EPISODE · Oct 9, 2018 · 6 MIN
42: The history of why some say women sound shrill, immature
from Berkeley Voices
Professor Tom McEnaney, who teaches a class called “Sounding American,” says the U.S. has a long history of men criticizing the way women speak. Sound technologies, starting with the gramophone and phonograph, he says, were developed for men's voices — and distort women’s.Read the story on UC Berkeley News: https://news.berkeley.edu/2018/10/09/podcast-sounding-american-gender-and-politics/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What this episode covers
Professor Tom McEnaney, who teaches a class called “Sounding American,” says the U.S. has a long history of men criticizing the way women speak. Sound technologies, starting with the gramophone and phonograph, he says, were developed for men's voices — and distort women’s.Read the story on UC Berkeley News: https://news.berkeley.edu/2018/10/09/podcast-sounding-american-gender-and-politics/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NOW PLAYING
42: The history of why some say women sound shrill, immature
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Jun 17, 2025 ·19m
Jun 3, 2025 ·16m