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Writing the End, Imagining the Future: Ecoapocalypses and Ecotopias in Anglophone Literature Guest co-editors: Gioia Angeletti (Università di Parma) Roberta Grandi (Università della Valle d’Aosta) Nicoletta Vallorani (Università degli Studi di Milano) Lykke Harmony Alara Guanio-Uluru (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences) Copyeditor: Elizabeth Ritsema (Royal Holloway – University of London) In The Last Man (1826), Shelley thus envisioned the annihilation of the human race: an endemic disease being turned into a pandemic plague by a combination of war-related increase in human contacts and an unprecedented rise in air temperature. Nearly a century and a half later, Callenbach’s Ecotopia (1975) imagined a sustainable society featuring mandatory waste recycling and electric engines, widespread bike-sharing, and advanced technological devices called “picturephones.” Science fiction has long exhibited an uncanny ability to anticipate the worst – and, more rarely, the best – of possible futures. Yet today, as climate change, global warming, the sixth mass extinction, phosphogeddon, and other eco-catastrophes have ceased to be speculative concerns and instead define the lived reality of many communities, the once-cathartic potential of apocalyptic narratives may be diminishing. As noticed by Amitav Ghosh, “There is, […], an important difference between the weather events that we are now experiencing and those that occur in surrealist and magical realist novels: improbable though they might be, these events are neither surreal nor magical. To the contrary, these highly improbable occurrences are overwhelmingly, urgently, astoundingly real.” (2017, 27) Over the last decades, eco-apocalyptic and dystopian works have functioned as a means of reflecting on contemporary environmental crises, serving as cautionary tales designed to warn and engage readers with urgent global concerns (Basu, Broad, and Hintz 2013; Bradford et al. 2008; Curry 2013). However, recent interdisciplinary research spanning psychology, anthropology, affect studies, environmental activism, participatory culture, and speculative fiction (Callahan et al. 2019; de Moor et al. 2020; Leyda 2023; Lockyer and Veteto 2015; McKinley 2008; Nairn 2019; Oziewicz, Attebery, and Dědinová 2022; Weik von Mossner 2017) suggests that an overreliance on apocalyptic frameworks may be counterproductive. Scholars argue that narratives centred on climate catastrophe risk engendering paralysis rather than action, as they can reinforce the perception of an inevitable and insurmountable collapse, discouraging proactive engagement with environmental challenges (Arnold 2018; Hull 2019). In response, alternative genres such as ecotopias and solarpunk offer visions of the future that inspire optimism rather than despair. These narratives imagine worlds that are not only sustainable but deeply appealing, fostering a desire for systemic transformation and encouraging active participation in building a more just and environmentally integrated society (Ulibarri 2022; Weik von Mossner 2017). This issue of Textus invites contributions that examine eco-apocalyptic visions, climate fiction, and environmental dystopias, as well as alternative imaginaries such as ecotopias, solarpunk, fantasy, afrofuturist and feminist utopias. We welcome ecocritical analyses of both classic and contemporary works of adult and children’s literature, along with other critical approaches informed by ecofeminism, intersectionality, blue and green humanities, energy humanities, posthumanism, new materialism, and affect studies. References Arnold, Elizabeth. 2018. ‘Doom and Gloom: The Role of the Media in Public Disengagement on Climate Change’. Shoresteincenter.Org (blog). 28 May 2018. Basu, Balaka, Katherine R. Broad, and Carrie Hintz, eds. 2013. Contemporary Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults.Brave New Teenagers. London, New York: Routledge. Bradford, Clare, Kerry Mallan, John Stephens, and Robyn McCallum. 