Speaking out : the female voice in public contexts / edited by Judith Baxter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baxter, Judith, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Sex differences.

Language and languages.

Language and sex.

Discourse analysis.

Women--Communication.

Women.

Physical Description:

xviii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Summary:

Focusing on the female voice in public contexts, a stellar group of language and gender specialists consider both the barriers and opportunities encountered by women in gaining recognition in politics, law, the church, education, the business world and the media.

Contents:

Part I Theorising the Female Voice in Public Contexts

1 Theorising the Female Voice in Public Contects / Deborah Cameron 3

2 Gaining a Public Voice: A Historical Perspective on American Women's Public Speaking / Judith Mattson Bean 21

3 Constructing Gender in Public Arguments: The Female Voice as Emotional Voice / Lia Litosseliti 40

Part II Researching the Female Voice in Public Contexts

4 Gender and Performance Anxiety at Academic Conferences / Sara Mills 61

5 Governed by the Rules?: The Female Voice in Parliamentary Debates / Sylvia Shaw 81

6 Silence as Morality: Lecturing at a Theological College / Allyson Jule 103

7 Gender and the Genre of the Broadcast Political Interview / Clare Walsh 121

8 Trial Discourse and Judicial Decision-Making: Constraining the Boundaries of Gendered Identities / Susan Ehrlich 139

9 'Do We Have to Agree with Her?' How High School Girls Negotiate Leadership in Public Contexts / Judith Baxter 159

10 Positioning the Female Voice within Work and Family / Shari Kendall 179

11 Culture, Voice and the Public Sphere: A Critical Analysis of the Female Voices on Sexuality in Indigenous South African Society / Puleng Hanong 198

12 "They Say It's a Man's World, but You Can't Prove that by Me": African American Comediennes' Construction of Voice in Public Space / Denise Troutman 217

13 Effective Leadership in New Zealand Workplaces: Balancing Gender and Role / Meredith Marra, Stephanie Schnurr, Janet Holmes 240.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1403994072

1403994080

OCLC:

61217899

Publisher Number:

9781403994073 (hbk.)

9781403994080 (pbk.)