My master's thesis explores the history of feminism, the relevance of feminism in
contemporary times and the elements in society that deepen the gender divide. I look in detail
at the tabooisation and abjectness of menstrual blood and explore the ways in which this topic
has been introduced into public discourse through art.
In the theoretical part I present the definition of gender according to Simone de Beauvoir, the
problem of the representation of the female body, the history of feminism and postfeminism
as a result of neoliberal political environments, the form of hostility against the female
gender, and more specifically, the manosphere and the social and historical view of
menstruation.
In the practical part, I present a sound installation that, with its elements and security,
encourages an open discourse on menstruation and subjective reflection through meditative
interaction.
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