2008. New World Orders in Contemporary Children’s Literature. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582583. Buell, Lawrence. 2005. The Future of Environmental Criticism: Environmental Crisis and Literary Imagination. Blackwell Manifestos. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub. Callahan, Megan M., Alejandra Echeverri, David Ng, Jiaying Zhao, and Terre Satterfield. 2019. ‘Using the Phylo Card Game to Advance Biodiversity Conservation in an Era of Pokémon’. Palgrave Communications 5 (1): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-019-0287-9. Clark, Timothy. 2015. Ecocriticism on the Edge: The Anthropocene as a Threshold Concept. London, New York: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Curry, Alice. 2013. Environmental Crisis in Young Adult Fiction. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137270115. Dawson, Ashley. 2017. Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change. London , New York: Verso. Garrard, Greg. 2004. Ecocriticism. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203644843. Ghosh, Amitav. 2017. The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable. The Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Family Lectures. Chicago: The University of Chicago press. Glotfelty, Cheryll, and Harold Fromm, eds. 2009. The Ecocriticism Reader: Landmarks in Literary Ecology. Nachdr. Athens, Ga.: Univ. of Georgia Press. Hull, Alyssa. 2019. ‘Hopepunk and Solarpunk: On Climate Narratives That Go Beyond the Apocalypse’. Literary Hub (blog). 22 November 2019. https://lithub.com/hopepunk-and-solarpunk-on-climate-narratives-that-go-beyond-the-apocalypse/. Iovino, Serenella, and Serpil Oppermann, eds. 2014. Material Ecocriticism. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Leyda, Julia. 2023. Anthroposcreens: Mediating the Climate Unconscious. 1st ed. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009317702. Lockyer, Joshua, and James R. Veteto, eds. 2015. Environmental Anthropology Engaging Ecotopia: Bioregionalism, Permaculture, and Ecovillages. First paperback edition. Studies in Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology, volume 17. New York, Oxford: Berghahn. McKinley, Andrew. 2008. ‘Hope in a Hopeless Age: Environmentalism’s Crisis’. The Environmentalist 28 (3): 319–26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-008-9169-1. Moor, Joost de, Katrin Uba, Mattias Wahlström, Magnus Wennerhag, Michiel De Vydt, Piotr Kocyba, Michael Neuber, et al. 2020. Protest for a Future II: Composition, Mobilization and Motives of the Participants in Fridays For Future Climate Protests on 20-27 September, 2019, in 19 Cities around the World. Nairn, Karen. 2019. ‘Learning from Young People Engaged in Climate Activism: The Potential of Collectivizing Despair and Hope’. YOUNG 27 (5): 435–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/1103308818817603. Oziewicz, Marek, Brian Attebery, and Tereza Dědinová, eds. 2022. Fantasy and Myth in the Anthropocene: Imagining Futures and Dreaming Hope in Literature and Media. London, New York: Bloomsbury Academic. Plumwood, Val. 2007. Environmental Culture: The Ecological Crisis of Reason. Environmental Philosophies Series. London: Routledge. Ulibarri, Sarena. 2022. ‘Do You Believe in Climate Solutions? You Just Might Be a Solarpunk.’ Fix. 4 April 2022. https://grist.org/fix/climate-fiction/do-you-believe-in-climate-solutions-you-just-might-be-a-solarpunk/. Weik von Mossner, Alexa. 2017. Affective Ecologies: Empathy, Emotion, and Environmental Narrative. Cognitive Approaches to Culture. Columbus: The Ohio State University Press. Submission of abstracts and timeline Please send abstracts to: gioia.angeletti@unipr.it, r.grandi@univda.it, nicoletta.vallorani@unimi.it Timeline Deadline for abstracts submission (400 words plus references): 15 September

