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FILM AND THE MASQUERADE: THEORISING THE FEMALE SPECTATOR MARY ANN DOANE ON THE WOMAN'S GAZE 1. Heads in Mleroglyphic Bonnets Diy 1 HIS LECTURE o Fein, rel cy cbc sbsence ofthe Fle spectro hear i hs ates seme, ‘pone ele entero hs auien, eleva er sraberavanse yop, «poem by Hele. logue by Feu’ am concerning the nce td elses of hi ope="Teroapost Rory people ie oc hl eds agai oe leaf he tare fF ig ries of Hens poem Hea in ia ome, eas rb end ik rea, “Has and ht eer Tac rng rad 9 mon ‘The ele be spel oh poem are sje fhe work Foner dceroninn Fred ated inthe exo te dren, These po. ‘ston of bends nd at (td ence, though a meoeyni page, ‘indo wich are reamed fave confronted hs itmidating dle Ulre Peo, canes om hit course he win filers Nis, of atom of itropsin. Frere he eager flys arengthens te scion mine beret sina ad fsugmai the undecpherbe that which toe And yt Free Prats igh deep concealing what led by tering {helps fom the cent, easing, a were tbe an Fore {qt ove wt He's aero athe ae Frees Set Whar Warman? beta, what pies Man? Te ae ea am the seventh secon (ntl ‘Quon of the ‘son eyo The Not Ser. Teflon, presented he wrdral “yung mn Hse i fom ie of os a ee io Therein na eek mon el tad eb, The guesinin Feet thas gue and placentae ate orton whch ne pees oh Hunan sn tage ‘The cai to iveigte st mera = pes ste ne ‘nirorefft ty mene hh begun ste canes oo themans on onal dsb Ye wha ites me interes repesenaon thi bleed fam he ening in Fees gunn msg Ba ‘ilecno tbe eof maga er ‘More perienyaGranh cours neocon that Fea vin fhe ale err poe th {be imecion of hiegpic ngage Te woman tcp ecu the pe, the mee the setae omer veohante te dems he at pues wen agpa the woman burr ascii pen Te sane ne ‘ced 6» heeopbie gage wedge othe nt ‘Seine erm sed acnatstan Ontheoe tas the tcp x mrmone pelt when meres Siostelie won ct spe ese ‘ng sem which de own unin yee pac {othe nike toe who do ord hey Ta ay he rpm ie she wom, fue a nyse, nse {hoof desl whernen On thee bab Reng te ‘os eadaieafienuge lime, taza hate fis es opto nines sng noes Forth ioe thee ts ofa erin sou the cat une op etwas sign adele Given esr he og ship between sie aod gue is undennd nles oy nag ye of pretin then gunge pope The Shc fie nd nie nti pn tebe dane which defies phonetic nguge. And tthe tence ot this al) dance or gap which lo, simukanetaly, specie bts the Be. Lope nde ese. This preity why Pead evi the woman om his stare on ein. To cleo hel ean a et Steet Sines ay Seen kare =. Ele coe cigs she oud ot ep bk Old no achieve he neery ‘nance frond oke* "Tn whieh opyphic ian editable cae gate languge, rao anda tesa ie poe het wiersaly Shdeemle comprebensble,appoprable of sos.” ANG the ‘Ton sores contactor Bu seve that he elory {ips Fr teolpbl logue re ao pete wnse- They would or achive he tt of anguags if they were =f what Tederoy {id Duss eet st. cein congeners of te ok ses Nei h mpl of going rine of reprmttion thar hat invaded ro a uname morphea wing ‘Duime ch a Chins, pian, and Serine plonpap pri pi We mg noone ht oy logan egraphie i of ‘Eeqaae main soso of the fmpoTbity of generalized omic representation; proper me and avr nes fing ‘afeon een hoe eo fr aed phoney ® The nk em of repens inbred ean Alena fn ea conrer te pee Sayer genera for Ses hr ees hat, Sign