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Between Gazes
Camelia Elias
concerns in feminist/queer film concerns in feminist/queer film theorytheory
representationrepresentation identificationidentification subject positions (visibility)subject positions (visibility)
Man/womanMan/womanManManWomanWoman
Heterosexual/homosexualHeterosexual/homosexualHeterosexualHeterosexualHomosexualHomosexual
Teresa de Laurentis:Teresa de Laurentis:
1.sexual difference (women are, or 1.sexual difference (women are, or want, something different from men)want, something different from men)
2.sexual indifference: (women are, or 2.sexual indifference: (women are, or want, the same as men)want, the same as men)
Homosexual (lesbian)/hommosexual Homosexual (lesbian)/hommosexual (compulsary heterosexual)(compulsary heterosexual)
representation/experiencerepresentation/experience
representation is related to representation is related to experience by codes that change experience by codes that change historicallyhistorically
reading is a re-writing of the textreading is a re-writing of the text writing is a rereading of one’s writing is a rereading of one’s
experienceexperience
Strategies of representationStrategies of representation
Strategic ambiguityStrategic ambiguity Polysemous, multiple interpretationsPolysemous, multiple interpretations AppropriatenessAppropriateness SymbolicSymbolic InvisibleInvisible According to preferenceAccording to preference
reading performancesreading performances
1. 1. oppositional readingsoppositional readingsthrough resistancethrough resistance
2. 2. negotiated readingsnegotiated readingsthrough questioning through questioning minus pleasureminus pleasure
adrienne richadrienne rich
woman-identified experience: the woman-identified experience: the experience in which women are not experience in which women are not dependent on men but find their dependent on men but find their strength through their relationship strength through their relationship with one another, regardless of their with one another, regardless of their identityidentity
compulsory heterosexuality: the compulsory heterosexuality: the ideology that teaches women to be ideology that teaches women to be dependent on mendependent on men
literal representationsliteral representations
literal representationsliteral representations of of friendship friendship
bonded by tragedybonded by tragedy
woman-identified experience:woman-identified experience:
heterosexualityheterosexuality
symbolic representationssymbolic representations
symbolic representations symbolic representations of of friendship friendship
bonded by desirebonded by desire
woman-identified experience:woman-identified experience:
lesbianism:lesbianism:
symbolic representationssymbolic representations
the beehive scenethe beehive scene the lake scenethe lake scene the biblical scene the biblical scene
"Whither thou goest, I will go. Whither "Whither thou goest, I will go. Whither thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people."shall be my people."
the death scene (Ruth’s death)the death scene (Ruth’s death) the love until death do us part scenethe love until death do us part scene
narrative levels/themesnarrative levels/themes
Main plot:Main plot:Two parallel stories informed by the Two parallel stories informed by the
theme of friendshiptheme of friendship Subplot:Subplot:
1. story: lesbianism1. story: lesbianism2. story: feminism2. story: feminism
I never get mad, Mrs. Threadgood. Never! The I never get mad, Mrs. Threadgood. Never! The way I was raised it was bad manners. Well I got way I was raised it was bad manners. Well I got mad and it felt terrific! I felt like I could beat the mad and it felt terrific! I felt like I could beat the shit outta all those punks! Excuse my language, shit outta all those punks! Excuse my language, just beat them to a pulp! Beat them 'til they just beat them to a pulp! Beat them 'til they begged for mercy. Towanda, the Avenger! After I begged for mercy. Towanda, the Avenger! After I wipe out all the punks of this world I'll take on the wipe out all the punks of this world I'll take on the wife beaters, like Frank Bennett, and machine wife beaters, like Frank Bennett, and machine gun their genitals. And I'll put tiny little bombs in gun their genitals. And I'll put tiny little bombs in Penthouse and Playboy, so they'll explode when Penthouse and Playboy, so they'll explode when you open 'em. And I'll ban all fashion models who you open 'em. And I'll ban all fashion models who weigh less then 130 pounds. I'll give half the weigh less then 130 pounds. I'll give half the military budget to people over 65 and declare military budget to people over 65 and declare wrinkles sexually desirable. Towanda righter of wrinkles sexually desirable. Towanda righter of wrongs, Queen beyond compare!wrongs, Queen beyond compare!