Say My Name Resource Library

The Students' Association has created a resource pack to help build an inclusive culture where names are respected and celebrated as a way to respect the individual behind the name.

International Names:

Check out this resouce packet from Warwick University on International names!

Want to know more about International Naming Practices and culture around names? Click here!

Videos

• That Moment you learn the meaning of your name.
• Getting Students' names right: Why it matters.

Ted Talks:

• Getting it right; why pronouncing names correctly matters | Gerardo Ochoa | TEDxMcMinnville
• Your Name is the Key! | Huda Essa | TEDxUofM
• Hidden power behind out names
• You Name is Your Crown
• Do Names Matter?
• Hi, whats your name?

Other University videos:

• Say My Name: Colombia University
• #SayMyName - Uncover x UAAO at the University of Michigan
• Warwick University: Tips on Say My Name
• University of Southampton: Say My Name series 
• Nottingham Trent University 
• Nottingham Trent University: Dr Jane Piltcher 

Readings:

• Bagar-Fraley, B. (2020). Foster Inclusion by Focusing on Student Names.
• Cila, J., & Lalonde, R. N. (2019). 6. What's in a Name? Motivations for Baby-Naming in Multicultural Contexts. In Contemporary Language Motivation Theory (pp. 130-152). Multilingual Matters.
• Cooper, K. M., Haney, B., Krieg, A., & Brownell, S. E. (2017). What's in a Name? The Importance of Students Perceiving That an Instructor Knows Their Names in a High-Enrollment Biology Classroom. CBE life sciences education, 16(1), ar8. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.16-08-0265
• Dali, K., & Caidi, N. (Eds.). (2020). Humanizing LIS Education and Practice: Diversity by Design. Routledge.
• Eseta Tualaulelei (2021) Agency and power in classroom names and naming practices, Ethnography and Education, 16:1, 18-30, DOI: 10.1080/17457823.2020.1716262
• Kohli, R., & Solórzano, D. G. (2012). Teachers, please learn our names!: Racial microaggressions and the K-12 classroom. Race Ethnicity and Education, 15(4), 441-462.
• Marrun, N. A. (2018). Culturally Responsive Teaching Across PK-20: Honoring the Historical Naming Practices of Students of Color Taboo: The Journal of Culture & Education, 17(3), 6–25.
• O'Brien, Molly & Leiman, Tania & Duffy, James. (2014). The Power of Naming: The Multifaceted Value of Learning Students Names. QUT Law Review. 14. 10.5204/qutlr.v14i1.544.
• Zhang, Y. S. D., & Noels, K. A. (2021). The Frequency and Importance of Accurate Heritage Name Pronunciation for Post-Secondary International Students in Canada. Journal of International Students, 11(3), 608-627.

Respecting Names STARTS with you - Warwick University