Mis(m)aligned male nudes: A feminist aesthetic investigation on the objectification of male nudes in visual art
Date of Publication
8-2019
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy
Subject Categories
Philosophy
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Philosophy
Thesis Adviser
Beverly Asistol Sarza
Defense Panel Chair
Elenita dlR Garcia
Defense Panel Member
Hazel T. Biana
Napoleon M. Mabaquiao, Jr.
Dennis De Guzman Apolega
Krizna Rei M. Palces
Abstract/Summary
In 1975, Laura Mulvey coined a new perspective on the female nude via the “male gaze”, a heterosexual objectifying gaze that relates pleasure in viewing women as spectacles and men as bearers of the gaze. In agreement with Mulvey, A. W. Eaton presented a comprehensive background on the problem of nudity on the objectified female nude in “What’s wrong with the (Female) Nude? A Feminist Perspective on Art and Pornography” (2012). While many have written about the female nude, little has been said about the objectification of the male nude and the circumstances surrounding its image and representations.
In an attempt to analyze the male nude and its place in the history of the nude and philosophy of art, this dissertation shall provide a feminist aesthetic 1 analysis. In evaluating male nudes in visual art, this dissertation provides a panoramic investigation as it primarily asks, “Are male nudes objectified?” or “How do we account for male nudes in visual arts?” This dissertation claims that male nudes are objectified while posing moral consequences: male nudes are hypersexualized and racially prejudiced. In proving this, this research employs the framework of A.W. Eaton and Martha Nussbaum.
Abstract Format
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Language
English
Format
Electronic
Accession Number
CDTG008240
Keywords
Nude in art; Male nude in art; Feminist aesthetics
Recommended Citation
Albano, N. B. (2019). Mis(m)aligned male nudes: A feminist aesthetic investigation on the objectification of male nudes in visual art. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_doctoral/1523
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