Reading Time: 13 minutesOverview Feminist film theory examines how cinema constructs, reinforces, and sometimes challenges gender. It asks a deceptively direct question: whose perspective does film privilege, and what does that privilege do? Its landmark figures include Laura Mulvey, who named the “male gaze” in 1975, alongside Claire Johnston, Teresa de Lauretis, and bell hooks. Since its formal… Continue reading Feminist Film Theory: Concepts, Theorists, and Film Analysis