Laura Mulvey - Male Gaze Theory
Looks at how the audience view women who are presented in the media. she states that women are there to be seen and that the use of camera portrays them as sexual objects through shot types and movement. Her focuses are how men look at women from images, how women look at themselves from images and how women look at other women from images. Do they also see them as sexual objects or unrealistic ideologies that they're supposed to conform to?
she states that the 'Male Gaze' focuses on emphasising the curves of the female body to make them 'more attractive', they refer to women as objects rather than people, women are often sexualised ad seen as objects and viewed based on sexual desire and the way they look.
The 'Male Gaze' describes how the audience or viewer is put into the perspective of a heterosexual male. This means that the camera is focused on the curves of a female's body.
She states that in film women are usually the objects rather than the possessors, the camera uses particular women in an idealistic view, some women may disagree with this use of camera yet others may feel liberated. she also states that the female gaze is the same as the male gaze in that women look at themselves through the eyes of men.
A downfall of her theory is that men are also sexualised in media aswell and she doesn't take this into account. They can also be seen in this way. Only mainstream music conforms to the sexualisation. Women are seen as sexual objects in the media and are there for voyeuristic pleasure. However they may like to represent themselves in this way to make themselves feel powerful and desirable to both males and females.
she states that the 'Male Gaze' focuses on emphasising the curves of the female body to make them 'more attractive', they refer to women as objects rather than people, women are often sexualised ad seen as objects and viewed based on sexual desire and the way they look.
The 'Male Gaze' describes how the audience or viewer is put into the perspective of a heterosexual male. This means that the camera is focused on the curves of a female's body.
She states that in film women are usually the objects rather than the possessors, the camera uses particular women in an idealistic view, some women may disagree with this use of camera yet others may feel liberated. she also states that the female gaze is the same as the male gaze in that women look at themselves through the eyes of men.
A downfall of her theory is that men are also sexualised in media aswell and she doesn't take this into account. They can also be seen in this way. Only mainstream music conforms to the sexualisation. Women are seen as sexual objects in the media and are there for voyeuristic pleasure. However they may like to represent themselves in this way to make themselves feel powerful and desirable to both males and females.
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