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Call for abstracts Textus 1/2026 – LANGUAGE

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How to Do Things with(out) Words: Intersections between Pragmatics and Multimodality Guest co-editors: Aoife Beville (University of Naples L’Orientale) Fabio Ciambella (Sapienza University of Rome) Jonathan Culpeper (Lancaster University, UK) Copyeditor: Darragh Mulcahy (Sapienza University of Rome) Pragmatics is the study of language in context; it involves analysing the meaning-making processes employed by language users. However, as studies in multimodality have widely established, other (para-linguistic and extra-linguistic) semiotic resources are also used to convey and construe meaning. Understanding the pragmatic import of multimodal communication is becoming increasingly important in a world where digital communication dominates interpersonal and professional interactions. Indeed, as Lluís Payrató observes, the ‘speech acts’ central to traditional Austinian and Searlean pragmatics do not occur in isolation from other communicative modes – such as gesture, facial expressions, prosody, and even visual or textual elements in digital media. Instead, they should be viewed as integral components of broader “communicative events” (2017, 4), where meaning emerges dynamically from the interplay of multiple semiotic resources. This perspective highlights the necessity of examining how language functions in conjunction with other modes, particularly in digital contexts where text, image, and audiovisual elements frequently combine to shape understanding. Multimodal pragmatics, therefore – the study of how meaning is constructed and interpreted through the interplay of multiple modes (e.g., linguistic, visual, gestural, auditory, and spatial) – would seem to be a fruitful yet hitherto understudied approach to understanding the complexities of interpersonal and multimodal communication (see Mubenga 2009; Dicerto 2018; Haryanti et al. 2023). This issue of Textus (1/2026 – Language) aims to investigate the dynamic intersection between multimodality and pragmatics, shedding light on how theoretical approaches, analytical methods, and practical applications from each field can mutually inform and enrich one another. By bringing together scholars and practitioners from diverse disciplines, this issue seeks to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue on language in use across various forms of multimodal pragmatics. Contributions may explore how meaning is co-constructed through the interaction of verbal and non-verbal elements, the role of multimodal pragmatics in digital and face-to-face contexts, and the methodological challenges of analysing language beyond the spoken or written word. In particular, we invite contributions that address (but are not limited to) the following themes: · Methodological reflections and preliminary studies on the intersections between pragmatics and multimodality; · (Im)politeness and multimodality; · Gesture, gaze, posturing, prosody, and pragmatics; · Deixis across multiple modes; · Cross-cultural pragmatics and multimodality; · Relevance Theory and multimodality; · Multimodal meaning-making and pragmatic strategies in digital communication: How do text, images, emojis, GIFs, memes, audio and videos work together to create meaning in English-mediated digital spaces? How are politeness, humour, irony, or persuasion achieved through multimodal means in online interactions? · Multimodal pragmatics in emerging technologies: What roles do Artificial Intelligence (AI), augmented reality, and virtual reality play in evolving multimodal communication? · Pedagogy: what are the current challenges and opportunities of teaching multimodal literacy and pragmatic competence in English language courses? · Stylistic and aesthetic functions: how do literary, artistic, theatrical and telecinematic texts employ pragmatic strategies across multiple modes? What aesthetic effects are achieved, and how do these contribute to the interpretation of such texts? · Ethical and social dimensions: How do issues of accessibility, inclusivity, and power manifest in multimodal pragmatics online? References BELTRÁN-PLANQUES, VICENT and QUEROL-JULIÁN, MERCEDES, 2018, “English Language Learners’ Spoken Interaction: What a Multimodal Perspective Reveals about Pragmatic Competence”, System 77, pp. 80-90. CULPEPER, JONATHAN, MICHAEL HAUGH, and DÁNIEL Z. KÁDÁR, 2017, (Eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Linguistic (Im)Politeness. Palgrave Macmillan, London. DICERTO, SARA, 2018, Multimodal Pragmatics and Translation: A New Model for Source Text Analysis, Palgrave Macmillan, London. HARYANTI, PUTRI, SADDHONO, KUNDHARU and ANINDYARINI, ATIKAH, 2023, “Multimodal as a New Perspective in Pragmatics in the Digital Era: Literature Review”, ICHSS 3, pp. 494-501. INDARTI, DWI, 2024, “Multimodalities and Conversational Implicature in Cross-Cultural Pragmatic Context: A Systematic Review”, International Journal of Social Science and Human Research 7 (12), pp. 9271-80. KRESS, GUNTHER R. and VAN LEEUWEN. THEO, 2020, Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design. Third Edition. Routledge, London. MUBENGA, KAJINGULU SOMWE, 2009, “Towards a Multimodal Pragmatic Analysis of Film Discourse in Audiovisual Translation”, META 54 (3), pp. 466-84. NØRGAARD, NINA. 2023 ‘Multimodality and Stylistics’. In M. Burke (ed) The Routledge Handbook of Stylistics, Second Edition. Routledge, London. pp. 506–20. O’HALLORAN, KAY L., TAN, SABINE and K. L. E., MARISSA, 2014, “Multimodal Pragmatics”, in K. P. Schneider and A. Barron (eds), Pragmatics of Discourse, Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, pp. 239-68. PAYRATÓ, LLUÍS. 2017, ‘Pragmatics and Multimodality. A Reflection on Multimodal Pragmastylistics’. In R. Giora and M. Haugh (eds), Doing Pragmatics Interculturally: Cognitive, Philosophical, and Sociopragmatic Perspectives, Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, pp. 293–312. SANTONOCITO, CARMEN SERENA and POLLI, CHIARA, 2023, “An Experimental Critical Multimodal Discourse Study to the AI-driven Sentiment Analysis of Online Crisis Communication”, Lingue e Linguaggi 59, pp. 333-49. XIN-YU, LUN, 2022. “The New Transformations and Prospects of Speech Act Research from the Multimodal Perspective”, Journal of Literature and Art Studies 12 (6), pp. 653-60. Submission of abstracts and timeline Please send abstracts to: abeville@unior.it, fabio.ciambella@uniroma1.it Timeline Deadline for abstracts submission (400 words plus references): 30 April 2025. Please put as subject line “Textus Language Issue 1/2026 – abstract submission” Notification to authors: 15 May 2025 Deadline for submission of first draft of article (maximum 7500 words including references): 31 August 2025 Request for revisions following peer review: 15 October 2025 Deadline for final version of article: 15 December 2025

