Seeing through Her Eyes: using Literary Analysis to Reimagine Female Gaze

Author(s)	Ms. Jaenia Mukherjee
Country	India
Abstract	This study uses poetry analysis to investigate the idea of the female gaze from a sociological standpoint. The female gaze is still undertheorized, particularly in sociological contexts, whereas the male gaze has been thoroughly examined in disciplines like sociology, art, and film. By analyzing poetry works that provide complex insights into gender dynamics and power structures, our study fills this knowledge vacuum. The study places the gaze within larger discussions on agency, subjectivity, and representation by drawing on the seminal theories of Simone de Beauvoir, Bell Hooks, Laura Mulvey, and Michel Foucault. The goal of the study is to think of the female gaze as more than just a contrast to the masculine gaze. It enhances sociological understandings of power relations in gendered areas by presenting the female gaze as a unique and perceptive perspective that provides empathy, agency, and resistance. The study makes a case for the inclusion of the female gaze in sociological discourse by using poetry as a lens to show how poetic narratives actively affect gender perspectives in addition to reflecting them.
Field	Sociology > Linguistic / Literature
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On	2025-07-05
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.50089
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9s9fq

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