wich {bien lve beer than atest ef ei pce). “To momen ny dae yah aiceney. My ence tp he cogruocberwen cr or ofthe ge nd hot ‘Feminine an aerpe dae the epson wih sign 0 he ‘Tones pec pe i Soon erst le eye Be “Te cmap inet heay of he iage which int concede ofr species Aad sail her bas Strap tease ine cee mage nd he re teow of he woman, Te wanes ean fh comes ad he ‘pie reine ute ifen fom tha he male. As Now Burch ous ony tect se Cer, though i ae tain of ‘Sensi voy, concer peor ewig pleas in te oft he Pcping Tor tb te sen relapsing he {Sranors psn in elses te woman ee Speer iret aneperary ln thor, geal deleted be? eyewear seeing wha i r- edn rion othe fete oy. The age ees «Bans + isu planer wasprein. The wears eye rb, acne fncon ee prc fing oie iting cers movement, tp She ms Lata Maley es Pitt oy, me cel saneed wit he sri he fae a entry ops cose 3nd yas wich ea Ss bn ete colo News Fae say Ata ioge gas the omens traeforation a ie Bete Das {ice ow oy spor na anor see woman. hts Alton describes he pei cine apes of thi operons “soe of gna’ Th ada sao Bing te fat in heres 2 ‘ilps fe era ‘batts Qos Th dt el cere ‘a cl me ain ay trae et gt ci poo a oc Tae ‘met ile pple a he fo seeing son oi ee ples erie hae sh wan ny asthe og nb ees image“ wich ede Sipe ean cer sd ce To hee ibe came ose SS ew denon Bao Fomine’ om ‘fact ether women pre Ls fn prponedly redseatec, What, hen fe ee gece {haan ony stst er Senn eth peeve ag? Te vould em th wh hc hems as cams th Fred's gure teen fb eleanor spy sou her he sien, peo) oe way vc er pn od ag Eonar eerie Rey aaa a a re abes obese On Gane aaa Sacre mitge coe teat erent tae ea ae ilgocde ee imncnnea ae eae ‘uv pepsin (eno tines the with of the age) plot laspe Foe whieh he Fini dcoune le moe accesible" Butte ostexpcepreenton hopin bowen proxi fay and ance contin in Cran Met's ay of voperine Ae in terms kod of scl Berry he ene ena he i soil accept a fe base ote Snes a4 ‘anc, sd be toe which pend othe senses coat ae fen ‘ped nina” ana (near as ar of pre, te) The year, asording vo Me, ust mains dstane betwee inset The lage“ nde mad the ap wk erect fr he ‘ery nance berrean dee nds objec Ins ese, Yoyeuion theoad a ype of meted: {ir ofl desi th pens om efi ar of ‘Mb capri de Sng con os fad Oo Die npn nine bolo yee ie ‘donate ‘Yet een thst a neds dct aly hance te nema ines ete tad by eh reo wel ating hee opr, (2c) Mee tor ar aoe esription of ts ory dre ‘Tha species the cic ia Father repli the ck wich Prompts dee. The crema crac antsy ser ple ae re to mc ose) and yet hace ye sens of hoe ‘ery sess which ae hero Bese. Abseace ah abate and isonet I he ry No Dah ae Ft Aging specail dee wit seein spatlcntiguaion. The ‘erin pci nce crt font, Te ah ‘oh woul beth nee would oe the nae a i ie, is pesely thi opponinbrween pony a cance, cota fhe ge ts ay wich neste pole f ean Shin te rbleat of seal ieee. For eae ipa Fhe iaceaa esc theese tinue Gente Enciis uly a wins oft af meCaunoihe fa ok dtoandsteconing thus appease the ay eaneo oP ‘Psy Meza Ruch henenpndnnrvreon, ‘bemoife ory erin heart opal hse abel he reach finsms}) wbich rpc to desea fei pec. For Lace nary, fms nnony ir rendble ara ansan ein {beset scan cert tnedon he emia fhe ops ‘ch alow te worn wo ath hel wihow media, Fare orth ey on progr dee ei of mei Torrey cr ig tone warned tt