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MHRA Referencing Guide: Theses

The MHRA style guide offers detailed examples and formatting guidance for citing sources in humanities research. It covers books, articles, websites, and more using footnotes and bibliographies.

Thesis - Print copy

Format

Authors First and Last Name, 'Title of Thesis' (thesis type, Name of Institution, Date), page number/s.

First Footnote

Maebh Long, 'Derrida and a Theory of Irony: Parabasis and Parataxis' (unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Durham, 2010), p. 69.

Second and Subsequent Footnote

Long, p. 52.

Bibliography

Long, Maebh, 'Derrida and a Theory of Irony: Parabasis and Parataxis' (unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Durham, 2010)

Thesis - database

Format

Author's First and Last Name, 'Title of Thesis' (thesis type, Name of Institution, Date), in name of database < URL > [accessed date] page number/s.

First Footnote

Karen Buckley, 'Sport in the Waikato c.1897-1974: Narratives of Play, Identity and Belonging' (unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Waikato, 2016), in University of Waikato Research Commons <https://hdl.handle.net/10289/10603> [accessed 22 January 2023] p. 56.

Second and Subsequent Footnote

Buckley, p. 56.

Bibliography

Buckley, Karen, 'Sport in the Waikato c.1897-1974: Narratives of Play, Identity and Belonging' (unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Waikato, 2016), in University of Waikato Research Commons <https://hdl.handle.net/10289/10603> [accessed 22 January 2023]

Notes

  • Include either [Unpublished doctoral thesis] or [Unpublished master's thesis] after the title as appropriate. Add the University's name.