Male Gaze

[emma_in_oz]

This vid explores the question of whether the film theory of the male gaze can apply to a text like *Teen Wolf*.

Song: It's Raining Men by the Weather Girls
Fandom: Teen Wolf


The Male Gaze from Emma Oz on Vimeo.

Comments

[amnisias]

Interesting question, but it would be good to have some additional notes, since I am not sure I undestand the argument you are tying to make. But still, intersting question.

[amnisias]

Well damn. I was kind of arguing that the male gaze is obscured in Teen Wolf and instead you get a gaze which is voyeuristic towards men. I guess cos gay director? Or targeting female audience?

[amnisias]

the male gaze is obscured in Teen Wolf and instead you get a gaze which is voyeuristic towards men.

Oh, yes, I got that. That point was hard to miss with all those shirtless torsos. ;) I was just not sure whether it was meant as a criticism of the show/gaze or more of a compliment.

If you turn Mulvey's theory on it's head (The Female Gaze) than Teen Wolf fullfills the first criteria (lingering on male forms) but not the second (relegating males to the status of objects).

[emma_in_oz]

f you turn Mulvey's theory on it's head (The Female Gaze) than Teen Wolf fullfills the first criteria (lingering on male forms) but not the second (relegating males to the status of objects).

with the possible exception of Derek who never gets to act but is always acted on, always the victim?

[obsessive24]

I enjoyed the editing, thank you for sharing the vid with us.

Re content, I have to say I had the same response as amnisias. I liked the concept, but I wasn't sure what the argument was. Reading your response, my initial thought is whether the vid is demonstrating something that is inherently in the source? Or - as with any vid - it seems come across more as the vid/vidder itself creating a lens through which the argument is illustrated?

I guess my point is that I could make a vid to F1 racing or Telebubbies or any source to It's Raining Men, and it will turn out to be a vid that projects a female gaze. But I'm not sure if I can necessarily infer from that that the source itself has an inherent female gaze, if you know what I mean? :)

[emma_in_oz]

I guess my point is that I could make a vid to F1 racing or Telebubbies or any source to It's Raining Men, and it will turn out to be a vid that projects a female gaze. But I'm not sure if I can necessarily infer from that that the source itself has an inherent female gaze, if you know what I mean? :)

I guess I felt the gaze was intrinsic to the text since I just picked up most of the images from the 'naked men extra' which is included in each DVD. Really - it is an extra for each season.