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Defining Masculinity : A Reclamation of the Female Gaze in Photography

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dc.contributor.advisorGieseler, Kalinka
dc.contributor.advisorTibus, Alexander Christian
dc.contributor.authorVera Solevska
dc.contributor.departmentFaculty of Architecture and Design
dc.contributor.otherBerlin International University of Applied Sciences
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-19
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-28T13:27:37Z
dc.date.available2025-11-28T13:27:37Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractAI-GENERATED ABSTRACT: Abstract: This paper explores the concept of the Female Gaze as a response to the dominant Male Gaze in film and media. Drawing from Laura Mulvey's work on Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, the Female Gaze is examined as a mode of spectatorship that resists the objectification and colonization of women's gaze by men. The study aims to investigate how the subjectivity of the Female Gaze can redefine masculinity through the portrayal of masculinities by non-male photographers. While the Female Gaze is primarily discussed in the context of film, this thesis expands its scope to include photography as a medium for exploring feminist discourse on the Female Gaze. Keywords: Female Gaze, Male Gaze, spectatorship, masculinity, film, media, photographyen
dc.description.degreeBA
dc.description.tableofcontentsMACHINE-GENERATED CONTENTS NOTE: Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 First there was Man 1.2 Scope of the Study 2. Methodology 3. Modes of Spectatorship: What is a Gaze? Understanding the Male-Female Gaze Relation 3.1 Origins of the Gaze 3.2 A Modernized Bearer of the Look: The need for a Female Gaze 4. Background and Overview of the Female Gaze 4.1 Recognizing the Female Aesthetic 4.2 Storytelling and the Female Aesthetic 4.3 Marketing and body image. The Female Gaze as an Ode to Popular Culture 5. Defining Masculinity: Gender and the Female Gaze in Photography. Case Study 5.1 Part One. Diane Arbus: The Lives of Female Impersonators 5.2 Part Two. Cindy Sherman: Performing Masculinity 5.3 Part Three. Marianne Wex: Reclaiming our Space 6. Design Project 7. Conclusion 8. Bibliography 8.1 Image Referencesen
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.berlin-international.de/handle/123456789/873
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectFilm
dc.subjectMale Gaze
dc.subjectMasculinity
dc.subjectMedia
dc.subjectPhotography
dc.subjectSpectatorship
dc.subjectFemale Gaze
dc.titleDefining Masculinity : A Reclamation of the Female Gaze in Photography
dc.typeThesis

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