Female Effigies and Performances of Desire: A Consideration of Identity Performance in Lars and the Real Girl.
The female sex doll allows for the projection of uninhibited sexual fantasy and is animated through that fantasy in the mind of her partner. In this way, she can be seen to function as a performative effigy of desire, maintaining heteronormative male sexuality by reflecting a patriarchal ideal of fe...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Edinburgh
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Forum |
| Online Access: | http://www.forumjournal.org/article/view/596 |