scopophilic
(en)
the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc, especially as a substitute for actual sexual participation
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scopophilic
In the now classic Freudian screen theory popularized by Laura Mulvey, the male gaze partakes in a scopophilic desire to look, but is threatened by the castrating power of the image of the woman
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1 year, 7 months ago
Film had been a consciously scopophilic medium since the days of keyhole spying in early cinema works
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7 years, 2 months ago
I don’t want to moralise about desire, be it scopophilia or any other kind.
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6 years, 7 months ago