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I am interested in the interconnections of language, gender, and sexuality in Italy and Italian. My research explores this topic through a range of methodologies and perspectives, including:
Beyond the Italian context, I have also published on violence against women in sentencing remarks in England and Wales (with Dr Amanda Potts), and on hegemonic and subordinate masculinities in YouTube comment sections (with Dr Mandie Iveson).
My first monograph, Gender, Discourse and Ideology in Italian, was published in 2019 by Palgrave. My second monograph, Feminism, Corpus-Assisted Research and Language Inclusivity, has recently been published by Cambridge University Press (November 2024). I was awarded a Great Minds scholarship (September 2022 – January 2023) to complete this second monograph.
I am currently part of a global network of scholars working on gender- inclusive language through the Research Networking Project Language and Gender: Academic Research and Practical Implementation.
A special issue on gender-inclusive language and discrimination has recently been published in the Journal of Language and Discrimination.
I hold a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Lancaster University, where I completed a thesis titled Gender and Language Use in the Italian Parliament (2014).
Before joining the University of Brighton as a permanent lecturer, I taught at ten UK institutions, including Edge Hill University, Lancaster University, the University of Sheffield, the University of Westminster, and the University of Manchester.
At Brighton, I teach across undergraduate levels, with modules covering research methods, language revitalisation and minoritisation, language, gender and sexuality, big data approaches, critical discourse studies, and a placement module.
I was a recepient of the following grants/awards:
I welcome inquiries from prospective postgraduate students interested in any of the following areas (or intersections thereof):
A Master’s student I supervised during the 2019/2020 academic year was awarded the Best Student Essay Prize at IGALA11 (International Gender and Language Association), held at Queen Mary University of London in 2021.
I participate in the public debate on the topic of inclusive and gendered language. Below, I list my public engagements:
Interview on gendered/inclusive language, Rete Uno (national radio channel in Switzerland), available here
Il dilemma dell'asterisco. Una stanza tutta per noi. Organised by Laboratorio Femminista, 16 May 2021. video available here
La manipolazione del femminile nella lingua. Podcast Palinsesto Femminista. 21 April 2021, available here
I sessismi nella lingua italiana. Organised by ArciGay Rete Transfeminista, with Anna Lisa Somma 19 March 2021. available here
Discorso ed ideologia: la situazione linguistica nella politica odierna. Organised by FEM (Future Education Modena). 9 Dicember 2020. Available here
Il sessismo nella lingua italiana with Anna Lisa Somma, Gabriele Maesti and Roberta Mori. Organised by Biblioteca Assemblea Legislativa (Bologna). 26 Novembre 2020. Available here
I worked with Oxfam Italia (September 2021-January 2022) as a consultant on inclusivity practices in the workplace.
PhD, Gender and Language Use in the Italian Parliament, Lancaster University
Award Date: 25 Jun 2014
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Book - authored › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review
Formato, F. (Presenter)
Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk
Formato, F. (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting position › Visiting an external academic institution
Formato, F. (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting position › Visiting an external academic institution
Myketiak, C. (Chair) & Formato, F. (Chair)
Activity: Events › Conference