Caitlin Forster, School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Taking Back the Gaze: Female Photographers Destroying Male Fantasies

Why are there so many nude women in the Louvre, and so few female artists? Probably because historically, men were supposed to look, whilst women were there to be looked at. In my presentation, however, I'll be showing how female photographers are rebelling by using their medium to 'take back the gaze'.

BA Languages, Cultures & Business (French), Final Year (she/her)
I'm a final year French & Business student, writing my dissertation on French female writers using photography in their autobiographical projects! 🙂