Revisiting the Gaze: The Fashioned Body and the Politics of Looking (Dress Cultures)

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Synopsis
In 1975 Laura Mulvey published her seminal essay on the male gaze, ushering in a new era in understanding the politics and theory of looking at the female body. Since then, feminist thinking has expanded upon and revised Mulvey's theory and much of the Western world has seen a resurgence in feminist activism as well as the rise of neoliberalism and shifts in digital culture and (self-)representation. For the first time, this book addresses what it means to look at the fashioned female body in this radical new landscape. In chapters exploring the fashioned body within contexts such as queerness, veiling, blackness, pregnancy, fatness, and criminality, Revisiting the Gaze addresses intersectional debates in feminism and re-evaluates the concept of the gaze in light of recent social and political changes. With an interdisciplinary approach, bridging fashion and fine art, this book opens the door to discussions about the male gaze and the fashioned body.
Copyright:
2020

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781350154230
Related ISBNs:
9781350154216
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Morna Laing and Jacki Willson, 2
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Morna Laing
Edited by:
Jacki Willson

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