Voyeurism

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**Voyeurism**
In psychoanalytic terms, the erotic pleasure in watching without being seen. Voyeuism is also used to describe the experience of the cinematic spectator who in the traditional viewing context of the movie theater can view the images on screen while themselves being hidden

Voyeurism is something of a cliched plot device in cinematic fiction. ex.//[|Rear Window]//. [|//Cocoon//]. [|//Amélie//], //[|American Pie]// [|//Fame//] and //[|Porky's]//.



Related Wiki Links

 * Exhibitionism
 * Scopophilia

**Sources**
Sturken, M. and Cartwright, L. (2001). //Practice of looking: an introduction to the visual Culture//. New York & London: Oxford University Press http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyeurism

**Images**
http://www.livingstonemusic.net/voyeurism_files/voyeur.jpg http://www.leninimports.com/hitchcock_rear_window.jpg