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gaze
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gaze (gāz)
1. to look steadily in one direction.
2. the act of looking steadily at something.

conjugate gaze  the normal movement of the two eyes simultaneously in the same direction to bring something into view.

gaze (gz)
n.
The act of looking steadily in one direction for a period of time.

gaze v.

gaze
[gāz]
Etymology: ME, gazen, to stare
a state of looking in one direction. A person with normal vision has six basic positions of gaze, each determined by control of different combinations of contractions of extraocular muscles. See also cardinal position of gaze.

gaze [gāz]
1. to look in one direction for a period of time.
2. the act or state of looking steadily in one direction.

gaze
To fixate steadily or continuously. See cardinal positions of gaze.


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Whereas traditional, male-oriented pornography treats women as objects and men as subjects, for-women pornography is intended to afford women the subject role as spectator and men the object role as target of female gaze (Goddard, 2000; Schauer, 2005), analogous to the male gaze that characterizes most cinema (Mulvey, 1975), as well as women's ordinary interaction with men (Calogero, 2004; Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997).
In the second part of the chapter, Faulkner discusses the film and television adaptations--(Gonzalo Suarez 1974, Mendez Leite 1995)--of Clarin's La Regenta by focusing on feminist readings on patriarchal power, gender relations and the male gaze.
Maybe there's a fear that Titian's sumptuous display of nymphs is a bit of an orgy for the male gaze.
 
 
 
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