Language Invaders, Dirty Words, and Insalubrious Neologisms in Porfirian Mexico’s Conservative Press
Abstract: This article explores a small sampling of the broader discursive climate surrounding conservativism in Porfirian Mexico. I analyze conservative strategies to politically valence language, dictionaries, and especially neologisms. Ironically, Porfirian conservatives consistently activated th...
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Universidad Academia Humanismo Cristiano.Escuela de Historia
2020
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| Sumario: | Abstract: This article explores a small sampling of the broader discursive climate surrounding conservativism in Porfirian Mexico. I analyze conservative strategies to politically valence language, dictionaries, and especially neologisms. Ironically, Porfirian conservatives consistently activated the language of science-traditionally deemed the remit of liberalism-to gain a foothold in their ongoing cultural war. Finally, I also allude the thought of Émile Durkheim so as to show that Porfirian conservativism ultimately aimed to sacralize the prevailing social order. |
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