Working beyond the inclination to inaugurate alternative theoretical traditions alongside canonical sociology, this article demonstrates the value of recovering latent gender theory from within classic concepts—in this case, Weber’s “charisma.” Close readings of Weber reveal, (a) tools for theorizing extraordinary, non-masculinist agency, and, (b) clues that account for the conventional wisdom (popular and scholastic) that charisma is “not for women.” While contemporary movements may be tempted to eschew charismatic leadership per se because of legacies of dominance by men, there is value in Weber’s formulation, which anticipated the performative turn in social theory that would destabilize biologistic gender ontologies. Value in this exchange also flows back to Weber: by confronting his intermittent tendency to describe charisma in terms that we now recognize as “customs of manly power,” we reveal heretofore unseen imperfections (i.e., traditionalist modes of legitimation) in his ideal-type. This engagement thus demonstrates an empowering mutuality between contemporary gender theory and “the classics.” The article ends by theorising the nexus of gender and charisma in the case of Trump, pointing to possibilities for vitiating Donald Trump’s charisma, as well as for anti-Trumpian charisma.

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性别与魅力

除了在规范社会学的基础上开创替代理论传统的倾向之外，本文还展示了从经典概念中恢复潜在性别理论的价值——在这种情况下，韦伯的“魅力”。仔细阅读韦伯会发现，(a) 将非凡的、非男性化的能动性理论化的工具，以及 (b) 解释传统智慧（流行和学术）的线索，即魅力“不适合女性”。尽管由于男性统治的遗产，当代运动可能倾向于避开魅力型领导本身，但韦伯的表述是有价值的，它预测了社会理论的表演转向，这将破坏生物学性别本体论的稳定性。这种交换中的价值也流回了韦伯：通过面对他断断续续地用我们现在承认的“男子气概的权力习惯”来描述魅力的倾向，我们揭示了他的理想类型中迄今为止看不见的缺陷（即传统主义的合法化模式）。因此，这种参与展示了当代性别理论与“经典”之间的相互促进。文章最后对特朗普的性别和魅力之间的关系进行了理论化，指出了削弱唐纳德特朗普魅力以及反特朗普魅力的可能性。