Promotion of Bauk FemiNauk comics and panel lecture
At the Department of General Cultural Studies of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Zenica, a promotion of the Bauk Feminauk Edition comic was held, in cooperation with the Transcultural Psychosocial Foundation and within the framework of the IKDE initiative for creative dialogue and education project.
TPO Foundation Sarajevo aims to contribute to the development of democratic civil society through the implementation of research, educational and peace programs and activities.
16 days of activism is a worldwide campaign against violence against women. It is celebrated in over 100 countries around the world. It starts on November 25th with the Day Against Violence Against Women and ends on December 10th with the International Human Rights Day.
As part of this campaign and the Initiative for Creative Dialogue and Education IKDE project, the TPO Foundation organizes the promotion of comics for young people, Bauk FemiNauk and Nira. The comic Bauk FemiNauk was premiered at the Department of General Cultural Studies of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Zenica.
One of the authors, Nermina Trbonja, and comic artist Jakov Čaušević spoke about the comic.
Edition Bauk FemiNauk group Brkate's aim is to provoke people to question prejudices about feminism, gender equality and the position of women in contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina through humorous comic situations. society, because often even the accidental mention of the word feminism causes a wave of stereotypical reactions. Those who know very little about feminism are usually the fiercest critics, and the fundamental position of feminism is that women are also human and should have the same rights and opportunities as men.
Feminist doctrine is not really a specter, it's just that those in positions of power have made feminism a specter in order to prevent women from participating equally in all areas of life along with men. This edition is nothing more than a reflection of the situations that feminist activists, as well as all those who do not publicly express that identity but advocate for gender equality, encounter every day.
