We are excited to share our recommendations on how to treat #names respectfully in our first article for The Conversation. Read, share and be good to the names you meet! https://t.co/ITV5r5LJ19
New article examines "what's your real name?" and other trying-to-be-polite-but-actually-racist Qs
Karen Pennesi (2024) “I get asked that all the time”: Confronting Polite, White Canadians and the Politics of Belonging in Obligatory Interrogations.
https://t.co/YKJMET9Nbu
Just published: Rose-Redwood, Rose-Redwood, Alderman, and Hackett (2024), "The Making of the Campus Namescape: A Comparison of University Naming Policies in Canada and the United States" (The Professional Geographer). https://t.co/BwildlWF0g
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This PhD student suggests we should correct mispronunciations of our colleagues' names so they don't always have to do it themselves.
https://t.co/7kKpChqrF2
What makes a good name? It can be more than finding a name that sounds pleasing or looks unique. Check out these naming traditions in different African countries.
https://t.co/vdN0HAMTfQ
The question is: who has the authority to decide which names are unacceptable and what are their criteria, beyond personal opinion?
Esti — the name of Chrissy Teigen and John Legend's newborn daughter — is what we call a Traveling Lite name, one of our defining trends of 2023.
Which are your favorites?
Read more about Traveling Lite names: https://t.co/8vbUs2iDN5