CMNS 388 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rita Hayworth, Laura Mulvey, Male Gaze

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMNS 388
• Professor: Milena Droumeva

Document Summary

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