The Female Gaze: Women As Viewers Of Popular Culture

by Lorraine Gamman (Editor), Margaret Marshment (Editor)

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 0941104419

Thirteen original, thought-provoking essays examine the conflicts when feminism and popular culture converge.

Genres: Feminism, Nonfiction, Academic, Psychology

224 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1988

Reviews

[Malcolm · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an engaging but dated-in-its-case-study-texts engagement with Laura Mulvey's key essay exploring the male gaze in film - a central text of feminist film studies. In this case, however, the authors ask what happens when women become active gazers. Many of the ideas deserve revisiting at a time when popular cultural texts are increasingly marginalising women's power and agency, while admitting the legitimacy of liberal feminist politics.

[Cleo Gaukrodger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting read, only giving four stars as it’s written in the 80s and my PhD reasearch start date is from 1996. Have had some beneficial things to takeaway though !

[Mona Asteria · Rating 5 out of 5]

they cooked a whole meal with dessert☝️fed it to me and then they burped me. all I can say is THANK YOU <3
5/5 stars

[booksmartini · Rating 5 out of 5]

slay af