when you hear/see these names: Lindsay Lohan Justin Bieber Rebecca Black

"The Gaze"

Human beings become aware of themselves only through “the gaze” of another. Not until we are aware of being watched do we become aware of our own presence. Sartre writes that we perceive ourselves being perceived, and come to objectify ourselves in the same way we are being objectified.

If I think I am a nice person, and I tell everyone I am nice, but YOU tell everyone I am mean. What am I? If everyone views me as a mean person, then…. ?

The “gaze” of the other robs us of our inherent freedom. The “gaze” shapes the decisions you make and gives others power over you. Even when others are not present and you are alone, the “gaze” affects you. When you are getting dressed in the morning, who are you thinking about? What are people thinking about me?

When you trip and fall in school, do you look around to see who saw you? Most likely When you trip and fall at home, do you look around? Probably not

The Male Gaze: “Woman is a symptom of man.” vtg&feature=related vtg&feature=related RWvF8 (:55 – 2:30) RWvF8 bE&feature=related (until 1 min) bE&feature=related

The imaginary "wall" at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. It allows the audience to enjoy the fiction as if they were observing real events “Reality” TV, anyone? It has led some artists to draw direct attention to it for dramatic or comedic effect when this boundary is "broken", for example by an actor onstage speaking to the audience directly. For example: The Office

Fourth wall in your lives: Speaking directly to, or otherwise acknowledging, the audience through the camera, in a film, play or television program, is referred to as "breaking the fourth wall.” The Office and the fourth wall: relatedrth wall.