sexual objectification and the male gaze by laura mulvey (1975)
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Sexual Objectification and the Male
Gaze
Sexual Objectification and the Male
Gaze (Laura Mulvey 1975)(Laura Mulvey 1975)
• Definition of Voyeurism: Erotic pleasures gained from looking at a sexual object (who is unaware of being watched).
• Presence of women solely for the purpose of display (rather than a narrative function).
• Female on display is passive and objectified for a male gaze regardless of viewers gender.
• Voyeuristic treatment of female body in ‘male’ videos - use of dancers as adornments to the male ego.
• Voyeuristic treatment of female body in ‘male’ videos - use of dancers as adornments to the male ego.
• The inclusion of women for display is a staple element in music video's - across all genres
• Women connote to-be-looked-at-ness and are the object of the male gaze.
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