Clinton, Paul. 2023. Disgusting Dwoskin [Vedervärdige Dwoskin]. 20Tal Journal(8), pp. 40-45. ISSN 2003-6353 [Article]

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This essay explores tensions between feminist and disability politics, particularly around disgust and sexual autonomy, as they play out in Stephen Dwoskin's film The Sun And The Moon (2003). Dwoskin was a friend and collaborator with Laura Mulvey, and adapted notions of the cinematic gaze to trouble the relations of power between the objectified woman and the disabled man, often forced into a position as onlooker from the sidelines of the sexual economy. This reading of the film engages with notions of sexual disgust from Georges Bataille, Jonathan Dollimore and ideas of the gaze from Mulvey, Kaja Silverman and Paul Willemen.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Swedish translation of an essay originally written in English. The essay was published in 20Tal using the Swedish title ‘Vedervärdige Dwoskin’. Translation by Alexander Svedberg.
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Art
Dates:	Date Event 1 September 2023 Accepted 1 October 2023 Published
Item ID:	39048
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2025 12:30
Last Modified:	24 Jun 2025 10:37
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/39048

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