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The Medusa Myth and the Female Gaze, 2002.
This paper explores the portrayal of female figures in art and myth, focusing on the Medusa myth and the castrating power of the female gaze and their effect of the female self-image.
2,240 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 74.95
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The paper reviews in detail the image of Medusa that pits femininity and masculinity against each other and allowing masculinity to triumph. The paper continues by stating that the gaze of the painted female subject often is depicted with her eyes either diverted from the viewer, or coyly regarding him. The author states that myths like the Medusa myth and the female gaze instruct women that their sexuality is something to be suppressed, that a powerful woman is a dangerous woman, and that the male will triumph in the end.
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"Though the familiar image of Medusa as a serpent-haired monster is attributed to the Greeks, the myth of Medusa actually has its roots in pre-classical Mediterranean culture. In the matriarchal societies that existed before Greek civilization, Medusa was far from reviled as she was by the Greeks; instead, she was worshipped as a beautiful mother deity who symbolized wisdom, fertility, and female power. With the advent of Greek civilization, the existing gynocentric religion and mythology were compelled to adapt to the new patriarchal value system."
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Theory of the Male Gaze, 2004.
This paper critically analyzes work of Sarah Lucas in relation to Laura Mulvey's theory of the male gaze.
1,582 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 59.95
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This paper critically analyzes "Eating a Banana," "The Human Toilet II," and "Pauline Bunny" by Sarah Lucas. The writer compares the beliefs contained in these writings to those of Laura Mulvey in her theory of the male gaze. The writer discusses that Mulvey posited that men perceive women as sexually objectified objects to be oppressed and controlled. In response to hegemonic discourse on the sexual objectification of women, the writer challenges gender stereotypes and sexism in the works.
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"This paper analyzes the work of Sarah Lucas specifically "Eating a Banana", "The Human Toilet II" and "Pauline Bunny" and analyzes it in relation to Laura Mulvey's theory of the male gaze. Mulvey postulates that men objectify women by their gaze that render them to be mere objects affording men pleasure and control. Lucas subverts this sexist and oppressive paradigm by presenting images ... "
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Film: "American Beauty ", 2005.
This paper discusses women and the male gaze in the film "American Beauty".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, AU$ 28.95
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This paper explains that the film "American Beauty" is an excellent example of how the male gaze not only configures looking at women as power but also how this gaze, through the film's use of multiple camera lenses, can shape the geography of space and gender relations. The author argues that the film represents women in visually constricted space in contrast with the representation of men in open space. The paper relates that this distinction mirrors the dominance of the male gaze as defining both geography and gender relations in the film.
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"The film "American Beauty" is an excellent example of how the male gaze not only configures looking at women as power, but also how this gaze - through the film's use of multiple camera lenses - can shape the geography of space and gender relations. As this essay will argue, the film represents women in visually constricted space in contrast with the representation of men in open space. This distinction mirrors the dominance of the male gaze as defining both geography and gender relations in the film."
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Visual Fetishism, 2003.
A discussion of how the concept of the gaze illustrates the relationship between fetishism and visuality.
1,579 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 54.95
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This paper examines how the gaze and the fetishism are both strongly related to the viewer's misrecognition of what he or she sees. It analyzes how fetishistic viewing gives a sexual value to a material object and makes the viewer experience sexual gratification through the gaze. It also evaluates howthe relation between sexuality and the object is arbitrary and how the viewer's interpretation makes the object a stimulus for sexual arousal. It shows how all stereotypes are fetishes in the sense that they reveal a double play between the archaic affirmation of wholeness and similarity and how in racial terms stereotypes of the other, i.e. characteristics of the non-Western that are fabricated by the Western, are used to form a fetishized image of the other through the gaze.
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"Erotic representations of the Other, the black or the bronze skinned people, are acceptable while it is interpreted as irritation to demonstrate White people's sexuality (Hyndman 2000, 9). Lutz and Collins show a remarkable example for this statement by saying that display of white breasts in National Geographic can become less irritating by darkening the skin tone (1993, 82). Despite its attractiveness, the sexuality of the Other is interpreted as a sign of immorality by the Western gaze (Mirzoeff 1999, 159). This lack of morality is understood as an opposition to Western domestic bourgeoisie values of nuclear family and justification and indication of their need to be 'civilized' by the West (Hyndman 2000, 9)."
