The conundrum of desire

by Emma Kausc

The conundrum of desire is a piece of academic work outlining the notion of subversion in Céline Sciamma's Portrait de la jeune fille en feu while problematising Slavoj Zizek’s stance. It aims to embody a contradiction to his quote and to also elaborate on the notion of the male gaze and its skillful deconstruction. Ultimately, The conundrum of desire is an homage to Sciamma’s art of filmmaking.

Emma Kausc is a czech born author based in London, where she studies Anthropology and Media at Goldsmiths College. Her debut book Cycles (2017) was nominated for the Jiří Orten award. Both her prose and poems have been published internationally. Apart from that she frequently publishes cultural criticism in various magazines and newspapers.