Stanislav Yevstifeyev | University of Tartu (original) (raw)
Tartu University Postgraduate with MA in EU & RUS studies, specializing in political semiotics
Supervisors: Andreas Ventsel and Katarina Damčević
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Thesis Chapters by Stanislav Yevstifeyev
Tartu University, 2019
The present thesis explores how the artistic practices can challenge the status quo of the hegemo... more The present thesis explores how the artistic practices can challenge the status quo of the hegemonic discourse and raise the awareness among masses about the socio-political issues. This work primarily focuses on the artistic projects of the Russian contemporary artist Pyotr Pavlensky and attempts to investigate how Pavlensky undermines the legitimacy of the state apparatus by employing artistic means. A discursive analysis of Pavlensky's interviews and lectures, as well as his commentaries are used in the research to accomplish the stated tasks.
The relevance of the topic of how artistic practices can serve counter-hegemony is justified by the fact that Russian as an authoritarian state employs oppressive and controlling strategies to retain its power and dominance within domestic public discourse. The political forms of art are illustrative instances of resistance against the oppressive regime which can produce a shift in the balance of power relations. Though, this shift might not result immediately, it still can figure in the public discourse and thus not only raise the awareness of the civil society about the social issues, but also it has a potential to engage the social groups of the common political interests into political discourse. In the raised discourse, the oppressed individuals acquire their voices through those who support them, as it is in case of political dissidents who are placed under the custody or forced psychiatric treatment. Political activists and artists can draw people’s attention the political dissidents against whom the forced use of psychiatric treatment is applied, and in doing this political dissidents and inmates acquire “representation” in a public discourse, thus mediating their needs and demands for justice.
The discourse analysis conducted in the work illustrates how Pavlensky unveils the oppressive and manipulative character of the hegemonic state apparatus. Once the mechanisms of control and manipulation become unobscured the state apparatus is subjected to the critique for the abuse of power. From the analyzed data, namely interviews, lectures and Manifesto it becomes evident what are the techniques the state uses as well as through which institutions it exercises its power over the subjects. The presented results allow to see what role performs the political artist and how they contribute into the public discourse.
Keywords: Pavlensky, Russia, hegemony, counter-hegemony, political art, artistic practices, state apparatus
Tartu University, 2019
The present thesis explores how the artistic practices can challenge the status quo of the hegemo... more The present thesis explores how the artistic practices can challenge the status quo of the hegemonic discourse and raise the awareness among masses about the socio-political issues. This work primarily focuses on the artistic projects of the Russian contemporary artist Pyotr Pavlensky and attempts to investigate how Pavlensky undermines the legitimacy of the state apparatus by employing artistic means. A discursive analysis of Pavlensky's interviews and lectures, as well as his commentaries are used in the research to accomplish the stated tasks.
The relevance of the topic of how artistic practices can serve counter-hegemony is justified by the fact that Russian as an authoritarian state employs oppressive and controlling strategies to retain its power and dominance within domestic public discourse. The political forms of art are illustrative instances of resistance against the oppressive regime which can produce a shift in the balance of power relations. Though, this shift might not result immediately, it still can figure in the public discourse and thus not only raise the awareness of the civil society about the social issues, but also it has a potential to engage the social groups of the common political interests into political discourse. In the raised discourse, the oppressed individuals acquire their voices through those who support them, as it is in case of political dissidents who are placed under the custody or forced psychiatric treatment. Political activists and artists can draw people’s attention the political dissidents against whom the forced use of psychiatric treatment is applied, and in doing this political dissidents and inmates acquire “representation” in a public discourse, thus mediating their needs and demands for justice.
The discourse analysis conducted in the work illustrates how Pavlensky unveils the oppressive and manipulative character of the hegemonic state apparatus. Once the mechanisms of control and manipulation become unobscured the state apparatus is subjected to the critique for the abuse of power. From the analyzed data, namely interviews, lectures and Manifesto it becomes evident what are the techniques the state uses as well as through which institutions it exercises its power over the subjects. The presented results allow to see what role performs the political artist and how they contribute into the public discourse.
Keywords: Pavlensky, Russia, hegemony, counter-hegemony, political art, artistic practices, state apparatus