristics. Five such characteristics of trickster are identified, all of which are arguably able to be mapped onto the public persona of Donald Trump. The article explores insights into both carnival and the marketplace, in both of which settings hierarchies are said to be challenged and levelled. The 2016 Trump campaign illustrated how the disorder associated with trickster infiltrated US politics and showed how trickster in the form of Mr Trump remains independent from traditional social expectations and controls. The conclusion suggests that the parallels between Trump and the deeply embedded trickster cultural archetype help to explain some of his popular appeal
Art · Genealogy · Literature · Trickster · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy · History · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Misinformation and Its Impacts
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |