Abstracts
Abstract
The paper addresses the notions of interruption and exhaustion in relation to the 2020–21 anti-governmental uprising in Belarus. It examines various forms of protesting, such as marches, neighbourhood gatherings and strikes from a feminist perspective. It focuses on the dynamics of visibility and opacity, social reproduction and politicization of mundane gestures, and on questioning the notion of revolutionary event and its temporalities.
Keywords:
- exhaustion,
- interruption,
- care strike,
- 2020-21 protest in Belarus,
- choreographies of protest,
- rhythms of resistance
Résumé
L’article aborde les notions d’interruption et d’épuisement relativement au soulèvement contre le gouvernement de 2020 et 2021 en Biélorussie. Il examine différentes formes de protestation, telles que les marches, les rassemblements de quartier et les grèves, d’un point de vue féministe. Il met l’accent sur les dynamiques de la visibilité et de l’opacité, de la reproduction sociale et de la politisation de gestes anodins ainsi que sur la remise en cause de la notion d’événement révolutionnaire et de ses temporalités.
Mots-clés :
- épuisement,
- interruption,
- grève des soins,
- protestations de 2020 et 2021 en Biélorussie,
- chorégraphies de la protestation
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