Un objeto de deseo

Authors

Clara J. O'Rourke, Clark UniversityFollow

Faculty Mentor Contact Information

Juan Pablo Rivero

Keywords

objectification, spanish literature, la mirada masculina, the masculine gaze

Abstract

This article evaluates and compares the ways in which women are dehumanized and limited to the role of "objects of desire". The concept of the male gaze is used to depict how women are objectified in La invención de Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares and Rosario Tijeras by Jorge Franco, including it's cinematic interpretation by Emilio Maillé. Ultimately, all authors and directors sexualize female characters by limiting them in passive roles, depicting them as exotic objects in the eyes on the audience, the characters in the stories, and through narration and cinematography. This objectification reinforces passive female roles and a hegemony that takes away their agency.

Recommended Citation

O'Rourke, Clara J. (2016) "Un objeto de deseo," Scholarly Undergraduate Research Journal at Clark (SURJ): Vol. 2, Article 7.
Available at: https://commons.clarku.edu/surj/vol2/iss1/7