The Performative Practices in Politics: The Ukrainian Maidan and its Carnivalization

Shevchuk, Dmytro and Karpovets, Maksym (2020) The Performative Practices in Politics: The Ukrainian Maidan and its Carnivalization. Symposion, Volume 7, Issue 1. pp. 85-97.

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Abstract

Performance theory is one of the methods that can explain dynamic and
unpredictable social phenomena. The basics of our research are to be found in the
artistic practices that destroyed previous classical patterns in art, while overcoming
its boundaries. Accordingly, performance as a practical phenomenon has become the
basis for a theoretical explanation of different political processes with carnival
nature that influence and change social reality. This article proves that the Maidan in
Kiev had a performative nature as well, which developped spontaneously due to its
active involvement of the human body and the release of unconscious elements. It is
claimed that the use of performative practices inside the Maidan allowed to
overcome the totalitarian vertical logic of power, realizing democratic ideals and
overcoming nihilism. Therefore, we suggest that performative theory can be applied
to similar carnival political, social, and cultural phenomena, revealing their
procedural and creative substance.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	performative theory, performance, politics, the Maidan, carnivalization, power
Subjects:	by fields of science > Philosophy
Divisions:	The College of Humanities
Depositing User:	Галина Цеп'юк
Date Deposited:	17 Jun 2020 06:46
Last Modified:	17 Jun 2020 06:46
URI:	https://eprints.oa.edu.ua/id/eprint/8311

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