nye Caton of oor the te, and terete ny fr rope se Sl, Woman nop eens ther tht na Act Poesia moe hse can poral “Or inte cae ee ‘Padoeso deliv," women dont manage a ait the ee they sl i testy inthe body Te dite eyo ‘etch the gies of mans fom ie ody i be conan of ven dcoure which exes th bnundaresct eves chng. Tete ord of Hele Cau ‘Moe 2 hen men who te tmted aver ‘ose ices, ovard selina, meme by. “This theme of he overelnng presence oe othe ere body ‘seabrated by Sarah Kofian ond Mice Morrely wel Kofman sce how Fran papchosnli ulin nanan wher he subjects pases fom the mtbr tothe fhe silanes th Pas fom the sents trenton esa the ther Reset Seng looping fora erent posting aaron theory the somatic, and the degree of cvaton eared hy the voy istance fom ebay.” Sry, Monten ages that wie the sale hi the posibity of dplcing the esac of tse (he ‘mae he ele mist ect obit dee Rc heres maternal yond ae a phlh he samen co no lege pre othe fn nab of mpi Pam neo ‘te dhe prof hia on ony es emi, This tos, whch hasta, ane ne ohh {thr iy, mes oder o Wyte ‘This ty ce, ext reek wom om smi postion tiara main aang pens Ras festd yeas ka teal ree ‘ein ote oc omens elect hn hd ow of ta rosin xpos is teat ams ae ‘Stanstead thee Toke Tis peed pn res mre {Sroracion he no spuesiotnow' Taino ned ‘cine terlie smal ves wipe nln stearate of te ok eninge Be vib a epee ar ttn re oerycorsen wl keying cana there ab enor ap bent, Soe Hehe Ces {ete oft Antonie Dat Beene Sxes eels {Ei its po singh rt et ti ese de ‘end eect fe on wc ts aos ‘outa wi oben eo Fenn: ad ‘oem je eng peep mtieThy a core he tac 8 ae nie eet The lets on th hn, es ns niyo desing, When tt the ena a ee op ‘owing eoltin to ck fens be ec eo een ‘ht ease eles Swe ls hb eed Biome" fn Feta = Fo one Saie cca ‘engin timo wih his exc" Asn vei het ofesnon, as opp edi beg enving {Feit meaning neon oh bay own abet. the icp foal ile roan Te ye he io Frit’ dncripon copie os ein of ee ern so ‘peat endowing vac ican ie en wit apace Then rm ey Inded we ninety slap Tas pptewess ‘Reval mn the tae ery ost of dwight re te pom teticn Inseam eae er ‘Gatned semi lnc Howie nd belt “Te elon hes ac mn orem Sie, oat import mune he pn of ani by lh encom roids er oh cna wich cae te ei smectite tat igh be teed “resem wih th image, The mu teen "vet ‘rned amma (nly Hal's we) win peep Coane taronp cpm te wom pure) pl rye ‘Shap foe det, sbltion edn hor he {bilo tne Te wemoniecnned eifte nono Foumiy ed te ah ‘The moenecon party bk tical, pce bo nl pre il, {ddr rah tot he omnin cyt psk e hah nes ag, unmet dbl from ti formal ter ecb eying th he mast a yg a. gary gos ve fate: the woman vay ba rblenac eiion tothe bloc, seus feng Sets mach morecoavoe ble ith lane he sense of oh, “The perenne te emiie of esrpins of ach Fale spear. And ia he elt a tendensy 0 vew tbe female sector athe st fn cil beeen a ete postion nd a mseine poston snehng the meapbor af the rane. ‘Given te suture of emate arae the mena who seas ith emake caracer ms adopt pie ase pion, {whet Laura ley refers ow acento’ ef pe ‘oop a dei epee materia ae, for samen (rom cil ‘alone trance sdtn 3habi hry ely Bees Second Natere: Hose hs Nature de tt aon hfe Isnt borewed marie chr oe inv wea cater wih Sion seni, seg th rhe wena ons any otra “ey py oe e ee Canevanee ses thine ee wt wih ween po aking