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"The Black Dahlia", 2007.
An analysis of the application of Laura Mulvey's theory of the gaze to Brian De Palma's 2006 film, "The Black Dahlia".
1,267 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 45.95
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This paper discusses Brian De Palma's 2006 film, "The Black Dahlia". The paper also discusses Laura Mulvey's theory of the gaze and the application of her theory to classical Hollywood cinema. The paper then discusses the application of the same theoretical apparatus to a contemporary Hollywood retro-noir (a contemporary film that references classical Hollywood film noir texts within a modern context), particularly "The Black Dahlia", and shows how it opens new avenues for understanding the operation of the gaze in film.
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"In conclusion, our application of Laura Mulvey's theory of the gaze to De Palma's The Black Dahlia reveals not only gaps in the theoretical model - notably its insufficient exploration of the castrating feminine power of the film noir femme fatale - but also how a modern film can compel us to open the theory to encompass homoerotic and lesbian aspects. While De Palma's use of "screen tests" in the movie represents an almost perfect example of the male gaze in operation - it may be speculated whether De Palma has read Mulvey, and deliberately crafts the scene with this theoretical model in mind? - in its broader frame the film compels us to open the heterosexual male/female binary implied by the model to take into consideration differently gendered approaches to the representation of sexuality, power and domination in cinema."
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Representations of Women in Advertising, 2002.
Argues that contemporary mass media unfairly emphasizes the importance of the "male gaze".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 37.95
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The gendered "eye" will be the subject of this essay. It will be argued that contemporary mass media, and in particular mass media advertising, privilege the male gaze, thereby defining "seeing" as a manifestation of contemporary gendered power structures.
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Indian Tourist Guide Books, 2007.
This paper compares the articles "Mediating India" by Deborah Bhattacharyya, "The Tourist Gaze 'Revisited'" by John Urry and "Tourist Agency" by MacCannell.
767 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 29.95
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The paper discusses Bhattacharyya's belief that the "Lonely Planet" guidebook shapes how westerners see India and how they interact with their Indian hosts. The paper explains how she posits that the text reflects western biases and that tourists tend to interact with Indians through the distorting lens of their own cultural paradigms. The paper then looks at John Urry's idea that the "tourist gaze" is sub-consciously shaped by the tourist books and examines MacCannell's partly similar beliefs.
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"At the core of her paper, Bhattacharyya appears to be insisting that tourists books - like the western travelers they inform - reduce the Orient to something akin to spectacle and that they "leave out" things which might seem mundane or insignificant to western eyes (387). For his part, John Urry does not seem to dispute this. Particularly, he writes that the "tourist gaze" is sub-consciously shaped by the tourist books that provide so much of his or her information; he also writes that western society is notably "ocular-centric" and that it places special emphasis upon what is seen rather than what is heard or smelled or even touched (Urry, 174-178)."
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti's Poem "The Portrait", 2005.
This paper discusses Dante Gabriel Rossetti's poem "The Portrait", which celebrates love, art, the artist and eternity as the poet moves through time while gazing at a portrait of his lover.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 38.95
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This paper explains that the "The Portrait", a complex poem, operates on two different levels: First, the reader becomes aware of the relationship of the artist and his piece of work; and then the poem probes the connection existing between the artist, his sense of self and how those emotions shape the creation of art. The author points out that the rhyme scheme in this poem is ababccddc, which allows the poem to read smoothly, and the poet's use of words forces the reader to read slowly. The paper relates that Rosette includes the mythological story of Narcissus to further the idea that the poet is just as attached to his art as he is to the memory of his lover.
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"The first lines of the poem introduce us to a relationship between an object of art and the viewer of that piece of art. It is important to note that the poet is speaking to himself because this allows us to see how the poet is not just examining the work of art. The act of looking at his artwork moves him to explore himself as well. The notion of the exploration of self can also be seen when the poet compares the painting to the image he sees in a mirror. He writes, "It seems a thing to wonder on/As though mine image in the glass/Should tarry when myself am gone" (Rosetti 2-4). These statements reflect the story of Narcissus in that when the young man turns from his image, the object of his affection disappears."
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Gender and Non-Verbal Communication, 1999.
