Cyberfeminism Is Not...
Cyberfeminism Is Not… is a research-led project examining the intersections of gender, technology, and digital culture. Developed as a group inquiry, the project investigates how cyberfeminist thinkers and collectives challenged patriarchal structures embedded within technological systems.
Rather than producing a fixed definition, the project adopts negation as method. It positions cyberfeminism as fluid, contested, and resistant to categorization.
MA
Graphic Design Communication
Design Frameworks Symposium
2024
Research FRAMEWORK
The inquiry focused on the origins of cyberfeminism, its relationship to gendered technological power, and the role of manifestos and collective practice in shaping the movement. Through archival texts, artworks, and theoretical writings, we traced cyberfeminism’s emergence in the 1990s as both critical discourse and cultural intervention.
Across our research, a consistent pattern emerged: cyberfeminism resists essentialist definitions. It destabilizes binaries, challenges technological determinism, and exposes how digital systems encode social hierarchies. Rather than offering clarity through fixed terminology, it sustains ambiguity as strategy. Hybridity, contradiction, and collective authorship function not as stylistic choices but as political methods.
KEY REFERENCES/WORK
PERFORMANCE SCROLL
The project culminated in a large-format scroll titled Cyberfeminism Is Not…. Instead of defining the movement, the scroll articulated what it rejects. The act of unfolding the scroll functioned as a performative gesture, extending refusal through duration and space. The format referenced manifesto culture while intentionally resisting closure.
Zine as Archive
Accompanying the performance was a printed zine designed as a portable archive. It compiled key references, excerpts, and critical annotations, translating theoretical research into a tactile object. The zine extended the discourse beyond presentation, bridging digital theory and physical medium.
OUTCOME
Cyberfeminism Is Not… positions cyberfeminism as an ongoing critical method rather than a closed historical movement. It foregrounds how digital infrastructures shape identity, labor, and visibility, and asserts that feminist inquiry must continually interrogate those systems. The project remains deliberately open-ended, sustaining negation as both conceptual and formal strategy.