Representations & Power.

12 Março 2026, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins

Representations & Power.

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The Power of Images & The Relationships of Power.

10 Março 2026, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins

The Power of Images & The Relations of Power. 

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Oral Presentation Example & The Male Gaze

10 Março 2026, 11:00 • Marzia D'Amico

The lecture opened with a special visit from Madalena Bentes, a student from the previous academic year, who reprised her oral presentation in order to explain to the class the type of work expected of them in the month of May. The discussion that followed the presentation proved instrumental in understanding how gender stereotypes are incorporated and reproduced over the years in the magazine covers of popular periodicals (e.g. Cosmopolitan).

Subsequently, the lecturer introduced to the class the theory of the “male gaze”, as articulated in the assigned reading of Laura Mulvey’s essay. The concept was received with clarity and a degree of productive scepticism regarding its applicability to the contemporary context – particularly with respect to Mulvey’s call for a rupture with identification – thereby generating a fruitful discussion on the representation of female subjects in today’s film industry.

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Ways Of Seeing

6 Março 2026, 11:00 • Marzia D'Amico

The first and second episodes of the well-known television programme Ways of Seeing, created by John Berger for BBC, were viewed together and discussed through the theoretical tools previously acquired. The second episode – dedicated to the female figure as an object rather than a subject of artistic representation – provides the bridge to the next lecture, which will focus on the concept of the Male Gaze.

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‘Visually speaking’: An Introduction to Visual Culture (II)

5 Março 2026, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins

‘Visually speaking’: An Introduction to Visual Culture (II)

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