THE MALE GAZE WHAT IS THE MALE GAZE

WHAT IS THE MALE GAZE? Definition: When a viewer imposes their unwanted or objectifying

WHERE DO YOU SEE THE MALE GAZE? o The Male Gaze is EVERYWHERE! Movies,

WHAT DOES THE MALE GAZE LOOK LIKE? o The Male Gaze is demonstrated mainly

THE MALE GAZE AND SCOPOPHILIA The cinema (any media outlet today) offer a number

Today, almost all the images we see in the media are altered (mainly

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE ALTER THE MALE GAZE? o Take a look at the

LET’S DISCUSS! o Where do you recognize the Male Gaze the most in your

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THE MALE GAZE

WHAT IS THE MALE GAZE? Definition: When a viewer imposes their unwanted or objectifying gaze upon an image The Male Gaze is an unequal power relationship between the viewer and the viewed (or the gazer and the gazed. ) This “gaze” is typically shown through the lens (framework) of a heterosexual, white male

WHERE DO YOU SEE THE MALE GAZE? o The Male Gaze is EVERYWHERE! Movies, television, the internet, advertising, etc… o Laura Mulvey helped to introduce the concept of the Male Gaze in her essay, Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema… o “In film, the male gaze occurs when the audience is put into the perspective of a heterosexual man”

WHAT DOES THE MALE GAZE LOOK LIKE? o The Male Gaze is demonstrated mainly through images of passive or seductive women as well as hypersexualized or “un-whole” parts of women. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=PTlmho_Rov. Y

THE MALE GAZE AND SCOPOPHILIA The cinema (any media outlet today) offer a number of possible pleasures, such as scopophilia. Scopophilia = looking (at an image) itself is a source of pleasure. In other words, receiving some type of erotic pleasure through looking. Scopophilia is part of the Male Gaze in the sense that it allows the viewer to objectify and use an image for a sense of pleasure and power.

Today, almost all the images we see in the media are altered (mainly through Photoshop) to adhere to an aspect of the male gaze… http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=i. Yh. Cn 0 jf 46 U http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=17 j 5 Qz. F 3 kq. E http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=w. Bb. SNn. Gm. Pfw&f eature=youtu. be

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE ALTER THE MALE GAZE? o Take a look at the following pictures…. o One photo is of the Male Gaze while the other photo tries to take out/alter the Male Gaze.

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LET’S DISCUSS! o Where do you recognize the Male Gaze the most in your life? o Should the media be regulated in how they portray sexuality, especially for women? o How might the Male Gaze perpetuate violence in society? o Questions on Mulvey’s article?