Who is watching and how? Defining the gaze by Ned Wuascht published on 2025-04-03T07:44:19Z To kick off our English episodes, we recap fundamental concepts of feminist film theory and analysis, illustrating them with brief examples. We discuss the Bechdel-Wallace Test, the male gaze—what constitutes a gaze in the first place—and reference Barbara Albert's 'Nordrand' (AT/GER 1999) and Coralie Fargeat's 'The Substance' (GB/US/FR 2024). Can dramaturgical storytelling and visual staging even be separated?
