Some of the authors are Etienne Balibar, Homi Bhabha, Wendy Brown, Judith
Butler, Cornel West and many others.
As the intro states its central aim is to problematize and to complicate
the very terms of the debate over multiculturalism and political
correctness; culture, identity, representation, power, experience.
Nate
----- Original Message -----
From: Artin Goncu, Ph.D. <goncu who-is-at uic.edu>
To: <xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: women in references
>
> Nate,
> Can you give references of some of your readings reading?
>
> At 09:41 AM 4/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >For a class, I was recently reading some essays in "The Identity in
> >Question" and what stood out for me was the use of references. First,
> >endnotes were used more often than references to cite another author.
So
> >in that sense it was not so much of acknowledging the "knowledge" that
came
> >before you, but describing the broader context of the citation. The
second
> >thing that stood out for me was the use of the whole name which made
> >explicit as least in regard to gender who was male and female.
> >
> >Even in social-science literature this use of referencing is very rare.
I
> >am aware there are various standards for publication, but was curious of
> >personal experiences of challenges to these various standards or is no
> >challenge possible. I am aware of the political reasons for certain
> >dominant standards of writing, but am curious/perplexed why those
standards
> >themselves are not more controversial or explicitly attacked.
> >
> >I personally like footnotes as compared to endnotes because they help
> >clarify or encourage a dialogue between writer and reader, but again
> >endnotes seem to be the more dominant practice. An assumption that if
it
> >has no direct relation to the text or argument that it should be at the
end
> >rather than a part of the paper. Again, I would be curious as to the
> >consequences of challenging the dominant standards of writing.
> >
> >Nate
> >
> >
> Artin Goncu, Ph.D
> Associate Professor
> The University of Illinois at Chicago
> Educational Psychology (M/C 147)
> College of Education
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