het Frat Chou pt oc Srna ee Srebotal hnte man hee few Canaan Roar ‘denser in en ste men A eee be the ry ape reve te te ae racer edn hen he i odor ihe chrcen sey wc thy ae ee tikes he opt ta Wares ae ee SE std fe ranma to nese week ‘Sutin ws cinta he swe Wt ae Te pula teenage yap Tobe Sa ved whch tn clo epee eta fics hire ton pte es rn “Thy ime cd ie weeny, ae cna leh ht erin ley wos ‘seguro Say nsec ee, ‘wei woeful sapere The eres eee ‘dere tt womens rene, at sok here th ne min stn Wh asecnt Sewihibegnestemisuhy sean cg inches, Fehr m mee enn te sees ce themamure,Nosurn en's rapes ee ‘esi hou tcotssn sieving See Isl hich ened km he sae ae oak conceals s nosey. Foe fa Rive Beta oe seven mane ony bn ees aes ‘Sian wont roe etn pi he ‘be lotelectaa! woman ‘wham Riviere sips fe compelled epee rh my by enrages feminine Rircation. : tae “ Womantne tere cl be azsumad ond won a mash, Bth hide ‘he psi of macy and ip cee te np eget Se ‘amd po -mnch a hi wil rt pcs a ek ‘each opr at has na olen pt THe eet apd few ane moment ww eat re pa seh ‘aad the marc. My gern i ower ta heey ‘uch cfr; heer radical opal they ae hte tg ‘The maser in sting feininy, olds iat ican. Worn Tne itamash which aa be worn or emaned. The manera cer patarchal postoning wold thee li ins del fhe rodney lsnesy a presence oslo ec, Bore lamton x wt, imac The mea pt ely fete be woman ‘Steers un ade aan he ns ance ote ape Naren te eb, trae alignmct fey, ay, are scr, of PSE ea ‘bunce Teanqurie omnibus inher tacee ‘fous ween enn rd oc tage owas San fetorou," tou oda nel oan bes ecu tte Secale iter natn sete oh ee a Con antdyariel hr wos cet pron tee ‘Sora ad onl In ln te woman wa er “They it we an aps wan a hers er dy ups igh glean hr aa Chow ae by hs ay tea Re dt ef Te Senge oul penn conte ya yp inane scones ofemnnay. A pportarceeperomanse "Marne arch Sy Boveschen Gwe ig hunters etn a cay? Tape Saree ena tau aged wh he ome fore ‘nis Nosy cps, aes tesded by mens ee ‘Seve hint cel wich ntl cnn woman pls ot hvoenin reo tewed nthe Enh ies ber torars word wc e oa epi wusie sareot Shek" By eng he epee mucosa inocula etre of tele cincan of eae SSrory Newsy h prcig vc net pe Sortie «pe of eprecunion thc cave tthe, {Soelming ene que of eng Ya specie Sting with ‘Coen ne pcnrg Wat ih ma mn ‘pena? Te ana he mk oder ovens let ny? ML, *Men Seldom Make Patten at Girls Who Wear Glasses? “The fot une a Now Va dpc the Ree Dv carce t ‘treed, tinct acolo ne ory ae of he ly (Evey fy tao) Se say ee Towsley tert bund gyn nso wo py 9b {ind ny shins By tein he sh cane ewer aa ‘german to yt es ave ppm ng wih he ot spun of mucin Rewer the ‘Toten ee cen lowe dcr wh ewes he sly Gna br gc pa ote ee) Te women abo wet over crnars ono te mnt ioe ial as fe carne ‘FetSateis hey ted conden of thc ih ‘peal, howe Vb nd en, elena Slave. Toe wma wih gti inane slay Selundebiinr ements roves er te nt ‘ish mon, must sn ayesha wich ed ‘eins cerin asl uty) st arasoedinopeende tenes Petofteie Now ma beremumtecba ican Sahn, ‘ded monn of ufos cao ong esc ‘sek by ane of ne and sane Ye te cats ng Dover soerong tt ness pie mae nog es {ethear“in th ae the oma spoponefthe e ases erntys ronan inthe ums dot fal sil secon ‘scene mane ting er amp he hei Sg we, The nln eon end ompcn sale ‘neh tsp threat teat yen ttgneeae hy ‘8h ym ad fly ove erecta