Sustainability Matters
Sustainability Matters (formerly Humanities Matter)—produced by De Gruyter Brill—takes a deep dive into sustainability in scholarly communications and beyond. The podcast explores topics such as promoting diverse voices and marginalized perspectives in academia, the global accessibility of research, research ethics, combatting misinformation and more. Sustainability Matters features experts, advocates, practitioners, and De Gruyter Brill authors whose work on ethical and sustainable practices breaks boundaries, builds new bonds, and shapes a better future. Join us as we explore how we can shape a more equitable and accessible future for knowledge sharing—because sustainability truly matters, in scholarly publishing, and beyond.
Sustainability Matters
Publishing with Pride: Using Gender-Fair Language in Research Literature
In honour of Pride Month, on this episode of Sustainability Matters, we explore the politics, practice, and perceptions of gender-fair language. Is it the same as gender-neutral language, or something more expansive? How do linguistic reforms for inclusivity play out across the evolution of a language? And what motivates scholars to adopt—or reject—more inclusive forms of writing?
All this and more with Dr. Christine Ivanov and Dr. Maria B. Lange, authors of the chapter “Motivations for the Use of Gender-Fair Language in Research Literature in German Academia” from the book Public Attitudes Towards Gender-Inclusive Language, published by De Gruyter Brill.
Host: Ramzi Nasir
Guests:
Dr. Christine Ivanov (Ln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-ivanov-77518a2b2/)
Dr. Maria B. Lange (Ln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-maria-b-lange-b2b35b2b1/)
If you’re interested in delving further into gender-inclusive language in academia, here’s a reading list curated by the guests:
1. https://doi.org/10.1080/0163853X.2023.2199531.
2. https://doi.org/10.32872/spb.13719
3. https://doi.org/10.1080/01690960701702035
4. https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13428-013-0409-z
5. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01437
6. https://doi.org/10.3758/BRM.40.1.206
7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00369
8. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2015.1067611
9. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0261927X01020004004