[chatter]

chatter (chat-er):

1. Speech characterized as idle talk, frequently that of women, the young, or other populations held in low esteem, e.g. "Stop your chatter and go to sleep!";

2. (political) Conversations overheard as a result of covert surveillance, e.g. "The level of chatter increased significantly in the days and weeks before the attack."

Chatter is also the name for a new Internet-based review begun by the American Studies Diploma Program at Smith College. For information about the inaugural issue, see the letter to Diploma Program alums on the home page!

For more information, contact Jim Hicks at jhicks@email.smith.edu.

Thank you for your interest!