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I'm currently reading a #PhD thesis that refers to cited authors by first name only (Paul, Carolyn, Roy, etc.).
Is this a 'thing'? A citing convention?
The thesis is about #NarrativeEnquiry and #CriticalRealism
I rather like it. I feel like I am being told a story (all the evidence base is there, the argument holds, and cited authors are reified to the status of embodied people).
@serenissimaj I don't think it's a thing. It's interesting but without a last name attributions can get very complicated. I assume, for example, in a PHD thesis which would have a number of citations, it would be more likely to have multiple authors with the same first name than with the same last name. Also, what is the convention if a work has more than one author? Would they, for example, be cited as Paul and co-authors? And how does that work with the reference list?
@prachisrivas yes, interesting observations.
For now, the writer seems to introduce authors as per citation convention (APA 7th, I think, where first and second name are given on a first mention), but then continues with first names.
Not read it all, yet, to see how the thesis author handles the hurdles you raise.
@serenissimaj Interesting. I'd love to know what you find.