gaze

v. look at for a long time, stare, watch, observe

n. look, stare

The concept of gaze (often also called the gaze or, in French, le regard), in analysing visual culture, is one that deals with how an audience views the people presented. The concept of the gaze became popular with the rise of postmodern philosophy and social theory and was first discussed by 1960s French intellectuals, namely Michel Foucault's description of the medical gaze and Lacan's analysis of the gaze's role in the mirror stage development of the human psyche. This concept is extended in the framework of feminist theory, where it can deal with how men look at women, how women look at themselves and other women, and the effects surrounding this.
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Gaze 1. to look steadily in one direction. 2. the act of looking steadily at something. conjugate gaze the normal movement of the two eyes [more]Gaze - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me"
(synonym) regard
(hypernym) stare
(derivation) stare
Verb
1. look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"
(synonym) stare
(hypernym) look
(hyponym) stare down, outstare, outface
(derivation) regard

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