We are preparing for a strike in the real hopes that we can avoid one. There is never a "good" time for a strike. lfpress.com/news/local-new…

14/ Dr. Federica Guccini (PhD), "Discourses of Tension in a Rainbow Nation: Transcultural Identity Formations among Hakka Mauritians" ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/9026/

Check out the latest trends in baby names: more creativity for boys’ names. namesandidentity.wixsite.com/canada/single-…

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: buff.ly/3BK74J3

namesandidentity.wixsite.com/canada/single-… Now that people are paying attention, it's time to expand decolonization efforts.

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namesandidentity.wixsite.com/canada/single-… The question is: who has the authority to decide which names are unacceptable and what are their criteria, beyond personal opinion?

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The Feather News, satirical news show, offers some alternatives for racist sports team names. namesandidentity.wixsite.com/canada/single-…

overheard my undergraduate students talking about how uncomfortable it makes them to have professors tell them to call them by first name instead of title. they expressed it was a false indicator of closeness which doesn’t actually exist in a hierarchical relationship

namesandidentity.wixsite.com/canada/single-… At this point it should seem obvious what needs to be done but some are still hanging on.

namesandidentity.wixsite.com/canada/single-… Here's a documentary film exploring class-based prejudice against "Kevin"

namesandidentity.wixsite.com/canada/single-… Here's an effective method for choosing a name for your brand, your business, your car, or even your pet!

namesandidentity.wixsite.com/canada/single-… 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.

namesandidentity.wixsite.com/canada/single-… Winnipeg proposes new Indigenous street names, but what’s behind claims they’re too hard to pronounce?

namesandidentity.wixsite.com/canada/single-… This PhD student suggests we should correct mispronunciations of our colleagues' names so they don't always have to do it themselves.

Another great photo -- PhD grad Federica Guccini with her supervisor, prof Karen Pennesi

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). tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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. bild-lida.ca/journal/volume…

What do you think about changing Toronto place names like Dundas St. and Ryerson University? Take our survey! uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4J…