Extension Rebellion. Perspectives of Participants
| dc.contributor.advisor | Schapendonk, Joris | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wilson, Catherina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Eitel, Valentin | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-09-02 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper investigates "Commemoractions," a social practice that both commemorates the deaths of clandestine border crossers and challenges the European border regime. By forming transversal alliances, family members and friends of the deceased, supported by activists, resist the widespread public amnesia regarding deaths and disappearances at Europe's borders through creative and performative acts. Drawing on insights from memory studies and grassroots migration research, the paper explores how counter-memories of border deaths are constructed. Using a multi-method approach, this study incorporates empirical data from expert interviews, multi-sited participant observations, and qualitative interviews with activists to examine how memory-making is performed within Commemoractions. Framed by a Foucauldian conception of knowledge and memory, the study views Commemoractions as an effort by marginalized actors to assert their knowledges in public discourse. The paper unpacks the affective, political, and relational dimensions of memory-making in these acts of commemoration. While Commemoractions often succeed in integrating diverse actors into collective memory-making through participatory performances, the findings suggest that personal experiences are pivotal in shaping engagement with border deaths and violence. These experiences influence how memory is performed, and divergences in personal encounters with bordering can expose fragilities within emerging memory communities. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/18026 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.thesis.faculty | Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen | |
| dc.thesis.specialisation | specialisations::Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen::Master Human Geography::Conflicts, Territories and Identities | |
| dc.thesis.studyprogramme | studyprogrammes::Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen::Master Human Geography | |
| dc.thesis.type | Master | |
| dc.title | Extension Rebellion. Perspectives of Participants |
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