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Gender, Power and the Human Voice

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To speak of voice — particularly with regards to how it harnesses persuasive force or power — one typically refers to an important metaphor of voice: a person or group’s ability to express and receive consideration for their perspective and to control their outcomes. In this chapter I will enforce a more literal use of the word ‘voice’ to refer to the acoustical sounds that emerge from a person when speaking.

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Suppes, A. (2015). Gender, Power and the Human Voice. In: Schulze, R., Pishwa, H. (eds) The Exercise of Power in Communication. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137478382_7

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