Averroes MD Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 I always use Chicago style... What about you? I find MLA to be less academic... Am I correct in this judgment or is this my own prejudice? Thanks!
alain Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 I think it's just that different disciplines prefer different citation styles. History uses Chicago whereas English/lit/critical theory use MLA, at least in my experience. I don't think any of them are more academic than the other, just different ways of accomplishing the same thing. Riotbeard 1
Averroes MD Posted February 24, 2016 Author Posted February 24, 2016 20 minutes ago, alain said: I think it's just that different disciplines prefer different citation styles. History uses Chicago whereas English/lit/critical theory use MLA, at least in my experience. I don't think any of them are more academic than the other, just different ways of accomplishing the same thing. Thanks. I wonder what Theology & Religious Studies use. I'm assuming Chicago?
emhafe Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 Yes, theology and religion use Chicago as well. As least I did all my theology work with Chicago.
xypathos Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 Most RS and Theology programs use the notes and bibliography style of Chicago, while sciences use the author-date style of Chicago. Yes, there's two forms of Chicago but not much difference. While Turabian use to be an ever slight deviation from Chicago, that's no longer the case. I *think* Turabian finally gave up and fully merged with Chicago in the latest addition. Like you Averroes, I don't care much for MLA but that's b/c I've been using Chicago for the last 10 years or so.
krystasonrisa Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 I think it depends on your region and experience. I use MLA and APA because I started in Lit/Critical Theory and APA is standard in Latin American social sciences. I personally don't like Chicago. It's too exclusive for my tastes and needs.
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