About this event
by Dr Sarah Artt
In 'Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema' (1975), Laura Mulvey speaks of the thrill of “conceiv[ing] a new language of desire”: in this talk, I will trace some of my own thinking on this idea, touching on a wide range of films I have encountered over the last thirty years.
I end my book 'Quiet Pictures: Women and Silence in Contemporary British and French Cinema' with the suggestion that it is shared, reciprocal gazing that is most radical and that silence and quiet can foster a space for this to happen. This talk will consider the importance of locating those radical, reciprocal gazes, alongside the essential roles of audiences, critics, and scholars in film culture.
About the speaker
Dr Sarah Artt is Lecturer in English and Film Studies at Edinburgh Napier University, where she has worked since 2007. Quiet Pictures: Women and Silence in Contemporary British and French Cinema (2024) is her first book. She also writes a weekly Substack called ‘Visual Aroma’ about horror and art cinemas and the ways they evoke smell.
How to attend
This event is open to all, and free to attend. You can reserve your spot on Eventbrite.
