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Nelly Bekus-Goncharova
is a Belarusian publicist and sociologist living in Warsaw, Poland. Author of numerous articles on Belarusian identity and politics, Soviet childhood, migration, gender, art, and photography.
She holds a PhD degree in sociology obtained at the Polish Academy of Sciences. Member of European Cultural Parliament.
In 2003, recipient of a Milena Jesenská Fellowship, jointly awarded by the Institute for Human Sciences (Vienna) and the European Cultural Foundation (Amsterdam). In 2004 and 2005 she was a writer in residence within the programme of the City of Asylum Foundation, Amsterdam.
Eurozine Articles
Living in visa territory
The extent of a person's freedom is determined by the status of their passport. For people outside the EU's charmed circle, travelling not only earns them the distrust of the country they wish to leave, but also of the country they wish to enter. [more]
The well-dressed people of Belarus
Why dressing extravagantly can be a way of coming to terms with the socialist past. [more]
An invisible wall
The hidden factor of Belarusian reality
Who is to blame for the political stagnation in Belarus? [more]