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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]]'' | |||
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Revision as of 17:53, 12 December 2006
The lesbian gaze is a 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