SUBVERTING THE MALE GAZE: A MASTERCLASS WITH DENAH JOHNSTON

A discussion on the Male Gaze (Laura Mulvey’s theory from the 70s), as well as more recent-and very conscious-alternatives to it (Bell Hooks’ oppositional gaze, the queer gaze, the female gaze, etc.).
Dr. Denah Johnston is an experimental filmmaker, curator and writer who has been teaching Film History and Studies in person and online since 2008. Denah has been at CCSF since 2015 and serves as the Cinema Department Chair.
Professor Johnston’s award-winning films have been exhibited by the National Gallery of Art, BAMPFA, San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, Athens International Film & Video Festival, the Calder Foundation, Queer Salon Berlin and are distributed by Canyon Cinema Foundation. Curatorial work includes experimental programs, talks and discussions at festivals, universities, galleries and salons worldwide, most recently in Australia and Mexico. Denah’s Queer film programming has been supported by the NEA and Warhol Foundation. Publications include writings on the artistic rebellion of avant-garde cinema from post-war to punk, auteur theory, the occult, women and queer filmmakers, and co-editing agnesfilms, a website supporting feminist filmmaking.