November 12th, 2009 at 8pm

Speaker

Matthew Sigal

Title

APA Style: The Publication Manual as a Foundation for Discursivity in 20th Century American Psychology

Abstract

With the printing of its 6th revision, the APA Publication Manual has become a topic of hot debate among psychologists. Whether upset by stylistic changes, seemingly arbitrary alterations or non-representative example sheets, such a stir is proof that the manual plays an important role in the day-to-day operation of the discipline at large. It is the goal of my current project to understand the historical roots of the manual and to treat it as a foundation for discursivity within psychology. This would regard the manual as an evolving subject whose purpose was to create a common voice in order to allow a diverse array of practitioners to communicate. During this colloquium, I aim to give an overview of what I hope to achieve during my thesis and to discuss the major events which led up to the development of the first set of publication standards, mainly drawing upon 1928's Carisle conference and the proceedings from the National Research Council's conference for the editors and business managers of psychological and anthropological journals.

Directions

Mike Pettit's

Address: 123 Alberta Avenue, #3 (Oakwood and St Clair).

TTC: Go to St Clair West subway station. Take the 512 bus westbound (usually says “Keele” on front) six stops to Winona. Cross St. Clair to the south side. Continue walking westbound on St. Clair one block. Turn left down Alberta and we're about midway down the block. Ring the top buzzer, #3.

Driving: Take Allen Expressway to end. (1) Turn left on Eglinton. Turn right at Bathurst. Turn right on St. Clair. Turn left on Alberta. OR (2) Turn right on Eglinton. Turn left at Oakwood. Turn left at St. Clair. Turn at Alberta (one block). Route (1) is slightly longer than route (2), but avoids a series of annoying lefthand turns.

Parking: There is street parking on Alberta and nearby streets.

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