Love, tears, and the male spectator

"The most popular film studies accounts of male spectatorship suggest that it is sadistic, "active, " phallic. This sort of spectatorship was originally understood as a spectator position. It was not occupied by a male person

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1. Verfasser: MacKinnon, Kenneth (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Madison, N.J. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press u.a. 2002
London Associated University Presses
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Zusammenfassung:"The most popular film studies accounts of male spectatorship suggest that it is sadistic, "active, " phallic. This sort of spectatorship was originally understood as a spectator position. It was not occupied by a male person
Rather, it was constructed by the film text. Over time, though, understanding of that position has changed. Now, the male spectator has begun to be conceived of as an actual male in the audience
It is difficult to continue to believe in the machismo of that male spectator when consideration is given to the fact that the love story is a significant element in such a variety of Hollywood genres. Surely a man in love is normally mastered rat
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-215) and index
Beschreibung:221 p.
24 cm
ISBN:0838639550
0-8386-3955-0