Rest as resistance : a Métis-feminist analysis of the relevance of rest in activism
department or school: Arts and Social Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Pierson, Danielle (Dani)
issued: 2024-05-01T22:04:37Z
issued: 2024
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Understanding rest and care as integral parts of activist and community organizations has been central to Black feminist and disability activist spaces for many years. Written from my perspective as a Métis-settler student and researcher invested in activist projects, this thesis intends to articulate a theory of Rest as Resistance from a Métis-feminist perspective. In this theory, I intend to illuminate a response to the deeply exhausting ways that the settler state has (historically and presently) attempted to harm Indigenous communities. This response sees rest not as succumbing to these oppressive powers but as a tool to actively resist them. In using the reflective and feminist methodology of auto-theory, combined with practice-based methods where rest is both the topic and the methodology, I aim to elucidate how a theory of Rest as Resistance may support ongoing anti- and de-colonial action. I begin with a thorough synthesis of the work of scholars, writers, and artists who have been grappling with questions of productivity and rest through varied theoretical and personal lenses. Next, utilizing reflexive methods, I name two tenets of a distinct Métis theory of Rest as Resistance: first, following Black feminist theories of Rest as Resistance, rest becomes resistance when it refuses colonial and capitalist standards and expectations of productivity. Second, rest becomes resistance when it centres knowledge and relationships that colonial capitalism attempts to devalue, discredit, or destroy. I explore these tenets through critical and creative considerations of visiting with Land and artmaking as practices of rest.
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note: REST AS RESISTANCE: A MÉTIS-FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF THE RELEVANCE OF REST IN ACTIVISM by Danielle (Dani) Pierson B.A., University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2022 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Interdisciplinary Studies) (Power, Conflict, and Ideas) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) April 2024 © Danielle (Dani) Pierson, 2024 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: Rest As Resistance: A Métis-Feminist Analysis of the Relevance of Rest in Activism submitted by Danielle (Dani) Pierson in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts . Dr. Ilya Parkins, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisor Dr. Gabrielle Legault, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Onyx Sloan Morgan, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Anita Girvan, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies University Examiner iii Abstract Understanding rest and care as integral parts of activist and community organizations has been central to Black feminist and disability activist spaces for many years. Written from my perspective as a Métis-settler student and researcher invested in activist projects, this thesis intends to articulate a theory of Rest as Resistance from a Métis-feminist perspective. In this theory, I intend to illuminate a response to the deeply exhausting ways that the settler state has (historically and presently) attempted to harm Indigenous communities. This response sees rest not as succumbing to these oppressive powers but as a tool to actively resist them. In using the reflective and feminist methodology of auto-theory, combined with practice-based methods where rest is both the topic and the methodology, I aim to elucidate how a theor…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2024-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0442081
language: eng
degree discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Parkins, Ilya
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88146