An Authoritarian Spectacle
Visual Biopolitics and the Dramaturgy of the Poland-Belarus Border Migration Crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2163640 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aliaksei Kazharski (0000-0002-9782-7746, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 373-396 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Visual Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0894-9468 • E-ISSN: 1545-5920 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08949468.2023.2207452 |
| OpenAlex | W4388874190 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article analyzes the 2021–22 migration crisis at the EU-Belarus border through the conceptual lens of visual biopolitics. Based on data available from the regime-run media in Belarus it demonstrates how the engineered crisis was a case of authoritarian dramaturgy relying on numerous visual representations of migrants. The carefully staged authoritarian spectacle exploits both the vulnerability and grievability of refugee life, and the regime’s role as a self-appointed sovereign exercising comprehensive biopolitical care and protection over the population of migrants stranded at the border between Belarus and Poland
Art · Authoritarianism · Biopower · Democracy · Economic history · Foregrounding · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spectacle · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · History · Law · Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |