Cheris Kramarae

Cheris Kramarae is Professor of Speech Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she teaches courses in interpersonal communication, feminist theory and sociolinguistics. She is the author of over 30 articles on language and gender, and author, editor or co-editor of seven books on communication and feminist theory, including A Feminist Dictionary (Pandora Press, 1986), Language and Power (Sage, 1984), Language, Gender and Society (Newbury House, 1983), The Voices and...See more

Cheris Kramarae is Professor of Speech Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she teaches courses in interpersonal communication, feminist theory and sociolinguistics. She is the author of over 30 articles on language and gender, and author, editor or co-editor of seven books on communication and feminist theory, including A Feminist Dictionary (Pandora Press, 1986), Language and Power (Sage, 1984), Language, Gender and Society (Newbury House, 1983), The Voices and Words of Women and Men (Pergamon Press, 1980) and Women and Men Speaking (Newbury House, 1981). See less