[Air-L] Citation praxis

[KMV]

I would go so far as to say that making women visible is crucial in order to
combat persistent stereotypes that women don't do techie work.

Best,

Kim

On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 3:06 PM, Marj Kibby <Marj.Kibby at newcastle.edu.au>wrote:

> It could be argued that omitting first names brings about not gender
> equality, but the further erasure of the contributions of women.
>
> I'm assuming you do not alter family names in the interest of avoiding
> judgements on the basis of ethnicity.
>
> Regards,
> Marj
>
>
>
>
> Associate Professor Marjorie Kibby
> Film, Media and Cultural Studies
> Teaching and Learning Convenor
> School of Humanities and Social Science
> The University of Newcastle  Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
> Marj.Kibby at newcastle.edu.au
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>
>
> >>> <richard.ling at telenor.com> 10/27/2008 8:47 AM >>>
> Hello all,
>
> I need advice on the style of citations. I generally use only initials for
> first names in the name of gender equality. The idea being that the reader
> will judge the citation not by the gender of the author but by the quality
> of the work.
>
> I have recently been asked to change this format to include full given
> names. In addition to being a pain to look up all the names it seems to
> violate the gender equality idea.
>
> Is there a clear praxis here?
>
>
> Rich Ling
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