<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear all,</span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Given the discussion that just took place, some of you might be interested in taking part in this research project that some colleagues at UC Santa Barbara are starting (see link below). They are interested in understanding how researchers collect and present information about sex and gender in different disciplines and research projects. I believe they normally would not post in this list, but, if you saw it somewhere else, apologies for cross-posting.<br></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Aside from the specifics of the current discussion, I personally think that, given how these practices are rapidly evolving, discussing the way in which we present gender not only in talking about researchers, but in examples within our publications as well, could be interesting. I am aware that, in the past, there were efforts in asking to minimize (where possible) examples with overt displays of gendered and/or interpersonal violence (e.g. <i>Mark hit Mary</i>). I am not aware of any effort in the direction of proposing guidelines to present gender in ways that are more in line with the requests that traditionally under-represented minorities are advancing across the globe to enhance their visibility.<br></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In any case, if you can contribute to the survey, please consider doing so. And consider sharing this survey with others.<br></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best,<br></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Giorgia<br></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">-----<br></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear colleagues,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A
research team at UC Santa Barbara is seeking participants in a survey
of linguists who conduct human subjects research. Specifically, the
survey is focused on these researchers’
practices around collecting and reporting information about
participants’ demographics, especially sex and/or gender.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Survey URL:
</span><a href="https://ucsb.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eqUf0y0AA3uvB0G" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://ucsb.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eqUf0y0AA3uvB0G</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The survey is
<b>anonymous</b>, and to be eligible you must be 18 or older and you must hold or be
<b>currently working toward a post-Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics</b>
(i.e., MA, MS, PhD, MPhil, DPhil, etc.). Human subjects research
includes any research that involves direct interaction with living
persons, whether in person or virtually. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The survey should take approximately
<b>15-20 minutes to complete</b>, depending on how much detail you
provide. There are no benefits or risks associated with participation.
However, our ultimate goals are to identify the most common practices in
different areas of linguistics and to offer best
practices that reflect the complexities of sex and/or gender for
different types of research purposes.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The team currently on this project includes <span class="gmail-il">Cooper</span> Bedin, Marina Zhukova, and Lal Zimman as faculty supervisor. Please reach out to
<a href="mailto:transresearchinlinguisticslab@gmail.com" target="_blank">transresearchinlinguisticslab@gmail.com</a> if you have any questions.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span class="gmail-il">Cooper</span>, Marina & Lal</span></p></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span>Giorgia Troiani (she/they)<span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="2"></font></span><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></span></font></span><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="2">Visiting scholar, School of
Humanities and Social Sciences, Nazarbayev University</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="2">PhD Candidate, Linguistics, University of California Santa Barbara<font size="1"> </font></font></span><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Chumash people (more information <a href="https://www.bbc-indians.com/" target="_blank">here</a>)</span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="2"><a href="https://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/people/giorgia-troiani" target="_blank">Website</a><br></font></span></div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="2"><a href="http://ucsb.zoom.us/my/giorgiatroiani" target="_blank">Zoom room</a><br></font></span></div><div><br></div><div><font size="2">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font><br><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="2"></font></span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></span></font></span></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span>I stand in solidarity with every fellow academic fighting for the right to a union, fair wages, and a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. Dignity is a non-negotiable human right. An injury to one is an injury to all<br></div></div></div>