You might check out Teresa De Lauretis and Constance Penley's work,
among others.  For some further building on their work see:
http://web.media.mit.edu/~wsack/autos.html

Also look at individual criticism on films that consciously evoke such
"gendering" of technology: MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA, BLOW-UP, PEEPING
TOM, etc.  There are also literary works that use or critique such
imagery, eg., GRAVITY'S RAINBOW by Thomas Pynchon.

Don Larsson

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Donald F. Larsson
Department of English, AH 230
Minnesota State U, Mankato (56001)
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From: Mary Celeste Kearney [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 5:45 PM
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Subject: gendering of film technology

Does anyone know of studies that address the gendering of film
technology, such as cameras?  I'm familiar with work like this in
popular music (particularly on the electric guitar), but other than
Mulvey's discussion of the camera's male gaze, I don't know of anyone
who has specifically addressed filmmaking equipment as masculine and
how this might contribute to females' reluctance to get involved in
film production.

Any references on this topic would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

mary


Mary Celeste Kearney
Assistant Professor
Department of Radio-Television-Film
The University of Texas at Austin
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