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Key Evidence & Persuasiveness

Class Readings & Themes

Stuart Hall

&

other blogs

Revolutionary Feminism

vs.

Mainstream Feminism

there is no outside

- Minh-Ha Pham

The first interracial kiss on television

sense of belonging

Stripped of history

&

lack of representation

bell hooks

Key Terms

“The Oppositional Gaze:

Black Female Spectators”

Mainstream Cinema

Feminist Cinematic Theory

Male Gaze

scopophilia

narcissism

Black Cinema

Phallocentrism

Cinematic Racism

Key Passage & Close Reading

"Black women have written little about black female spectatorship, about our moviegoing practices..." (hooks, 118)

White Womanhood

Black Female Gaze

Black Female Spectators

Jemima Galan

Kamini Janardan

Tania Orantes

Tony Tizcareno

Primary Argument

"One's gaze can be dangerous" (115)

Discussion Questions

Have you ever felt like you have had to adopt an oppositional gaze while observing any media?

The gaze which was historically used as a tool to oppress slaves created the oppositional gaze, a longing to look -- a rebellious desire -- which bell hooks uses to critique feminist film theory where black female representation is lacking

Were there any other readings or class themes that came to mind when reading bell hooks essay?

“The Oppositional Gaze: Black Female Spectators”

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