Signs of Protest: The Moral Monday Activist Identity
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Welsh, Nicole
- Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract
- This thesis examines the construction of the activist identity at the Moral Monday movements that occurred over the summer of 2013 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Since the beginning of the Moral Monday movement, over 900 individuals have been arrested in protest of the new legislation that they believe to be “immoral” and detrimental to North Carolina. The Moral Monday movement was able to grow dramatically throughout the summer due to the structuring of the activist identity, that accessibly allows frustrated citizens a space in that they can be transformed into activists. Through the analysis of field notes and forty-four images of poster signs, this thesis analyzes both the process of becoming a Moral Monday activist, as well as the influence of the Moral Monday protesters in shaping the movement. It is crucial to analyze the foundational elements of this movement to gain a better sense of where this movement is headed.
- Date of publication
- spring 2014
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- Funding: None
- Advisor
- Peacock, James L.
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Honors level
- Highest Honors
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Extent
- 75
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