Fear and Resistance in Belarus and Tunisia: Webinar Talk by Craig Brown

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The Resistance Studies Initiative (RSI) Speaker Series will host Craig Brown on Thursday, Feb. 25, at noon, for a webinar talk, “Fear and Resistance in Belarus and Tunisia.”

Craig Brown is an RSI and sociology departmental affiliate at UMass Amherst. He is an Assistant Editor of the Journal of Resistance Studies and board member of the European Peace Research Association. His Ph.D. assessed the methods of resistance during the 2011 Tunisian Revolution.

The event’s abstract is as follows:

The resistance actions in the wake of Belarus’ 2020 presidential election have now been occurring for around six months. Early on in this process, much was made in the media and among some resisters of a 'barrier of fear' to open resistance against the regime being dismantled or dropping away. There are striking similarities with the rhetoric around the barrier of fear during the 2010/11 Tunisian revolution. This presentation explores how Belarusian and Tunisian resisters characterize and explain fear, and explores fear's deeper relationship to resistance.

Registration is required for participation, which is free and open to the public.