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I am interested in language in connection with gender and sexuality in Italy/Italian. I study (and have published on) this topic from different angles and methodologies:
I also published on violence against women in sentencing remarks in England and Wales (with Dr Amanda Potts) and on constructions of hegemonic and subordinate masculinities in YouTube comments (with Dr Mandie Iveson).
I published my first monograph Gender, Discourse and Ideology in Italian in 2019 (Palgrave) and my second monograph - Feminism, corpus-assisted research and language inclusivity - has recently been published by Cambridge University Press. I was awarded a Great Minds scholarship (September 2022 - January 2023) to write the second monograph.
At the moment, I form part of a network of scholars on the topic of inclusive language all around the world, through the Research Networking Project “Language and Gender: Academic Research and Practical Implementation”.
A special issue I am editing on the topic of gender-inclusive language and discrimination will soon be published in the Journal of Language and Discrimination.
I was awarded a Ph.D. in Linguistics at Lancaster University with a thesis titled Gender and language use in the Italian parliament (June 2014)
Before my permanent post at the University of Brighton, I worked in 10 institutions (Edge Hill University, Lancaster University, University of Sheffield, Salford University, Westminster University, Loughborough University, Middlesex University, Liverpool Hope University, UCLan, University of Manchester).
At the University of Brighton, I teach research methods modules (for first, second and third year students), language revitalisation and minoritasation, language, gender and sexuality, investigating big data and approaches to discourse studies.
I am interested in supervising students in the following disciplines (or combination of these):
- language, gender and sexuality (representation, production)
- corpus linguistics
- multimodality
- discourses around racism, sexism, transphobia and homophobia
- language describing violence against women in UK and other parts of the world.
When you contact me, please do send a detailed proposal with literature background and methodology (data and methods) in English. Unfortunately, I am not able to offer scholarships but TECHNE or CTGS regularly advertise calls.
Please do contact me if you are interested in spending a visiting period for your PhD research.
A Master student who I supervised in the a.y. 2019/2020 has recently won the Best Student Essay at the IGALA11 CONFERENCE (International gender and language association), Queen's Mary 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 have worked with Oxfam Italia (September 2021-January 2022) as a consultant on inclusivity practices in the workplace. As a recipient of the school's Knowledge Exchange Fund, Partnership/Networking Fund (PNF), I work with a school in the Milan area (events on inclusivity and decolonisation of the curricula are held monthly). I write a blog about the events, available here
PhD, Gender and Language Use in the Italian Parliament, Lancaster University
Award Date: 25 Jun 2014
Research output: Book/Report › Book - authored › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Formato, F. (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting position › Visiting an external academic institution
Myketiak, C. (Chair) & Formato, F. (Chair)
Activity: Events › Conference
Formato, F. (Presenter)
Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk
Formato, F. (Presenter)
Activity: External talk or presentation › Oral presentation