Do-it-yourself lifestyle movements in grassroots activist communities: A case study of Brisbane, Australia
Journal of sociology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 9, 2024
In
this
article,
we
draw
on
the
concepts
of
lifestyle
movements
and
Do-It-Yourself
culture
to
explore
activist
identity
practice
among
grassroots
groups
in
Brisbane,
Australia.
Although
ethos
is
often
conceptualised
terms
countercultural
ideology
linking
music,
politics
aesthetics,
examine
it
here
as
a
core
characteristic
creative
resistance
organising.
We
present
case
study
an
blockade
camp
emerging
during
COVID-19
lockdown
Brisbane
2020
lifestyles
Australian
context
reflect
possibilities
radicalisation
collective
affinities
through
practices.
The
impact
early
socio-economic
disruptions
that
followed
provide
interesting
backdrop
against
which
development
within
social
movements.
Our
findings
illustrate
potential
beyond
localised
campaigns,
while
reinforcing
relevance
using
frameworks
theorise
culture.
Language: Английский
Activist work is care work: conceptualising resistance in Indonesia and the Philippines through feminist ethics
Feminist Theory,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 28, 2024
This
article
draws
on
interview
data
collected
in
2021
from
Indonesia
and
the
Philippines
to
argue
that
activist
work
should
fundamentally
be
understood
as
care
work.
The
first
part
of
advocates
for
a
novel
inductive
theorisation
intersectional
ethics
social
movement
studies
activist-centred
research.
second
utilises
this
conceptual
framework
discuss
paramount
role
women
grassroots
spaces
both
frontlines
behind
scenes.
stories
resistance
by
activists,
which
comprise
core
article,
help
illustrate
how
patriarchy
other
structures
power
may
simultaneously
subverted
reproduced
community
spaces.
Language: Английский