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Summer School in Translation Studies – 4th Edition – Authenticity, Adaptability, and AI: Balancing Trust in Translation and Intercultural Communication

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Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia9th-13th June 202530 academic hours in 5 days CISET, Riviera SantaMargherita 76, Treviso To apply, fill in and submit this formhttps://forms.gle/J2FNDBcK73jzp4rg6 Application deadline: 1st May 2025. Admitted participants will be notified via email by 5th May 2025.Fees: 300 euros (includes 30 academic hours of tuition over 5 days, coffee breaks and lunches). This workshop will explore how authenticity is constructed in an era increasingly influenced by AI. While AI tools offer increased efficiency and accessibility, can they truly capture cultural depth without human input? Revisiting the concepts of trust and cultural adaptability, we will explore the perceived divide between technological and human performance. LECTURERSProf. Silvia Bernardini, University of Bologna, ItalyProf. Ilse Feinauer, University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaProf. Adriano Ferraresi, University of Bologna, ItalyProf. Federico Gaspari, Università Telematica San Raffaele of Rome, ItalyProf. David Katan, University of Salento, ItalyDr. Adrià Martín-Mor, Ph.D., California State University Long Beach, USProf. Loredana Polezzi, Stony Brook University, USProf. Anthony Pym, University of Melbourne, Australia; Distinguished Professor of Translation and Intercultural Studies at Universitat Rovira I Virgili, SpainProf. Andrea Rizzi, University of Melbourne, AustraliaProf. Giulia Togato, Ph.D., California State University Long Beach, US PARTICIPANTS8 places reserved for MA and PhD students from Advanced Schools recognised by the Italian Ministry. There is no fee and accommodation will be provided free of charge. Priority will be given to students working on their final theses.8 places for MA and PhD students from Ca’ Foscari University, which will be offered free of charge. Preference will be given to students working on their final thesis.20 places for participants from other national and international institutions: MA and PhD students in translation, interpreting, intercultural communication, cultural studies, and related disciplines; trainers, researchers and professionals with academic backgrounds in these fields.

