Lesbian gaze - Revision history

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	* "identification vs. attraction," 2006 Nov. 24, [http://rivendellrose.livejournal.com/468812.html post and discussion thread] thru 2006 Dec. 11, at ''The Bookworm''		* "identification vs. attraction," 2006 Nov. 24, [http://rivendellrose.livejournal.com/468812.html post and discussion thread] thru 2006 Dec. 11, at ''The Bookworm''

	''See also [[Audience ~~Theory~~]]''		''See also [[Audience theory]]''

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	The '''lesbian gaze''' is a [[queer theory\|queer]] response to the [[male gaze]]. The notion of gaze considers how an [[audience]] perceives a work of art, particularly people within the work of art. Theories of the male gaze particularly consider the presumed audience for a work to be male; creation of a work in relation to the male gaze is an exercise of patriarchal power. The presentation of a woman is presumed to be in part an exercise of sexuality. The lesbian gaze disrupts -- queers -- the expectation of a male gaze.		The '''lesbian gaze''' is a [[queer theory\|queer]] response to the [[male gaze]]. The notion of gaze considers how an [[audience]] perceives a work of art, particularly people within the work of art. Theories of the male gaze particularly consider the presumed audience for a work to be male; creation of a work in relation to the male gaze is an exercise of patriarchal power. The presentation of a woman is presumed to be in part an exercise of sexuality. The lesbian gaze disrupts -- queers -- the expectation of a male gaze, and also raises questions of identification, objectification, and attraction.

			Examples of use of lesbian gaze in feminist SF criticism include:
			* Atara Stein, "''Xena: Warrior Princess'', the Lesbian Gaze, and the Construction of a Feminist Heroine", ''Whoosh'' Issue #24, available at http://www.whoosh.org/issue24/stein1.html

			Further reading:
			* "identification vs. attraction," 2006 Nov. 24, [http://rivendellrose.livejournal.com/468812.html post and discussion thread] thru 2006 Dec. 11, at ''The Bookworm''

	''See also [[Audience Theory]]''		''See also [[Audience Theory]]''

	[[Category:Theory\|Lesbian gaze]]		[[Category:Theory\|Lesbian gaze]]

Lquilter: see also audience theory

2006-12-13T01:53:47Z

see also audience theory

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	The '''lesbian gaze''' is a [[queer theory\|queer]] response to the [[male gaze]]. The notion of gaze considers how an [[audience]] perceives a work of art, particularly people within the work of art. Theories of the male gaze particularly consider the presumed audience for a work to be male; creation of a work in relation to the male gaze is an exercise of patriarchal power. The presentation of a woman is presumed to be in part an exercise of sexuality. The lesbian gaze disrupts -- queers -- the expectation of a male gaze.		The '''lesbian gaze''' is a [[queer theory\|queer]] response to the [[male gaze]]. The notion of gaze considers how an [[audience]] perceives a work of art, particularly people within the work of art. Theories of the male gaze particularly consider the presumed audience for a work to be male; creation of a work in relation to the male gaze is an exercise of patriarchal power. The presentation of a woman is presumed to be in part an exercise of sexuality. The lesbian gaze disrupts -- queers -- the expectation of a male gaze.

			''See also [[Audience Theory]]''

	[[Category:Theory\|Lesbian gaze]]		[[Category:Theory\|Lesbian gaze]]

Lquilter: some notes on lesbian gaze

2006-12-13T01:52:09Z

some notes on lesbian gaze

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The '''lesbian gaze''' is a [[queer theory|queer]] response to the [[male gaze]]. The notion of gaze considers how an [[audience]] perceives a work of art, particularly people within the work of art. Theories of the male gaze particularly consider the presumed audience for a work to be male; creation of a work in relation to the male gaze is an exercise of patriarchal power. The presentation of a woman is presumed to be in part an exercise of sexuality. The lesbian gaze disrupts -- queers -- the expectation of a male gaze.

[[Category:Theory|Lesbian gaze]]