Carnival and caricature: Javier Milei and populism in Argentina

10 years is a long time in politics. In 2015, Javier Milei was a professor of economics making occasional appearances on Argentinian TV programmes. Today, he is more commonly seen wielding prop chainsaws as Argentina's Libertarian president.

Dr Sara Garcia Santamaria of the University of Bristol speaks with as again about masculinity, memeability, and Milei's version of and populism through the lens of Carnivale. After all, what's a strongman without a circus?

Find more of Dr Santamaria's work on ResearchGate

Listen to her previous episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/582022/17469780