The Fraught Rapture of Seeing Other Women Onscreen
Feminist film scholar Lori Jo Marso redresses misconceptions of the gendered gaze, parsing through the lessons we can learn from our exhilaration and unease.
Agents & Editors: Nicole Aragi
From the May/June 2025 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine
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Reborn Again
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Love in Exile
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