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MLA 9th

Interviews / speeches

In-text citation

Presenter focused

Format

(Presenter's surname)

Example

(Adichie)


OR


Adichie's presentation "We Should All Be Feminists" highlights...

Interviewee focused

Format

(Interviewee surname)

Example

(Gordon)


OR


During their interview, Gordon discusses...

Tips

  • Go to Getting started > In-text citation to view detailed information on in-text citation using MLA, including other examples such as multiple authors and translators.

Speech and reading

Works cited

Format

In-person

Presenter's Last Name, First Name. Format. "Title of Presentation." Title of the conference or meeting, Name of the organisation, Date, Venue, City.

Online

Presenter's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Presentation." Name of the Website, Date published online, URL.

Example

In-person

Alizadeh, Ali. “The Romantic Roots of Horror.” Romantic Studies Association of Australia, 6 Dec. 2023, Monash University Collins Street, Melbourne.

Online

Coetzee, J.M. “He and His Man.” Nobel Prize, 7 Dec. 2003, www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2003/coetzee/lecture.

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. “We Should All Be Feminists.” TED Conferences, Dec. 2012, www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_we_should_all_be_feminists#t-29807.

Tips

  • If unclear, the format can express the type of presentation (e.g., Address, Lecture, Reading, Keynote Speech, Guest Lecture, Conference Presentation), for clarity.
  • For speeches attended in person, only name the city if it is not already mentioned in the name of the venue. If the city is obscure, you can add the country as well.

Lecture

Works cited

Format

Presenter's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Lecture." Name of the learning management system, Date published online, URL. Format.

Example

Edmonds, Evelyn. "ABC1234 Literary Studies - Week 1 Lecture." Moodle, 16 Apr. 2015, https://learning.monash.edu/course/view.php?id=20480. PowerPoint presentation.

Tips

  • The URL is to the homepage of the learning system (e.g. Monash Moodle).
  • Check with your lecturer if this is an appropriate source to use. Most lecturers expect students to use the information in a lecture to locate the original sources.

Podcast or radio interview

Works cited

Format

Podcast

Last Name, First Name of interviewee. "Title of Interview." Interview by First Name Last Name. Title of Podcast show, episode number, date published, URL.

Radio

Last Name, First Name of interviewee. Title of radio show. Interview by First Name Last Name. Title of radio station, date, year, URL.

Example

Podcast

Gordon, Eleanor. "Gender Equality in Peacebuilding." Interview by Andrea Thiis-Evensen. The Peace and Gender Podcast, episode 6, 4 Sep. 2018, www.mojonews.com.au/peace-and-gender-peacebuilding-and-the-impact-of-violence.

Beard, Mary. "Mary Beard on Women in Academia." A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard, 20 Mar. 2020.

Radio

Sarabhai, Mallika and Nithya Nagarajan. "Mallika Sarabhai and Nithya Nagarajan on Art as Activism." SmartArts. Interview by Richard Watts. Triple R, 27 Feb 2020, www.rrr.org.au/on-demand/segments/smartarts-mallika-sarabhai-and-nithya-nagarajan-on-art-as-activism.

Tips

  • The person being interviewed is to be treated as the author, and the interviewer an additional contributor.
  • If the name of the person who conducted the interview appears in the work's title, there is no need to include the phrase “interview by...”
  • If the interview has no title, or the episode is not numbered, simply omit those portions of the citation.

Online video interviews

Works cited

Format

Uploaded to a sharing site (e.g. YouTube)

Last Name, First Name of interviewee. "Title of Interview." Interview by First Name Last Name. Title of website, uploaded by Screen name, Upload Date, URL.

Streaming from a library database

Last Name, First Name of interviewee. Title of Interview. Interview by First Name Last Name. Publisher/Production Company, Year. Title of Library Database, URL.

Example

Uploaded to a sharing site (e.g. YouTube)

Shaw, Martin. "Pandemic and Mythic Meanings of this Cultural Moment." Interview by Ross McKeachie. YouTube, uploaded by Banyen Books and Sound, 3 Apr. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y8h72zelfQ.

Streaming from a library database

Tisdale, Danny. Danny Tisdale: An Interview. Video Data Bank, 2007. Kanopy, www.kanopy.com/en/monash/video/126680.

Rizvi, Jamila. "Afternoon Tea and Talk with Astrid Edwards and Jamila Rizvi." YouTube, uploaded by State Library Victoria, 10 June 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2GJsq3M5r0.

Tips

  • Treat the interviewee as the author of the work.
  • If the name of the person who conducted the interview (the interviewer) appears in the work's title, there is no need to include “interview by...”. See Rizvi example.
  • If the interviewer is not named, simply omit that portion of the citation.
  • For sources such as YouTube, the screen name is the name of the uploader of the video, replicating it exactly as it appears. It's best to use official uploads for this reason.

Unpublished personal interview

Works cited

Format

Last Name, First Name of interviewee. Format. Conducted by First Name Last Name, Date of interview.

Example

Monroe, Marilyn. E-mail interview. Conducted by Joe DiMaggio, 24 Sep. 2015.

Lennon, John. Personal interview. 3 Aug. 2020.

Cromwell, Thomas. Telephone interview. 6 Nov. 2017.

Tips

  • To cite an interview that you personally conducted, give the name of the person interviewed, the kind of interview (personal interview, telephone interview), and the date. See second example.

  • You may include the interviewer's name if known. If you don't know the name of the interviewer, simply omit this portion of the citation.

Interview in a book

Works cited

Format

Print

Last Name, First Name of interviewee. "Title of Interview." Interview by First Name Last Name. Title of Book, edited by Name(s), Publisher, Year, Page range.

E-book

Last Name, First Name of interviewee. "Title of Interview." Interview by First Name Last Name. Title of Book, edited by Name(s), Publisher, Year, Page range. Database or Title of website, DOI or URL.

Example

E-book

Lee, Ang. "Schtick and Seduction." Interview by Graham Fuller. Ang Lee: Interviews, edited by Karla Rae Fuller, UP of Mississippi, 2016, pp. 16-20. ProQuest, ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/monash/reader.action?docID=4438684&ppg=47.

Tips

  • If the person who conducted the interview is not named, simply omit that portion of the citation. Similarly, if the book does not have an editor, omit that portion.

  • If no DOI is available, use the URL instead.

Interview in a journal

Works cited

Format

Print

Last Name, First Name of interviewee. "Title of Interview." Interview by First Name Last Name. Journal, volume, number, year, page range.

Online

Last Name, First Name of interviewee. "Title of Interview." Interview by First Name Last Name. Journal, volume, number, year, page range. Database, DOI or URL.

Example

Online

Kurosawa, Akira. “Making Films for All the People." Interview by Kyoko Hirano. Cinéaste, vol. 14, no. 4, 1986, pp. 23-25. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41686822.

Tips

  • Cite this as you would a journal article. The person interviewed is the author, and the interviewer is named after the title.

  • If there is no DOI, use the URL instead.

Interview on a DVD

Works cited

Format

Last Name, First Name of interviewee. "Title of Interview." Interview by First Name Last Name. Title of DVD, Publisher/Production Company, Year. DVD.

Example

Blanchett, Cate. "In Character with: Cate Blanchett." Interview by Simon Roberts. Notes on a Scandal, Fox Searchlight, 2006. DVD.

Tips

  • Treat the person being interviewed as the author (i.e. list their name first).

  • If the interviewer is not named or is named in the title already, then simply omit that portion of the citation.

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