What's In a Name? With Prof. I. M. Nick
We don\u2019t give much thought to names, but we probably ought to.\xa0 In this emotive podcast Prof. I. M. Nick, the current Editor-in-Chief of NAMES, the scholarly journal for onomastic research(\u201cOnomastics\u201d is the formal name for the scientific study of names and naming) discusses name-based prejudice and how incredibly harmful to individuals and groups.\xa0 Teachers have a critical role to play in calling attention to this problem and helping to end societal tolerance of name-based prejudice and discrimination.\xa0 You can find out more about the American Name Society and access the ANS Journal.\xa0 If you would like to get in touch with Iman please do email her:\xa0 nameseditor@gmail.com