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OverviewFilm studies most influential account of cinema spectatorship labels it male, differentiated from the female variety by its phallic, sadistic visual pleasure. The male of this account is not an actual man in the cinema audience but a textually constructed viewing position. Over time, however, the investigation of female spectators' experience blurs that distinction. This book weighs the evidence for the nature of male spectatorship. It considers fantasy, masquerade, readership, and the questioning of sex and gender achieved by queer theory and by appeal to anthropology and genetics. It recognizes the cruciality of love as an element in Hollywood narrative, and so questions both the male's alleged mastery when he is feminized by love, and film studies habit of declaring the love story female territory. Analyses of five 1950s movies suggest that, if the male on screen is an identification point for the male in the audience, then his experience is far from that of secure mastery. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kenneth MacKinnonPublisher: Associated University Presses Imprint: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.418kg ISBN: 9780838639559ISBN 10: 0838639550 Pages: 221 Publication Date: 30 September 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |