Belarus’s Sound Body

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ID22134259
AuthorsJustin Eckstein (0000-0002-6343-2703, Pacific Lutheran University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume9
Issue5
Pages141
Publication date2024-09-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2409-9287 • E-ISSN: 2409-9287
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/philosophies9050141
OpenAlexW4402280015
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited24

This study delves into the creative protest tactics of Belarusian activists in 2011, highlighting their use of “sound bodies” created through clapping to challenge authoritarian constraints. The research posits that these ethereal sound bodies exert significant normative pressure on the regime by challenging the regime’s legitimacy. By analyzing the clapping protests as civil disobedience, this study illustrates the effectiveness of this non-visual form of protest in compelling the authoritarian regime to address the collective call for change. Through this lens, this paper contributes a nuanced understanding of how decentralized protest strategies, particularly those leveraging sound, can serve as potent mechanisms for challenging oppressive governance in a digitally connected global landscape. This essay thus intervenes into the realms of argumentation theory and sound studies

Acoustics · Physics · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · German History and Society · Rhetoric and Communication Studies

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