Performative Communication & Bullshit as Compelling Aesthetic
Performative Communication & Bullshit as Compelling Aesthetic
Author(s): Aaron WeddleSubject(s): Aesthetics, Politics and communication, Theory of Communication
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Bullshit; Trust; Performance; Aesthetics; Communication;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I use the work of Harry Frankfurt and Jason Stanley to explain why bullshit works so effectively, especially in politics. I use Stanley's conceptions of knowledge-how to posit a theory of communication, as well as the roles of communication and how communication is received. I elaborate on bullshit as concept, and how it is communicated in a way to garner the trust of the listener through convincing performance and aesthetic.
Journal: Estetyka i Krytyka
- Issue Year: 63/2021
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 123-139
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English