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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > gender in the media > concepts in gender in the media > scopophilia

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scopophilia  

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  • Scopophilia is erotic pleasure related to seeing. Often cited as a basic feature of our experience of visual media, its unique quality is fascination, an experience that combines attraction and fear. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender in Media; Scopophilia]

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