Staring how we look sobre la mirada.pdf - artecolonial

8 ABOUT STARING
whether they like it or not. Because lived staring encounters are spontaneous
and dynamic—in the way that Gilbert’s staged staring encounter with the
barrister is not—they can be pliable under the guidance of an experienced
staree. Indeed, accomplished starees often develop a repertoire of strategies
they use to choreograph staring encounters. 7
A snapshot of two practiced starees hints at the skillset starees can wield
when they enter the public eye. Theresia Degener, a lawyer, professor, and
disability rights activist, and Gisela Hermes, a professor of disability studies
in Germany, linger by a riverbank on a summer afternoon in this casual
Figure 1.4. Martin Glueck, photo of Dr. Theresia Degener and Gisela
Hermes.