La elite en entredicho: escándalos familiares, difamación y deshonor en Santiago de Chile en el ocaso del siglo XIX

2019 
A traves del contencioso proceso de separacion y de divorcio de dos sujetos de elite en el Santiago de Chile de fines del siglo XIX, en este articulo se analizan las formas de administrar el escandalo en un contexto historico en el que la asimilacion del honor a la reputacion otorgo mayor visibilidad a este fenomeno. Entendiendo que el escandalo no surgia solo del hecho transgresivo en si mismo, sino de su representacion como suceso escandaloso por una sociedad que actuaba activamente en su construccion, se propone que este estuvo sujeto a una serie de usos e intereses. Esto ultimo permite poner en evidencia los mecanismos mediante los cuales los sujetos historicos intentaron elaborar o evitar, construir o controlar y, luego, administrar en beneficio propio las repercusiones del conocimiento publico de practicas que podrian ser catalogadas de escandalosas, incidiendo en la definicion de su imagen social.The Elite in Crisis: Family Scandals, Defamation and Dishonor in Santiago, Chile at the End of the 19th CenturyAbstractAfter the contentious process of separation and divorce of two members of the elite in Santiago, Chile, at the end of the 19th century, this article analyzes how the scandal was dealt with in a historical context where the assimilation of honor within reputation gave greater visibility to this phenomenon. With the understanding that the scandal did not arise merely due to the transgressive event but from its representation as a scandalous event by a societyparticipating actively in its construction, it is proposed that this scandal was subject to a number of uses and interests. This brings to light the mechanisms by which historical figures attempted to create or avoid, construct or control, and manage for one’s own benefit the repercussions of public knowledge of practices that could be considered scandalous, thus influencing the definition of one’s own social image.Keywords: scandal, honor, defamation, emotions
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