Our Research Papers on "People’s Names: Identities and Inequalities"
Sharing UWO Anthropology research on names: Dr. Karen Pennesi's keynote address and a paper by PhD candidate Federica Guccini, both...
More First Nations parents share baby name challenges with Vital Statistics
Government offices need to do better to include Indigenous writing systems in identification documents. Six years later, it’s the same...
CBC Radio Interview: What's the story behind your name?
I spoke about names and identity on the January 26 episode of BC Today with Michelle Eliot - give it a listen! The segment on names...
Step taken toward possibly renaming school
What do you know about the person your school was named after? It may be time to consider changing it. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/...
Fix databases that fail with two surnames
We know it's possible. We just need people who create databases of names to design for naming diversity. https://www.nature.com/articles/...
Radio Interviews: Moment of Truth on ELMNT FM with David Moses and Kitchener Today with Brian Bourke
Following our piece for The Conversation on "How to get someone’s name right if it’s unfamiliar to you," we were invited to several radio...
How to get someone’s name right if it’s unfamiliar to you
We are excited to share our recommendations on how to treat names respectfully in our first article for The Conversation. Read, share and...