In feminist theory, the male gaze is the act of depicting women and the world, in the visual arts and in literature, from a masculine, heterosexual perspective that presents and represents women as sexual objects for the pleasure of the male viewer.
The idea of male gaze was introduced by a film maker named Laura Mulvey, and was introduce in 1970s, when she wrote an essay on visual pleasure and narrative cinema. She claims that most popular movies are filmed in ways to satisfy masculine scopophilia.
It is linked to the Bechdel test (see earlier blog post), as both are done for the pleasure of male viewers.
Here is a video explaining the male gaze theory in detail.
The idea of male gaze was introduced by a film maker named Laura Mulvey, and was introduce in 1970s, when she wrote an essay on visual pleasure and narrative cinema. She claims that most popular movies are filmed in ways to satisfy masculine scopophilia.
It is linked to the Bechdel test (see earlier blog post), as both are done for the pleasure of male viewers.
Here is a video explaining the male gaze theory in detail.