Treo ft nae enaneh iss eats ss. tn crc spec of ccna game fasta icagand ling nwt sa tree Ta cane anos ‘nica undertnding sch 8 mechanism br Bena at dite St ee ‘nrg, The nay nea ah aly sted with women nto propa be ey wont apn ‘ctng. Ln Wilton be emeoed beware oe Secor film the woe sne le eal pure, Aed whet ene sir hee bath nad inter aeten n tecnico cote he dria sun cena epee i ‘er fv ia tay epee ‘hn ins P RW, Ping Toms ‘Sig rinse fra nln te ele pono Sele wih ocr te man cles fa mst be dnd fs mary te aw a Hse Gin Si 195 he eae pogo (Gee Tcaey eae ee and oe peniveten Sead fm fen of ‘betimdy hr econ sual tet emer eee ‘ont intecouectona un Theor ier sera phy spiced. The Gse egy acer suey eed tebe the etme of el =hlag Ber hbo pled youre ots, er nor hi nd ioacySeelin ean ed ‘rcoin a mn inode ar hn ee a i. i tonne ean Neg, 10, Jun Cnr pose secs reat fbr om tempt oetepeee ‘petfig hn Gui en ber poe Herston ‘Femoral spi pe yt ef ening Sere, ow the cre ped by Bate Darn Booed te vr Ring Vie 198) wa aon ey dy noe ‘tera ecg fer Chins Hernan ote tase ‘aban wih pale power scp et ante ae Sirus ae ele aig nd ene eo, Sat Poland gs. ns ve finn wan vse eh aS scx nd anges ee, Ti dete obs ore es horn rowed he Ce ott pint ihe tional pone gp, andthe ime demonstrate thatthe wore {Subj of tga chaly a impomse sign. Teresa ere “hing or tis fp o fe toe i Dark ley (Edmand Gaung, Tosohwher the wos’ wy achieve eri Wal proportions eon ioe a linden which mes gh when the Swan pretends ob leo Thisproces of nashng te net of he nae gue be as Cal Holyreod cena fds i pret encxpat oawl poo {Geom ce 190 by Rote Downes, "OW Reg Ober’ Te Holywood sas daca above parpe tec» ae Tern ie ut teeth fngaph an orion {pointe hatte rest cpaplin power on mara tthe ome: The mans a creda ee pen ey OO Space om the exeme cht ofthe pcre: Neves, i ee | sxaing ein which define the problematic fhe paeteeaps isi ge which ‘Heively eres that ne women ded bof epee he Soman lok ery: Bu ot nt ithe sj her ack ena fom the wpecare, er gaze nese by the wo poe efi he ‘oi forthe per ~unancbores bye hereon pe tobe viansre, peta, he mir the eae gue ie ‘axing, vlneable fo sabjexon. The int refeton in oe shop Window af nthe Fame of he ct a ich sh eons ec eas nab npc tr gi seme On he cher ad habe ofthe ae sei lp sor the Spector: Te fbn eprctan ete mie ele ay, fain ew ise mascatniaton the speatealptan Toe roma ok ely ouside the gle which ac compiy ‘ereenteman theme, andthe por.The inne eee the poopy, dept « degetecenrng fh female mabe te ae, stken over bythe pcre js: Ande dau re tering te pining tase female gre ape tur altooph i et car wheter eso a efi or or ping through «door or witdow). Wale th da singe Played ot the sre othe ptopph dep mace atl bY ‘everal young bos out aru sn fot of tel sop The ppetion enone: ow the photograph makes purine the opin af epost meting oe the marge. The male ie cee in cantol = soup ieee fe he pipe, Thespecatorsplesuristhusprodacethroughthe aningloeg ion othe fete ge. Tae woman thr at oe but o 2 oke-a any Inte" which a ead ha demoted i ays conscied a the fxpense oft woman. node fr adit ake emerge in a apestiy In Feut's asprin, te cj adie the menos esse {nda hire peson Goer man) be presen wane ah he “ovha gral alae wane ols now eee, ‘comes the pent whom he te addenda ot | te phtonaph's ace ate once