[Air-L] Citation praxis

[McLaughlin, Lisa M. Dr.]

Hi,

For an example of what Marj points out:

A few years ago, I read a book that addressed the dearth of women scholars who specialize in public policy. The author of the book was male, for what it's worth. In making the argument that few women work in policy fields, the book cited quotations and paraphrased the writings of "M. E. Hawkesworth," the latter of whom was referred to as "he." In fact, "M. E. Hawkesworth" is Mary Hawkesworth, and she is one of the top feminist scholars working in public policy as well as international relations (for decades now, and anyone working in public policy should be aware of her work). I mentioned the mistake to the author of the book, who suggested that the copy editor might have changed "she" to "he." In any case, this example seems to suggest that people tend to read initials as referring to male scholars.

Best.

Lisa [McLaughlin] (or "Laugh"" if anyone wishes to alter my family name to avoid judgments based on my Irish heritage:-)


On 10/26/08 6:06 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
+61 2 49216604


>>> <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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