Lost in Translation?: Pussy Riot Solidarity Activism and the Danger of Perpetuating North/Western Hegemonies

This article critically discusses solidarity actions in support of Pussy Riot within the global North/West, arguing that most solidarity projects within popular culture as well as within the queer-feminist counterculture are based on a lopsided interpretation of Pussy Riot as Russian version of Riot...

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Authors: Wiedlack, Katharina (Author) ; Neufeld, Masha (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2014]
In: Religion & gender
Year: 2014, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 145-165
Further subjects:B Queer Theory
B Feminist Theory
B Pussy Riot
B Solidarity
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