Interview with Kramarae

The interview with Cheris Kramarae seemed different from the other interviews that Griffin has conducted. Maybe it was the setting and the dialogue seemed more engaging almost like a conversation instead of an interview. Kramarae defines Muted Group Theory as language that does not serve all speakers equally. The reflection about the two-culture gender hypothesis makes sense, Kramarae states, “it suggests that men and women often have different socialization, and so they have different kinds of experiences, and they learn to see the world in somewhat different ways”. I found it interesting that Kramarae referred to the term feminist as a term that would fit both male and female. At the end of the interview when Griffin asked if there was something that he had done as a male during the interview that she could reflect on, her response was positive and she made a very pertinent point. Kramarae replied, “….that’s all that any speaker wants from another speaker, another listener”.