Analyzes the role of gender in gestures of flirting, including smile, gaze, touch and the effects of the environment.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 10 sources, AU$ 50.95
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Nonverbal communication takes place in every social setting, though often it is not recognized for what it is or for what it means. Much research has been undertaken in recent years to analyze different kinds of nonverbal communication, and much of this research has addressed issues of interpersonal and inter-gender communication, addressing questions of interpersonal attraction, flirting, interactions in business situations, comparisons of male versus female interpretations of nonverbal behavior, and so on.
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"I. INTRODUCTION
Nonverbal communication takes place in every social setting, though often it is not recognized for what it is or for what it means. Much research has been undertaken in recent years to analyze different kinds of nonverbal communication, and much of this research has addressed issues of interpersonal and inter-gender communication, addressing questions of interpersonal attraction, flirting, interactions in business situations, comparisons of male versus female interpretations of nonverbal behavior, and so on. An examination of the literature shows some of the parameters of this research and suggests ways of interpreting the findings and applying them to different situations."
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Hollywood, 2002.
A look at Hollywood, California from the perspective of the tourist.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 85.95
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This paper discusses the tourist gaze through examples of photos of Hollywood. The thesis is underlined. The tourist gaze is a matter of consumption, and taking photos is a form of consumption.
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"Missing Sarah", 2008.
A comparative analysis of the characters of Maggie and Sarah in Maggie de Vries' "Missing Sarah: A Vancouver Woman Remembers Her Vanished Sister".
1,562 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 54.95
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This paper first asserts that Maggie de Vries' "Missing Sarah" is a moving memoir of the author's relationship with her adopted sister. The paper also relates that the book was written in the shadow of the author's awareness of her sister's murder at the hands of a notorious Canadian mass murderer. The paper goes focuses on the narrative roles of the created characters of "Maggie" and "Sarah" in the text and argues the thesis that the disparity in our knowledge of the two characters - with the figure of the author being represented far more elusively than that of her sister - is a result of the different manifestations of narrative gaze within the text. The paper maintains that these gazes have narrative power to shape the spectator's perspective and understanding of the complex issues of identity, race, and familial interactions that define the text.
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"It may be argued that one reason we know so little about "Maggie" in the text as opposed to "Sarah" - a fact that is extraordinary given that "Maggie" is "Sarah's" sister - is the possibility that the relationship between the siblings was defined by tensions that the author does not wish to revisit. Thus, the author - through the vehicle of the "unreliable narrator" - obscures the figure of "Maggie" in the text, and thereby avoids having to publicly discuss issues that may be emotionally unsettling to her. Thus, it is only at moments that the reader seems to catch glimpses of this tension; moments that seem to be revealed almost unconsciously by the author. "
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Visual Perception in Children, 2006.
A discussion of the importance of correct visual perception in children.
987 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 37.95
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This paper explains that since infants have no way to communicate how much they can discriminate in what they see, researchers note the amount of time spent gazing at different images. It discusses how visual perception is one of the first tools an infant uses to begin the learning process, and he or she continues to use it throughout life.
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"A variation on the standard Stroop task has been used to test children for a phobia of spiders, understanding that the children do not have the necessary verbal skills to complete most tests. A questionnaire was filled out, with the experimenter explaining it to the children and completing it on their behalf. Answers to the questionnaire were used to classify participants as phobic or non-phobic. Four pictures each, of houses, spiders, and filler pictures of teddy bears were used in the experiment. The pictures were printed in a one of four colors of ink, each of which appeared 20 times. The children were shown the pictures and asked to identify the color of the ink used in each picture as quickly as they could, with the total time being recorded on a stopwatch."
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Velazquez and Cassatt, 2008.
A comparison of two portraits; Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez's "Juan de Pareja" and Mary Cassatt's "Lady at the Tea Table".
741 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 28.95
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The paper describes and analyzes two portraits from different eras and movements; Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez's "Juan de Pareja" from 1650 and Mary Cassatt's "Lady at the Tea Table" from 1885. The paper identifies how these artists have utilized the same factors of artificial symmetry and contrast and gaze of the subject in order to reach different goals.
