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The concept of gaze, as theorized by feminist scholars like Laura Mulvey (1975) and bell hooks (1981), highlights the ways in which visual culture shapes our understanding of self and others. For Black women, the gaze has been particularly fraught, as their bodies and experiences have been subject to historical and systemic erasure, exoticization, and marginalization. The "Ebony Ayes" framework acknowledges the complex interplay between Black women's experiences, gaze, and cultural production. ebony ayes
hooks, b. (1981). Ain't I a woman: Black women and feminism. Boston: South End Press. approximately 6,000 words The concept of gaze, as
"Ebony Ayes: Unpacking the Intersectionality of Black Women's Experiences and Gaze in Contemporary Culture" 000 words The concept of gaze