in insure a ucison of the place othe pecatar.The operon ofthe diy oe ao exe ‘Si inke by Frea copped ihe apostle by Siac onesie bea iferenpron homie [Byte aan hee: ed camper poson sane o npn at of ee pre gona sh he hat lethal mee tiem ced cdeee ether expend ih gin eof ohn pepe the tography bret vey mecha of thee tough pin cael exponre td repens at tf nig fn eng), res een of he be work ype 0 Sout por says the plopepsoebeton ote fae Thee a voceaP ofthe plongaphc dioue weve ‘Spent fine nage nich wpe ae os ie se ‘Troyer, On tne fiend ofthe photograph thin he ‘tlle pining fhe se he brett ening Trem ope etry meena of sgh forthe my Biche yh hs Yo pt hima ible serve in Taig ao oly eet once ain the analy ova eel Aoitets ods onee a aight Bek e bol frre OF ‘elses "Tare in se in which he phoura's einen of x seal ols fig on vce. Ett cot te ey Po Uipetsuchspacepon, te eingcathe oie ec tra Stan shi ve onthe woman The avert epon a he rr enphssulbra tesa ne aire elon ‘Eee apply end ise sboriaing ny foal Shor rete rund ‘Downes ses moe fom ip, Scere by the sua’ lanes he wom’ ete eee of en incehoenapce The ceatn resort ram ee times ie shaopopiy’™ "Lie tol thn pees te tot a tienen tn lng ie ea ‘Sens urhror, he ie wal ve ws eve chance frees ad arbres sesh mm betbe opens eer ic tenon bene hy te aa, uigoe~"Kees nd Doi teu depend ene up or ogaioa ht they were preset athe are ie uigo teres frets’ Rena seme eyo ‘alvin hese anne te oaths oy note et {Greene afc pooaphy apps wat ana gure fhe hance ‘hoe tthe eve kone, or = seam, Tas nthe bcoune of te are he pgm captsing# moment, dos ‘fconmactbecamet ie eral gen eso ube sod ‘Siew pio, Wht hc ou seme whe onions of fecpon ef pane a a frm turbo win» mck ington of eps, Whe i tht rakes te BHO toto sable ur pasate he expense he wenn? The (ihe ds oor os rh ols the plop aegis Re n= Sco ee. VY. The Missing Look “The phogrph splays nines, i mcocsm he race othe Cinematic inseiption os sexta ier in odes foo. 1 proce of aming the ale ge ep ene nate fhe decried stove, fom Le Hero Here 0 Dark Pier. Ft ‘you sets fn in ne ote te es fe a {eng Adan ejb malo seo the frm wos te to be eaplynegassel oy Sareea lene oth Deny finned tp 2a, theclnena, pace none opera shina nl in eae cs fre aguante nape The een a fciniaty wa seman seta pesos stots ‘ofan ence bt the dneon pcb ae he ‘ons Abn Sep tn ser main ps Ineinon wo the cata npn ne Reale ein ets peat the masch a oeisesiiston se clin cad ierning oe own objet Sei sume he mag ‘on ual wy, The eesity af agers Hs pest forsale manure dat fom te mage fetes | Kec miin wich te nage angle poe moda | sbleby the woman, Dasoen’s phrased ee | Sper an ie her lr sy nahn reo {Tots she mst once sun ue he pono ware Tein tee niche py epee att repe tthe ero ery te psf pop, este hor of «cna whichis hewiyex enon Kean, and eniftion with an eg ial come sly ‘mmc cms And in fic te hes ten eee fo here feininty and hence the feminine ges rept, wd lat ‘oro wo ih ee cod oy Pls Savon, Yeu at Michel Foam Sore be ep Bypeiesscn sows eles ey ned dpc mtn of ‘ching of pow Then’ fhe abe, oe prin sot] ‘ini. ner of erenson hein see he rede, ‘sea pity of ve Fenny peed ey prc fosion wins ewert owe ean And he ping ices ‘on te damn other enale meemone heat | |, Seley fener ds | ee ay Ta Ea a i

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