The Male Gaze
Laura mulvey coned the male gaze. She believes that in film audiences have to view characters from the perspective of a heterosexual male. The concept of gaze is one that deals with how audience views the people presented
For feminists it can be though of in 3 ways
- how men look at women
how women look at themselves
how women look at other women
Features of the male gaze -
the camera lingers on the curves of the female body
lingering on body parts
narrative from the male point of view
Use of the male gaze in everyday life -
some theorists also have noted the sexualising of the female body even in situations where female sexiness has nothing to do with the product being advertised.
Criticism of Mulvey and Gaze theory -
some women enjoy being looked at
the gaze can also be directed towards members of the same gender for several reasons, not all of which are sexual, such as in comparison of body image or in clothing.
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