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how had i never known my favourite author had written about my favourite medium !! succint and still relevant, especially interesting that it was written in 1926. basically a dissection of the medium of film, a quick read but rich and fulfilling.
(ps this website is gold, publishes texts on film in english dutch and french)
Oct 5, 2024
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brilliant little essay, itās a little dense at times. itās an essay that has stayed with me and showed up in so much of my readings and research again and again. she also was involved in many porn studies articles as well, super fascinating work.
Apr 18, 2025
an ur-text for theorizing contemporary audiovisual culture thatās been on my reading list for too long
Feb 12, 2024
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not slept on because nobodyās using the terms but slept on because most people donāt know where the terms are from or their actual definitionā¦ they both are VERY GOOD pieces of writing, the termsā actual meanings are incredibly useful to have words for, and it makes me sad seeing the terms so commonly misused that most people wouldnāt know the actual definition of either. (and ofc iāll note that older literature is imperfect and the work building off of these are important to read too but these pieces are specifically where the terms originate)
visual pleasure and narrative cinema (1975) by laura mulvey
while a lot of people misuse it as meaning internalized misogyny, male gaze originates from this piece by laura mulvey and describes the ways in which men create, cast, and consume media (mostly film but you can apply to most art) in a manner that largely objectifies and sexualizes female characters / subjects. itās a little dense in some parts but i especially recommend this one to anyone who enjoys media critique, especially film (ahem, letterboxd users reading this, please go read this one!!!)
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compulsory heterosexuality and lesbian existence (1980) by adrienne rich
compulsory heterosexuality is a term coined by adrienne rich in 1980 and refers to how in our patriarchal society, itās been socially constructed that all women are presumed to be straight and are thus socialized to pursue a heteronormative life (the resulting conscriptions are at the detriment of all women, regardless of sexuality + it fuels homophobia by painting queerness as unnatural). itās contemporarily misused to to describe the heteronormative / homophobic pressure to like men that lesbians might feel. in a moment in which a loooot of young women attracted to men are entertaining the toxic āmarry a rich man donāt work!ā ideology, i think itās so important that we acknowledge how the issue of heteronormative patriarchal expectations is damaging to all women when it comes to navigating / envisioning our lives! (those of you who have heard the term misused, are driven crazy by the tradwife tikok trend, or have heard about the ā4b movementā in the news might find this piece particularly interesting)
Nov 12, 2024
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Apr 14, 2025
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figuring out the small things i can do that i know will make me feel at least 5% better has been so helpful to build momentum throughout my day.
some of mine:
groggy -> coffee, go outside and walk around, or a mini nap
lethargic/irritable -> taking a shower and deep breaths, opening a window
sad -> get sunlight, stand outside for ten minutes, hug my cat
anxious/unable to focus -> writing a brain dump of everything thatās on mind or cbt journaling
unable to sleep -> reading a book
bored -> create/output something (input(watching/listening to/reading something, scrolling on my phone) vs output(making something, writing my thoughts on something i watched, trying something new))
bloated -> ginger tea, activating pressure points, yoga
uninspired -> revisiting something formative, figuring out the unexplored territories in my taste and going into them, looking through my collection of art books
Oct 19, 2024
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i found a box of my parentās photos from when they first started dating to their wedding and around when i was born and made me realize:
1. there is so much more life to live!! and i hope i can look back on my 20ās with the same fondness they do
2. how nice it is to have physical photos - i never go through my camera roll but i love revisiting old journals or scrapbooks and i think printing photos would have the same effect. i find that the phone camera effect almost makes taking pictures feel more disposable or practical rather than artistic (for me personally, ik a lot of people who have really nice camera rolls on their phones) so maybe getting a camera or just thinking about memory capture differently would aim me in this direction
Dec 18, 2024