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“Débats sur le débat”

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Thursday, March 20 at 3PM CET We are delighted to welcome Claudia Coppola & Andrea Rocci (University of Italian Switzerland, Lugano), Marcin Koszowy (Warsaw University of Technology) for a session on Linguistics and Polarisation. Thursday, March 20 at 3PM CET • Claudia COPPOLA & Andrea ROCCI (University of Italian Switzerland, Lugano): “Reasons of the Others: The Ecology of Counteargumentation and Concessions in Polylogical Online Discussions” • Marcin KOSZOWY (Warsaw University of Technology): “The Language of Polarisation: Issues, Mechanisms, Tendencies” Moderation: Paola Pietrandrea (University of Lille, STL & IUF) Zoom link [fr.zoom.us/j/91230895992?pwd=MxgrXruiRJiVF0XvZuN4lBxUkxpAJN.1]fr.zoom.us/j/91230895992?pwd=MxgrXruiRJiVF0XvZuN4lBxUkxpAJN.1Facebook Live at fb.olindinum/com

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The GenDJus Final Conference – (DE)CONSTRUCTING GENDER IN INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL DISCOURSE: ACTORS, NORMS AND PRACTICES

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16 – 17 October 2025 SSLMIT/IUSLIT, University of Trieste Call for Papers Key information • Conference date: Thursday 16 and Friday 17 October 2025 • Venue: SSLMIT/IUSLIT, University of Trieste, via Filzi 14, Trieste • Registration fee: none • Languages: English, Italian, Spanish • Submission deadline: 7 May 2025 • Notification of acceptance: 23 May 2025 The Department of Legal, Language, Translation and Interpreting Studies (IUSLIT) of the University of Trieste hosts a two-day international conference to explore gendered discursive practices in international judicial language and their consequences on the scope of human rights protections. The conference is the final event of the interdisciplinary research project “Rights and Prejudice: Linguistic and Legal Implications of Gendered Discourses in Judicial Spaces (GenDJus),” financed by the Italian Ministry of Education and the European Union (Next Generation EU funding scheme) [www.gendjus.it]. In the era of polarisation of debates, anti-gender movements, and populist anti-rights rhetoric, the power of language is clearer than ever. Sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and sex characteristics are among the most salient themes in those contexts, especially where these substantiate claims for individual protection. To this end, international human rights law constitutes one of the possible devices that societies deploy to ensure egalitarian values. But what does it mean to deal with gender through the language of human rights? How do international legal norms understand gender, and its connected categories? To what extent can international and EU legal actors, including judges, speak the language of human rights despite their possible personal prejudices, stereotypes and biases? How can gendered judicial discourse impact on the enjoyment of human rights? More broadly, what can make gender an analytical category to understand discursive constructions in international and EU judicial decisions? The conference will explore these and other questions about the premises and effects of gendered language in the practices of international and EU judicial actors. It will gather scholars working on gender in legal discourse across areas as diverse as linguistics, translation, law and, more generally, social sciences. Themes and topics We welcome abstracts addressing topics including, but not limited to, the following: – The reproduction of gender norms in judicial discourses – Exclusionary judicial narratives on gender and their impact on human rights – Peripheral existences and mainstream gender-related judicial interpretations – Prejudices, stereotypes and biases as enshrined in judgments on sexuality, reproduction, and parenthood – Anti-gender movements and theories in (and against) international and EU case law – Human rights rhetoric versus gender protections in international and EU decision-making – Legal silence and gender ‘outlaws’ in international and EU case law – Gender stereotyping in the language of human rights courts and judges – Constructions of gender identities in judicial discourse – Corpus linguistics approaches to gender stereotypes in judicial discourse – Queer linguistics approaches to human rights discourse – Critical discourse analysis applied to gender and human rights law – Gender bias in legal translation – The role of legal translation in conveying gendered narratives Submission guidelines Abstracts could be written in English, Italian and Spanish. They should not exceed 250 words and must be sent to info@gendjus.it, giovanna.gilleri@units.it and chiara.sarni@units.it by 7 May 2025 with the subject line “GenDJus Final Conference – Abstract proposal”. All abstracts should include a title, authors’ name, affiliation, short biosketch of the author(s), email address, five keywords and references (if relevant). Acceptance of papers will be notified to the presenting author(s) by 23 May 2025. Contact details For more information, please contact Giovanna Gilleri (giovanna.gilleri@units.it) and Chiara Sarni (chiara.sarni@units.it). Visit www.gendjus.it and follow us on Instagram (@gendjusproject). Organising and Scientific Committee Marco Balboni (University of Bologna), Emanuele Brambilla (University of Trieste), Carmelo Danisi (University of Bologna), Giovanna Gilleri (University of Trieste), Erika Miyamoto (University of Bologna), Giuseppe Pascale (University of Trieste), Katia Peruzzo (University of Trieste), Gianluca Pontrandolfo (University of Trieste), Francesca Ragno (University of Bologna), Chiara Sarni (University of Trieste). This conference is the final event (milestone 12) of the interdisciplinary research project “Rights and Prejudice: Linguistic and Legal Implications of Gendered Discourses in Judicial Spaces (GenDJus)” [P2022FNH9B / CUP J53D23017220001] financed by the Italian Ministry of Education and the European Union (Next Generation EU funding scheme); Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR) – Missione 4 “Istruzione e ricerca” – Componente 2 “Dalla ricerca all’impresa” – Investimento 1.1, Avviso Prin 2022 PNRR indetto con Decreto Direttoriale n. 1409 del 14 settembre 2022. https://www.gendjus.it/

