Feminist self-defense combines psychological defense and physical defense. During a self-defense class, prevention of assaults and preparation for resistance are key lessons. A woman can learn about existing techniques for physical defense, but once she finds herself in a critical situation, emotions will have a pivotal role in the action outcome. Being mentally prepared increases the chances of defending oneself with a successful outcome. For HCI researchers in embodied interaction design, it is essential to pay attention to both the emotional and bodily experiences in feminist self-defense. In this study, I explore the emotional and embodied experiences of feminist self-defense through a case study to investigate how these can inform the development of a movement-based design. The findings suggest that three aspects are central to the participants' experiences: empowerment, awareness, and mindset. Based on these three aspects, the study highlights implications for future work in the feminist self-defense design space. These implications include five qualities of bodily and emotional experiences to consider in movement-based interaction design for feminist self-defense. The five qualities are agency and control, feedback and self-reflection, providing suitable information, social sharing and collaborative growth, and interactive environment practices.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-532446 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Moberg, Rosanna |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informatik och media |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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