Pregnant Thoughts

Abstract

My thesis work explores pregnancy as a lived experience with deep cultural connotations. It looks at aspects of how pregnancy feels and is experienced differently depending on circumstances and perspective. This research uses the pregnant female body to explore issues of difference. The work seeks to create a dialogue with the viewer on issues that are central to resolving inequality in society. Pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, and the necessary cultural support are the focus of the fourth wave of the women’s movement and its continuing push for equity and justice.