“Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” by constructing the concept of a male gaze. Mulvey summarizes the notion of the male gaze as a heterosexual male actively objectifying a passive female recipient. She effectively limits females to being the object of the male gaze and heterosexual males to controlling the gaze‚ stating‚ “According to the principles of the ruling ideology and the psychical structures that back it up‚ the male figure cannot bear the burden of sexual objectification” (Mulvey 838)
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Analysis We see the theory of the male gaze prominently in this scene taken from transformers in which the appealing force is Megan Fox and the character she plays. This is done through the micro-elements in the film and especially the cinematography in this scene. One major area is her style of clothing. We see her in a typical light‚ short skirt and a crop top alongside the tan and curves. This draws the eye of audiences in order to portray her in the light that male audience’s desire. Throughout the
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Student’s name here Male Circumcision Although the origins of circumcisions are unknown‚ it is commonly believed that the practice began about 12‚000 years ago whereby a stone knife was used to chop off the extraneous skin at the tip of a male’s penis. The primary reason given in ancient societies for this practice was that they believed difficulties in retracting the foreskin were detrimental to the fertilization process (Morse‚ 2004). In another instance‚ the act of circumcision was widely
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What Men Think Jake Brennan‚ in his article ‘Has Male Bashing Gone Too Far’ refers to depicting men as incompetent‚ calling it “male bashing”. He outlines an argument that it has gone too far‚ and that television is promoting this idea by stereotyping males as such. He also argues the difference between women‚ men and guys‚ and finally that men are still predominately in charge of society. In the article Brennan refers to numerous TV shows in order to convey his message and to try to persuade his
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The Savage Male Yanomamo a tribe of American Indians are labeled as the ‘fierce people’. They are one of the most aggressive‚ warlike‚ male-oriented people in the world. Yanomamo male is usually covered with wounds and scars due to quarrels‚ duels and military raids. Women are also covered with scars and bruises as a result of violent encounters with seducers‚ rapists and husbands. Yanomamo is a hot-tempered‚ drug-taking‚ warrior-husband. Kind husbands merely hurt and mutilate‚ the fierce one
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growing up there was always a difference between me and my male cousins. They experienced what some would call tough love. When reading Staples‚ Just Walk on by‚ he had a view on how young thugs were created. Staples observed what he called the “male romance” and its power to intimidate. Throughout live I came upon example of how romance is an important factor of upbringing in today’s society. Staples observation concerning the “male romance” with the power to intimidate is very much accurate
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Annotated Reference Rothberg‚ L. (2008). The pros and cons of circumcision. Rn‚ 50(7)‚ 30-32 Circumcision is our nation’s most practiced procedure‚ however the procedure itself is becoming more and more controversial as time goes by. Most decisions on whether to perform a circumcision or not is not related to medical facts‚ but cultural opinions instead. Some religions believe in circumcision while some do not. There are some down sides medically from a person not being circumcised such as urinary
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Male Dominance We live in a man ’s world. Male dominated and controlled societies. It could be that it has been a cultural tradition‚ the man was given a more powerful and influential role in the community than women and it takes a long time for traditions to wear down. Or it could be the question of gender bias‚ the belief that man is stronger and wiser‚ thus the obvious choice for a leader. In “Girls at War” by Chinua Achebe and “The Collector of Treasures” by Bessie Head‚ the destructive nature
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Question 1 “In a world ordered by sexual imbalance‚ pleasure in looking has been split between active/male and passive/female. The determining male gaze projects its phantasy on to the female figure which is styled accordingly.” (Mulvey 750) Mulvey refers here to classic Hollywood cinema. Is her analysis still relevant? Discuss in relation to films from the classic era and contemporary cinema. Refer to films screened in this unit and films of your choice with attention to mise en scene and narrative
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Lester encapsulates the stereotypical gaze of Male > Female gaze. Lester suffers from what appears to be a mid-life crisis and fantasizing about Angela . On the other hand‚ Ricky adopts a voyeuristic gaze when he films those around him (i.e. Jane‚ Lester). However‚ the gaze is not held predominantly by the male viewer. For example‚ Jane turns the camera around back on Ricky. He doesn’t mind because he already feels free‚ though
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