Kovács Kitana
Interaction Design MA
Masterwork
SEAM - A Kintsugi inspired therapy support tool for processing gender-based microaggression
SEAM is a therapeutic support tool that uses the metaphor of kintsugi to help women process and heal from the emotional impact of gender-based microaggressions, through a combination of digital and physical rituals.
Thesis
Bridges Over Bruises - Coping and building resilience after gender microaggression
This thesis explores how gendered microaggressions—subtle but persistent forms of sexism—function as psychological microtraumas, and proposes resilience-building strategies and inclusive design interventions to support affected individuals.
Supervisor
Tamás Fogarasy
Masterwork consultant
Ákos Csertán
Masterwork opponent
Benedek Gulyás
Thesis consultant
Dr. Bernadett Palkó-Arndt
Thesis opponent
Polgár Petra Ibolya