Humm, Maggie. (1997). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
Feminist Theory, Aesthetics and Film Theory: Mulvey, Kuhn, Kaplan and hooks (3-38)
Humm states that feminist aesthetics emphasizes the promotion of women as producers of art. However, ways in which feminist artists engaged with their audiences rejected the traditional concept of art creation, artistic individualism; they undertook performance, creating a moment for interacting with an audience. Another characteristic of feminist aesthetics is, Humm pointed out, a focus on women's social subjectivity on the basis that the personal is political. Thus, feminist art aims at transformation of traditional aesthetics built upon sexist oppression.
The author further examines feminist film theory focusing on Laura Mulvey (psychoanalytic), Annette Kuhn (materialism), E. Ann Kaplan (postmodernism), and bell hooks (Black feminism).
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- Kay Yang
- Compose yourself, then compose. Every frame is a moment of now. Take nothing for granted. By all means, try all means. When it doubt, cut. Attain the inevitable. Allness is ripe--from a wall of a film editing room.