Laura Mulvey- Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema
Skim Reading and re-reading:
The sexual differences between genders, how we are controlled to see them in an erotic way
Women as a bearer of meaning instead of maker of meaning
Scopophilia
Modification of instinct through narcissism and ego, controlling and objectifying
Woman as image, man as bearer of the look
sexual imbalance as a result of pleasure in looking as female is passive, men are active
male gaze fantasy of the female figure
Reading thoroughly: I think Mulvey is explaining that we are forced to objectify women as they are heavily sexualised in the media. It's a modification of instincts as it has took a turn where narcissism and ego is involved which allows pleasure from objectifying another whilst being in a position of control. Not only does male gaze control womens gender role but it also narrative structure in texts which then deepens and continues the objectification.
Concepts:
Feminism
Male gaze
Key Quotes:
'How to fight the unconscious structured like a reality'
'An active/passive heterosexual division of labour has similarly controlled narrative structure'
Key Points:
Womens purpose is to be something to look at
Men as active and women as passive, different roles
It is a construct that has been applied in the media
Examples by author:
Marilyn Monroe
Examples in real life:
Beyonce believes when she performs, she is in control of her audience as she has chose to represent herself that way and is gaining financially from being in that position, therefore she sees it as a position of power.
Relation to illustration or essay theme:
This relates to current illustration projects I am doing about feminism, or feminism in general with illustration. My opinion of feminism is that women should be able to dress and do what they want as they are in control of themselves and the objectification from male gaze.
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