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. To receive support, activists narrate their stories in a manner that aligns with the project-based logic of applications for support. Proving personal un-wellness and committing to getting better through short-term actions, activists design their requests for support as contributions to their continued engagement in activism, submitting to a position where exit from activism is impossible.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-197120 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Snizhko, Yana |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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