Upload
others
View
29
Download
1
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
LAURAMULVEY–MALEGAZEVisualPleasures&Narra7veCinema1973
• Womenincinemareflectbackthegazeofamaleviewer.• Societyispatriarchal.(dominatedbymen)• MaleGazereflectsthesepatriarchalvalues.• Malegazeisvoyeuris7c(=mo;vatedbysexualdesire)Appliestorepresenta;onsofwomeninthemedia.Canalsoapplytomediarepresenta;onsofmenbutpatriarchymeansthepowerbalanceworksinmen’sfavour.
JohnBerger1972WaysofSeeingInart(….)menact,womenappearawomanmustcon;nuallywatchherself.Sheisalmostcon;nuallyaccompaniedbyherownimageofherself.
Menlookatwomen.Womenwatchthemselvesbeinglookedat.
JohnBergerWaysofSeeing1972
“Awomanmustcon;nuallywatchherself.Sheisalmostcon;nuallyaccompaniedbyherownimageofherself.Whilstsheiswalkingacrossaroomorwhilstsheisweepingatthedeathofherfather,shecanscarcelyavoidenvisagingherselfwalkingorweeping.Fromearliestchildhoodshehasbeentaughtandpersuadedtosurveyherselfcon;nually.Andsoshecomestoconsiderthesurveyorandthesurveyedwithinherasthetwocons;tuentyetalwaysdis;nctelementsofheriden;tyasawoman.Shehastosurveyeverythingsheisandeverythingshedoesbecausehowsheappearstomen,isofcrucialimportanceforwhatisnormallythoughtofasthesuccessofherlife.Herownsenseofbeinginherselfissupplantedbyasenseofbeingappreciatedasherselfbyanother....Onemightsimplifythisbysaying:menactandwomenappear.Menlookatwomen.Womenwatchthemselvesbeinglookedat.Thisdeterminesnotonlymostrela;onsbetweenmenandwomenbutalsotherela;onofwomentothemselves.Thesurveyorofwomaninherselfismale:thesurveyedfemale.Thussheturnsherselfintoanobject--andmostpar;cularlyanobjectofvision:asight.”
JudithButlerGenderTrouble1992
• 3rdWavefeminism• Genderisaresultofcondi;oning(learnedbehaviourbasedonpressuretoconformtosociety’sexpecta;ons)
• genderistheresultofakindofperformance–asetofroles,behavioursandiden;;eswornlikeclothestocreateanimpression
• thebasisof‘QueerTheory’
JudithButler(2)
Genderisaperformanceorratheritisperforma;ve(notabouttakingonarole=performance)butcrea;nganimpressionandaniden;tyGenderisculturallyimposedandsociallyconstructed.Genderinvolvesritualandrou;ne.Rejectsbinaryoppositesofgay/straight;male/female.Genderisfluidandlinkedtoideasofmul;pleiden;;es.ThisisaPostmodernview,basedontheblurringofboundariesbetweentradi;onal(binary)opposites
LiesbetVanZoonenInfluencedbyJudithButler(GenderTrouble)Inpatriarchalcultures,thewaywomenareobjec;fiedisdifferentfromthewaymenareobjec;fied.Genderisaboutperformingroles,condi;oningandconformingtoexpecta;ons.Ourideasaboutmasculinityandfemininityareformedbyculturalandsocialexpecta;ons.Gendernormschangeover;meanddependoncultural,historicalandsocialcontext.TheInternethasallowedfluidandvariedversionsofgenderiden;;estoflourish.
Discussrepresenta;onsofgenderonafrontcoverintermsofBerger,Mulvey,ButlerandVanZoonen
seeifyoucanwrite80-100wordsaboutyourchosencover.Usearangeoftheorists.