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Reading di poesie di Pat Parker e Grace Nichols

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venerdì 21 marzo 2025, ore 19.00,CUT – Centro Universitario Teatrale (Piazza Università 13)Università di Catania In occasione della Giornata Mondiale della Poesia, venerdì 21 marzo 2025, alle ore 19.00, al CUT – Centro Universitario Teatrale (Piazza Università 13), si terrà Parole potenti di poete nere – Reading di poesie della poeta afroamericana Pat Parker (1944-1989) e della poeta guyanese Grace Nichols (1950-), per la prima volta tradotte in italiano. A cura di Stefania Arcara, Giovanna Buonanno e Nicoleugenia Prezzavento Coordinamento artistico – Nicoleugenia Prezzavento Voce – Sofia Caristia Suoni – Dario Sanguedolce L’evento è organizzato dal Centro Studi di Genere “Genus” del Dipartimento di Scienze Umanistiche, a conclusione delle Giornate di studio Genere / Testo / Performance nelle culture anglofone dagli anni ’70 a oggi (Disum, 20-22 marzo), nell’ambito del progetto PRIN “Between Text and Performance”. Ingresso libero fino a esaurimento posti. ENGLISH: On the occasion of World Poetry Day, on Friday 21 March 2025, at 7 p.m., at CUT – Centro Universitario Teatrale (Piazza Università 13, Catania), you can listen to Parole potenti di poete nere – Reading of poems by the African-American poet Pat Parker (1944-1989) and the Guyanese poet Grace Nichols (1950-), translated into Italian for the first time. Curated by Stefania Arcara, Giovanna Buonanno and Nicoleugenia Prezzavento Artistic coordination – Nicoleugenia Prezzavento Voice – Sofia Caristia Sound – Dario Sanguedolce The event is organised by the Centre for Gender Studies ‘Genus’ of the Department of Humanities at the University of Catania, at the conclusion of the Conference Genere / Testo / Performance nelle culture anglofone dagli anni ’70 a oggi (20-22 March). The event is part of the PRIN project ‘Between Text and Performance’.

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Giornate di studio su Genere / Testo / Performance nelle culture anglofone dagli anni ’70 a oggi

