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I used the name as it was when he created the thing I was talking about. This is a problem that arises whenever a scholar or artist changes his or her name, say
by leephillips 6y ago
I used the name as it was when he created the thing I was talking about. This is a problem that arises whenever a scholar or artist changes his or her name, say by getting married. If you use the new name, nobody will find the reference. So I’m not sure what’s correct in all cases.
- kstrauser 6y agoNitpick: when she created the thing. That's not unreasonable, but she started transitioning over 50 years ago. I think it's appropriate to refer to her as Wendy now, as Wikipedia and all the online music stores I just peeked at do.
- leephillips 6y agoI didn’t know that. (But I just looked it up and you’re right.) At the time, it was a secret, so as far as the world new, “Switched on Bach” was created by a man named Walter Carlos. The public didn’t know about Wendy until many years later. But, from a scholarly point of view, you don’t go back in time and change the names of authors. You generally refer to the author’s name as it was at creation.
- danbolt 6y agoThe writing style of your article seems more personal and narrative-oriented than scholarly, to be honest. It might be better to reword it if you want your personal blog to have a more academic perspective.