商品簡介
This collection of essays by academics in communication, gender studies, film studies, and English investigates the feminine voice in spoken, written, and non-verbal communication and in communication mediated by technological devices. Coverage spans 10th century poetry through 20th century novels and current blogging practices. Essays in part 1 consider the role of gossip in female communication, with a study on misogynistic gossip in the correspondence between John Chamberlain and Sir Dudley Carleton. Part 2 explores the convergence of oral and written communication in women's literature, looking at the war time diaries of Dang Thuy Tram, and Julia Alvarez's How the Garcia Girls Lot Their Accents. Part 3, on gendered performance, treats topics such as the gendering of permissible speech on the Dr. Phil show, and performing gender and sexuality in salsa dance. Part 4 addresses women's communication in the 21st century, with material on gendering the construction of instant messaging, and femininity and communication practices in blogging. Ames teaches English at Eastern Illinois University. Burcon teaches literature at Lawrence Technological University. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Melissa Ames is an assistant professor of English at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Her work has been published in a variety of anthologies and journals, and she is the author of two books. Sarah Himsel Burcon teaches composition and literature at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan. She specializes in feminist theory and 20th century American literature.