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20-22 marzo 2025Aula 268, Monastero dei BenedettiniUniversità di Catania Giovedì 20 marzo 2025, alle 15.30, nell’Aula 268 del Monastero dei Benedettini, avranno inizio le Giornate di studio su Genere / Testo / Performance nelle culture anglofone dagli anni ’70 a oggi, organizzate dall’Unità di ricerca di Catania del progetto PRIN “Between Text and Performance. Race and Gender in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures (1970s-today)” e dal Centro Interdisciplinare Studi di Genere “Genus” del Dipartimento di Scienze Umanistiche. La relazione di apertura, dal titolo “Nominare, svelare, agire. Perché le categorie sociologiche di sesso, genere e razza disturbano tanto?” sarà tenuta dalla sociologa Sara Garbagnoli (Parigi). A seguire, gli interventi di angliste e americaniste provenienti dalle Università di Bologna, Modena e Reggio Emilia, Palermo, Roma Tre, Roma La Sapienza, e del Disum. L’evento ha il patrocinio dell’AIA – Associazione Italiana di Anglistica e dell’AISNA – Associazione Italiana di Studi Nord-Americani. Comitato scientifico e organizzativo: Stefania Arcara, Giovanna Buonanno, Salvatore Marano, Daphne Orlandi, Floriana Puglisi. ENGLISH The conference Genere / Testo / Performance nelle culture anglofone dagli anni ’70 a oggi will open on Thursday 20 March 2025, at 3.30 p.m., in Room 268 at Monastero dei Benedettini (Piazza Dante 32, Catania). The conference is organised by the Catania Research Unit of the PRIN project ‘Between Text and Performance. Race and Gender in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures (1970s-today)’ and by the Interdisciplinary Gender Studies Centre “Genus” of the Department of Humanities at the University of Catania. The opening paper, entitled ‘Naming, Unveiling, Acting. Why do the sociological categories of sex, gender and race disturb so much?’ will be given by sociologist Sara Garbagnoli (Paris). This will be followed by papers by scholars of English and American literature from the Universities of Bologna, Modena and Reggio Emilia, Palermo, Roma Tre, Roma La Sapienza, and Catania. The event has the patronage of the AIA – Italian Association of Anglistics and the AISNA – Italian Association of North American Studies. Scientific and organizing committee: Stefania Arcara, Giovanna Buonanno, Salvatore Marano, Daphne Orlandi, Floriana Puglisi.

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#CallforApplications: Summer School in “Digital Humanities and Digital Communication: Integrating traditional and innovative tools”

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University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaJune 3rd-6th, 2025 We are happy to announce the 7th edition of the Summer School in Digital Humanities and Digital Communication, which will be hosted by the Department of Studies on Language and Culture of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, in collaboration with the Fondazione Marco Biagi and with the patronage of AIA. As part of the Doctoral Programme in Human Sciences, the Summer School aims to provide PhD students and young researchers with methodological tools for the study of digital communication and data analysis. This year’s focus is on challenges and opportunities of integrating traditional methods with innovative tools, with topics ranging from digital resources for research in the humanities to the use of new information technologies for data analysis. The programme combines lectures by invited speakers and workshops where young researchers can present their work and get feedback from the invited speakers. Abstract submission deadline: March 28thNotification of acceptance: April 11th Date: June 3rd-6th, 2025Location: Modena, ItalyRegistration fee: € 100,00 Further information can be found here:https://www.summerschooldigitalhumanities.unimore.it/2025-edition/

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2 borse di studio per AIA Seminar “Breaking Barriers: Empowering Interactions in Language, Literature, and Culture”Università di Bari, 14-15 maggio 2025

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L’AIA mette a disposizione n. 2 borse di studio di 300€ l’una per dottorande/i e giovani studiose/i che vogliano partecipare al Seminario AIA Breaking Barriers: Empowering Interactions in Language, Literature, and Culture”, che si terrà presso l’Università di Bari il 14-15 maggio 2025. Requisito fondamentale: iscrizione all’AIA. Le borse saranno attribuite a dottorande/i senza borsa e a studiose/i, previa presentazione del modello ISEE. Si invita chi abbia intenzione di partecipare a scrivere all’indirizzo aiasegreteria@unito.it entro il 20 marzo 2025. Per accedere al sito del seminario AIA:

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Debating debate Seminar

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Friday, March 7 at 3PM CET For the next session of the ✳︎Debating debate✳︎ Seminar, we are delighted to welcome Giuseppe BALIRANO (University of Naples L’Orientale), Selenia ANASTASI (University of Genoa and La Sapienza), Simo K. MÄÄTÄ (University of Helsinki) for a session on Linguistics and Gender Hate Speech. Moderation: Giuditta Caliendo (Université de Lille, STL) To participate on Zoom: https://univ-lille-fr.zoom.us/j/99763746323?pwd=K9rlUiI924ej1haQ4IQM2BFaDyKXDn.1

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