The representation of the female body/embodiment in selected mainstream American films / A.A. Jensen

In her article “Visual pleasure and narrative cinema” (1975) Laura Mulvey explains how film portrays the female characters as passive sexualised objects, on display for the male (erotic) gaze. Although, Mulvey did make amendments to the original article after it was criticised, her original article...

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Main Author: Jensen, Amy Alexandra
Language:en
Published: North-West University 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10394/10603