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"The first painting to be studied is Velazquez's Juan de Pareja. The first thing that is striking upon viewing this portrait is its two-dimensional composition. The figure, Pareja, is composed in the space asymmetrically. The man is aligned to the left side of the portrait, his head and body filling the space to the left of center. Yet, his chest/torso, cloak, and arm fill the right side of the space rather well. While Velazquez does not exhibit symmetry in his two-dimensional composition by doing this, he achieves what this writer feels is a rather nice effect. The proudly displayed chest and body of Pareja give a sense of regality and pride to the portrait."
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Non-Verbal Listening, 2005.
An analysis of the importance of non-verbal listening for successful communication.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, AU$ 28.95
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This paper discusses the importance of non-verbal communication. The paper reveals that successful communication involves a steady gaze, relaxed posture, responsive facial expressions and spontaneous gestures and that if these things are done, it may be said that the likelihood of a successful transmission of ideas and viewpoints is all the more likely.
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"There can scarcely be any doubt that non-verbal or otherwise inadvertent physical language can go a very long way towards complicating communication between individuals. The following paper will detail a non-verbal listening exercise which examines posture, eye contact, facial expression and gestures. Essentially, the exercise will involve the researcher exploring the differences between what an individual does when communicating with someone around whom he or she is comfortable and what an individual does when communicating with someone with whom he or she is not comfortable. As will become apparent, tensions between parties are often needlessly exacerbated by instinctive and usually unintended body language."
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Death Theme in Poetry, 2006.
This paper analyzes the structure as well as the predominant themes of death and despair that are clearly evident in both "The Voice" by Thomas Hardy and "The Widow's Lament in Springtime" penned by W.C. Williams.
1,525 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 53.95
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The writer of this paper examines the underlying theme of death in both works of poetry. In "The Voice" poet Thomas Hardy questions the reality of the voice he's hearing by questioning if ,it is in fact the wind, and not his recently deceased wife. In his poem, Hardy believes his wife is still with him as she speaks to him in whispers of breeze. The poem "The Widow's Lament in Springtime" by William Carlos Williams is full of metaphorical content. From the beginning of the poem Williams describes the extent of grief which is felt by the widow as she finds memories of her life with her husband and cannot bear to gaze upon them. This paper also clearly details the structure of both poems.
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"Now, in this stanza Hardy introduces his second thoughts about the voice actually being the voice of his wife. He wonders if it is just the breeze, and a lazy breeze at that, which just seems to catch his attention as it floated past him. In the last two stanzas, Hardy describes the abandonment of his wife if it is the breeze. He describes that if he only hears the wind, then his wife has been cast into a realm where she will never be heard again. Therefore, these stanzas describe the other side of Hardy. He has created an elaborate poem in which his wife is remembered through her whispers to him. Then in this stanza he comes out and says that is could just be the wind. This sets him up to conclude his poem."
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Visual Communication, 2007.
A research proposal regarding visual communication in television.
3,560 words (approx. 14.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 106.95
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This paper proposes a research that deals with the reality television phenomenon and the reasons people watch such programming. It discusses how the field of reality television is a relatively new occurrence in the television-programming sphere that still lacks understanding and is certainly available for interpretation. The paper explains that the research will be useful in determining why this new wave of reality based television shows are so successful and in demand.
Outline:
Introduction
Fundamental Concepts for Television
Representation
Sign
Simulacrum
Narrative
Context
Interpretation of Meaning
Modernism
Postmodernism
Fetish
Gaze
Gender
Ritual
Commodity
Value
Post-Colonialism
Research Proposal
What Is To Be Researched?
Why Is The Research Taking Place?
Feasibility and Ethics of Proposed Research
How Is The Research Going To Be Completed?
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Reality TV Sample Questionnaire
Uses and Gratifications Theory
Conclusion
Sources Consulted
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"Certain concepts have fundamental importance to the study of visual communication with regards to television. Critical terms for art history, by Nelson and Shiff states that the nature of 'the visual has recently moved to the centre of debates in the humanities'. Art history as a discipline is used to address certain basic questions regarding cultural production, such as how images function. The new scope of art history has required a major expansion and reassessment of methods and terminology that is available in the book of essays edited by Nelson and Shiff. Important concepts are discussed concerning art history and interpretation of art forms. These concepts need to be defined in order to clearly approach a topic of research for proposed study. "
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