Our group presented our interpretation of "Male Gaze". We mainly wanted to focus on Laura Mulvey's theory. We thought it was important to share her because she is famous for coining this term "Male Gaze". She is famous for highlighting the sexism that exists in the film industry and highlighted psychological theories such as scopophilia and identification with the image on the screen.
There was a short video pertaining to this idea of the male gaze in Hollywood. Television shows we watch regularly portray this idea, and the video made many recognize the "head to toe" camera technique of depicting the female character on screen. The male gaze is acknowledged in this way.
The presentation also portrayed images from two different time eras that portray the same male gaze that still haunts society and females of today. It's important to recognize that the male gaze still exists in society, in order for us to change it and do something about it.
Finally we posed this question of "Is there a female gaze"? Our group researched online, and through the discussion of the class, the conclusion has been made that the female gaze is the male gaze. Females view men how men view themselves. Or females behave in a way males want them to behave as.
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