Deborah Cameron (linguist)

For other people of the same name, see Deborah Cameron.
Deborah Cameron
Born (1958-11-10) 10 November 1958
Academic work
Main interests Sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology
Notable works The Myth of Mars and Venus: Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages?

Deborah Cameron (born 10 November 1958),[1] is a feminist linguist, who currently holds the Rupert Murdoch Professorship in Language and Communication at Worcester College, University of Oxford.[2]

She is mainly interested in sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology. A large part of her academic research is focused on the relationship of language to gender and sexuality.[3] Cameron wrote the book The Myth of Mars And Venus: Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages?, published in 2007.[4]

Career

Before going to Oxford, Cameron taught at the Roehampton Institute of Higher Education, The College of William & Mary in Virginia, Strathclyde University in Glasgow and the Institute of Education in London.[3]

Selected bibliography

Books

Chapters in books

Journal articles

See also: Rich, Adrienne (Summer 1980). "Compulsory heterosexuality and lesbian existence". Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society (University of Chicago Press via JSTOR) 5 (4): 631–660. JSTOR 3173834.  and Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence

Further reading

References

  1. "Cameron, Deborah, 1958–". Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 February 2015. data sheet (b. 11/10/58)
  2. Caesar, Ed (7 October 2007). "Talking tosh on Mars and Venus". The Sunday Times (London: Times Newspapers Ltd). Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Staff profiles: Deborah Cameron". University of Oxford. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  4. Cameron, Deborah (1 October 2007). "What language barrier?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

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