Essays about: "Gaze theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 essays containing the words Gaze theory.

1. 1. Italy of the Grand Tour : The Representation of Italy in Two Novels

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Alessandra Sandoni; [2023]
   Keywords : italy; grand tour; henry james; e.m. forster; daisy miller; where angels fear to tread;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the representation of Italy and Italians in Henry James’ Daisy Miller and E.M. Forster’s Where Angels Fear to Tread. In a close reading of the two novels, with the use of the theory of the Triangle of Representation and the concept of Imperialist nostalgia, recurring themes in connection to the Grand Tour have been found. READ MORE

3. 2. The Game Of Nudity on Instagram: Four case studies about art and censorship

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sabine Svensson; [2023]
   Keywords : Agency; actor-network theory; art history; censorship; feminist studies; Instagram; the male gaze; nudity; pornography; Agens; aktör-nätverksteori; konstvetenskap; censur; feministiska studier; Instagram; den manliga blicken; nakenhet; pornografi;

   Abstract : The aim for this essay is, along with the four included case studies, is to examine the social media platform, Instagram's strict guidelines when it comes to showing nudity.  On the platform there is a certain double standard, artists as well as art institutions are censored, that is, they get pictures removed or their accounts blocked when they try to show works that have nudity depicted, but at the same time nudity exists on the platform, this essay wants to highlight the double standard by setting the example that images from accounts of celebrities, which show as much nudity as a work of art, if not more, are allowed to be available on the social platform. READ MORE

4. 3. Going To Bed Now: Dissociation Feminism and Implicit Critique in My Year of Rest and Relaxation

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Jonathan Bäckström; [2023]
   Keywords : Docile body; The Culture Industry; Dissociation Feminism; Femcel; Sedation; My Year of Rest and Relaxation; Ottessa Moshfegh;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to examine how the novel My Year of Rest and Relaxation (2018 / 2019) by Ottessa Moshfegh, through the lens of dissociative feminism, can be interpreted as a critique regarding commodification of the body. To explore this claim, I discuss the protagonist’s dissociative feminist behaviour in contrast to her friend Reva’s femcel-behaviour. READ MORE

5. 4. An Intersectional Feminist WAP Pt. 2 : A Unique Case Study of the WAP Music Video by Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Nicola Garoutte; [2023]
   Keywords : sexuality; Hip-Hop feminism; HIp-Hop feminist theory; female gaze; intersectionality; intersectional feminism; visual analysis;

   Abstract : Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion have no problem destroying the male gaze to empower women through the female gaze within the WAP music video. They both empower women by creating a whorehouse for women by women as Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion both play the role as the entertainer and the entertained therefore forcing the viewer into a trance. READ MORE

6. 5. Changing Perspectives : Representation and the gaze in Bilge Olgac's films from 1960s to 1980s

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

   Author : Melisa Yapici; [2023]
   Keywords : Feminist Film Theory; Laura Mulvey; Male Gaze; Female director; Turkish Cinema; Bilge Olgac; Femininity; Masculinity;

   Abstract : Bilge Olgac, one of the first female directors of Turkey, who shot her first film in 1965, shaped her films according to the developments in Turkey. This thesis investigates how Olgac was affected by the events that took place in Turkey from the 1960s to the 1980s and how she reflected this impact on the representations of men and women in her films. READ MORE