How can we cite differently to create the academic world we hope for? As a primary academic currency, citations play a central role in reproducing systems of power. Who we cite, what we cite, and how we cite them aren鈥檛 just questions of formatting or the stuff style guides, but rather are political acts. Join us for a conversation about how citational practices might work towards change.
Speaker:
Christina Crespo has been a member of since 2020. She is a PhD candidate in Integrative Conversation & Anthropology and an instructor for the Institute for Women鈥檚 Studies at the University of Georgia. Her research explores how scientists imagine and enact science otherwise, to foster more equitable practices and processes. In particular, she is interested in how practicing feminist science shapes how knowledge is produced and how scientists are made.
Resource List
Further Reading:
Ronjaunee Chatterjee, Alicia Mireles Christoff, and Amy R. Wong, “,” Los Angeles Review of Books, 2020.
Katherine McKittrick, , 2021.
Max Liboiron, , 2021.
Eve Tuck, K. Wayne Yang and Rub茅n Gaztambide-Fern谩ndez, .听Critical Ethnic Studies, 2015.
Eve Tuck, 鈥�,鈥� Harvard Educational Review, 2009.
Sara Ahmed, “,” 2013.
Citation Politics in Practice:
You can find out more about citation politics on the
The Pratt Institute Library also has .
To-Dos:
- Consider how we can mindfully engage in citation politics in our research and writing as scholars.
- Integrate citation politics into the classroom
- If you are a student, ask your teachers about this practice
- If you are a teacher, consider how you can incorporate citation politics into your pedagogy