● International Research Networking Project “Language and Gender: Academic Research and Practical Implementation”, 2023-24
• Key Participants
• Conferences / Events
∙ Research Networking Project Opening Event (17 November 2023)
Conference / Workshop“Language and Gender: Achieving Conceptual Clarity” (19 January 2024)
Conference / Workshop“Language and Gender: Research and Desiderata” (31 May 2024)
Conference / Workshop“Language and Gender: Practical Aspects and Implementation” (6 September 2024)
∙ Research Networking Project Closing Event (15 November 2024)
• Rationale
• Research Context
• Aims and objectives
• Outputs, Dissemination, and Impact
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The International Research Networking Project Language and Gender: Academic Research and Practical Implementation brings together practitioners and academics from various different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Networking project participants reside in 15 countries and cover 12 languages.
The participating academics, all leading researchers in their field, work in diverse disciplines and fields such as Linguistics, Psychology, Translation Studies, and Languages. They all conduct research on gender and language, with a focus on encouraging gender-inclusive language. The participating practitioners work for prestigious organisations such as the UK Civil Service; the Council of the European Union; the Carbon Trust; the Language Councils of Denmark, Sweden, and Iceland; to name just a few.
The network will lead to interdisciplinary collaboration, and will facilitate the transfer of knowledge and expertise across the different aforementioned disciplines and fields. It will advance knowledge and understanding in these fields by facilitating collaborations between the participating academics and practitioners, promoting research on gender and language, and sharing best practices with regard to the use of gender-inclusive language in various contexts. The network can also contribute to the broader societal discourse on gender and language, including the role of language in shaping our perceptions of gender, and the importance of gender-inclusive language use in developing gender equality.
The activities and outcomes of the network will be not only be of interest to practitioners but also to a range of academic audiences and disciplines, including Linguistics, Psychology, Translation Studies, and Languages. Researchers and practitioners will have a positive impact on each other’s understanding of their work. Moreover, the network will facilitate further co-operation, especially within larger research projects.
There are three project workshops which will lead to significant output: The two academic workshops, i.e. the one on terminology, and the one on state of research and desiderata, will result in one edited volume each, to be published by a company of excellent standing. The workshop for practitioners will result in a stakeholder targeted report, to contain the key highlights, findings, and recommendations resulting from the workshop. This document will be disseminated among the project participants, and also for interested outsiders via the project website.
Detailed information about the research project, including the names and affiliations of the key participants; the planned activities; the rationale; the research context; aims and objectives; outputs, dissemination and impact can be found via the above links.
If you have any questions or comments, please email the research networking project organiser:
Dr Falco Pfalzgraff.pfalzgraf@qmul.ac.ukQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Languages, Linguistics and FilmMile End CampusLondon E1 4NSUnited Kingdom