The Female Gaze – Girlgaze
Perspective is an intriguing concept. One that many of us take for granted. But then again, should we be surprised by this? After all, we can only see the world from our own eyes. Perhaps this is the reason why we’re so obsessed with stories: we’re desperate to see the world in another light; to see what we can’t see; to experience something new. However, a quick look back through the history of the Arts and it’s plain to see that we’re often (if not always!) looking through the eyes of men. In 1975, Laura Mulvey authored an essay called ‘Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’… Read more
Perspective is an intriguing concept. One that many of us take for granted. But then again, should we be surprised by this? After all, we can only see the world from our own eyes. Perhaps this is the reason why we’re so obsessed with stories: we’re desperate to see the world in another light; to see what we can’t see; to experience something new. However, a quick look back through the history of the Arts… Read more
 looking through the eyes of men. In 1975, Laura Mulvey authored an essay called ‘Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’ that developed the term ‘the male gaze’ to shine a light on this very issue. She argued that there are three perspectives in play here: the person behind the camera; the characters within the representation; and the spectator. When you see that men occupy all three spaces, it’s not hard to notice that cinematic discourse is so male dominated leading to countless scenes of scopophilia and voyeurism. So, are we really that obsessed […]&picture=https://www.alamy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Girlgaze.jpg&?utm_source=social&utm_content=website-share&utm_campaign=The Female Gaze – Girlgaze&utm_medium=facebook)
