When I was a child, staring at people was a big no-no. Not only is it considered rude, but a person staring at you feels uncomfortable and awkward. If you happen to walk into a room and notice someone ...
You’ve likely heard of the male gaze, the concept coined by British film theorist Laura Mulvey in her 1973 essay “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema.” In her writing, she notes that the “male gaze ...