Speaking sex to power? The female voice as a dangerous instrument

This paper charts some of the taboos and prejudices surrounding the female voice and asks why it is so often the site of anxiety. It suggests that women's voices are commonly identified with the pre-verbal and the body; that in most cultures they connote sexual power and treachery and hence nee...

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Main Author: Karpf, Anne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bulzoni 2017
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Online Access:https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1276/1/Anne%20Karpf%20IMAGO%5B37436%5D.pdf