Interviews Sec. 7.10:
There are two different ways to cite interviews depending upon whether there is an audio recording or not.
With audio recording:
Smith, M. B. (1989, August 12). Interview by C. A.
Kiesler [Tape recording]. President's Oral History
Project, American Psychological Association. APA
Archives, Washington, DC.
Without audio recording:
Sparkman, C. F. (1973). An oral history with Dr. Colley
F. Sparkman/Interviewer: Orley B. Caudill.
Mississippi Oral History Program (Vol. 289),
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg.
Informal student interview:
Fontane, W. M. (2016). A conversation with Mr.
Walter Fontane/Interviewer: John Q. Public.
McNeese State University, Lake Charles.
Lectures/ Speeches
APA Style does not have a specific form/ example of this resource.
APA Style cites resources that are somehow archived and accessible to others.
Unless it is a crucial piece of your research, cite in-text:
(Fontane, class lecture, 2010, September 17).
Fontane, W. M. (2009, September 17). But he was good
to his mother: Researching and writing about
gangsters in America. Faculty Colloquia Series.
McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA.
Manuscript Collections (letters, etc). Sec 7.10:
For collections with multiple letters, you only need to cite the collection in your References list. Your in-text citations should be more descriptive:
(Allport, G. W., 1930-1967, Allport to E. G. Boring, March 1, 1939).
Allport, G. W. (1930-1967). Correspondence. Gordon
W. Allport Papers (HUG 4118.10). Harvard
University Archives, Cambridge, MA.
Plays/ Performances
The APA 6th ed. does not show how to cite plays and performances.
The following form is based on Sec. 6.18 regarding the citation of classical works:
No formal citation in references list; only cite in-text.
Plays in Print:
(Midsummer Night's Dream, 2:3-5).
Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 2, Scenes 3-5.
Plays adapted:
Beckett, S. (Writer), & McNeely, C. (Director).
(2010, November 10-14). Waiting for
Godot [Live performance]. Shearman
Fine Arts Theatre, McNeese State University,
Lake Charles, LA.
Performances:
The following form is based on Sec. 7.07 regarding the citation of audiovisual materials:
He, L. & Sioles, G. (2011, January 21). Violin
and piano [Musical performance]. SFAA -
Performing Arts Theatre, McNeese State
University, Lake Charles, LA.
Film/ TV Sec. 7.07:
American Psychological Association. (Producer).
(2000). Responding therapeutically to patient
expressions of sexual attraction [DVD]. Available
from http://www.apa.org/videos.
Ega, D. (Writer), & Alexander, J. (Director). (2005).
Failure to communicate [Television series episode].
In S. Shore (Executive Producer), House. New
York, NY: Fox Broadcasting.
Dissertations/ Theses - Print:
Herndon, M. B. (1936). A study of transfer in second
grade arithmetic (Master's thesis). Colorado
State College of Education, Greeley, Colorado.
Dissertations/ Theses - Online Sec. 7.05
McNeil, D. S. (2006). Meaning through narrative: A
personal narrative discussing growing up with
an alcoholic mother (Master's thesis). Available
from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
Database. (UMI No. 1434728).
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