Laura Mulvey Essay
Laura Mulvey’s theory applies to the music videos “Dirty” and “Do it Like a Dude” because both videos invite the audience to view the artists as objects of desire. This is done through the camera shots and angles used, the fact the video is presented in a voyeuristic way to the audience, and the way the artist interacts with others in the video.
In Christina Aguilera’s video of “Dirty” the use of the camera invites sexual gaze by following Christina as she dances suggestively in very reveling clothing making the audience see the video in voyeuristic way as all the males in the video can only watch as Christina and the other female actors are seen as a object of desire. This theme occurs throughout the video but in some ways becomes more explicit as dances start to grind on other male actors and even more provocative dancing.
In Jessie J’s video of “Do it Like a Dude” the use of the camera invites sexual gaze , as the video intends the viewer to . The video shows women doing quite manly things in a gender reversal where jessie j and the other female dancers are dancing in a very aggressive male way however Jessie J is still wearing feminine clothing
The audience views this video in a voyeuristic way in the beginning sequence when Jessie and her friends are doing the stereotypical male things in the behind the scenes however once the video
The actors interact in a way that results in the female being looked at as an object of desire. This occurs when …
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The target audience for these two artists is young females. However, the way they represent themselves as sexual objects does not appeal to young girls, it appeals more to men. I believe Christina Aguilera and Jesse J choose to represent themselves like this because
In summary, Laura Mulvey’s theory applies to these music videos because ….
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