Reflections Around Comic Gaze: From the Female Gaze in the early years of Cinema to the Performance Servitudes, By Jesper Just

This article has as its main objective to reflect on the influences of female defiant gaze in early years cinema history order prove contemporary influence. From analysis three irreverent visual gags present cinema, which woman breaks with power camera by looking directly at device - Subject for Rogue ‘s Gallery (A.E. Weed, 1904), Mary Jane’s Mishap [Don’t Fool Paraffin] (George Albert Smith, 1903), and One Week (Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, 1920) -, we propose a theoretical reflection that allows us define concept call Comic Gaze. is related concerns proposals challenge imposed camera. We base this problematization Laura Mulvey’s proposal Male Gaze (1975) bell hooks’ Oppositional (1992), allow advance direct cinematographic ends up destabilizing authority male perspective their bodies works logic resistance. Therefore, central investigate contrast finally understand if it still performance Servitudes (Jesper Just), connecting these distinct despite temporal distance between them.