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1. 1. PATCHING THE MOVEMENT : Belarusian feminists’ experiences of well-being support

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

   Author : Yana Snizhko; [2022]
   Keywords : feminist activism; development cooperation; well-being;

   Abstract : The current study intends to investigate how processes related to acquiring well-being support are experienced by feminist activists in Belarus and what are the key ideas and notions in their statements. As a result of collected interviews and performed discourse analysis on the empirical material, the author has concluded that activists position themselves within the notion of productive “activism” where burn-out is considered to be a negative, yet normalized part of activist engagement. READ MORE

3. 2. “I can’t stop being an activist” : study on mediated activism and social change in Belarusian LGBT+ community

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

   Author : Yana Snizhko; [2018]
   Keywords : mediated activism; LGBT activism; collective connective action; social media; Belarus; ;

   Abstract : During the last five years mediated activism dedicated to LGBT+ issues in Belarus has flourished despite restrictive context: several new online initiatives, including a media project, have been launched. The current study investigates how one of the most politically underprivileged and marginalized groups – LGBT+ activists – make use of online social media to advocate for positive social and political modification in the Belarusian society. READ MORE