- Full title: Gender-neutral/Inclusive language. Gender stereotypes and linguistic sexism.
- Dates: November 11-12, 2023, 11 am-3 pm
- Location: Nafplio, Greece
- Organized by: CHS Greece
- Open to: All (up to 20 positions)
- Application period: September 28-October 22, 2023
- Academic Coordination: Nikoletta Tsitsanoudis-Mallidis (Professor of Linguistics and Greek Language, University of Ioannina, CHS in Greece Associate in Linguistics, Scientific Coordinator of the International Summer University "Greek Language, Culture, and Media" and Head of the Greek Language, Culture and Mass Media Unit of the Laboratory for the Study of Social Issues, Mass Media and Education, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina)
- Activity Administration: Matina Goga (CHS Greece)
About the workshop
Overview
CHS Greece as part of its annual workshop series that aim to support Hellenic Studies and the broader field of Humanities, and to offer intergenerational, interdisciplinary, lifelong learning opportunities to the public, announces the workshop "Gender-neutral/Inclusive language".
Greek language endings are different and define three genders, while the masculine is the dominant. What about gender-neutral/Inclusive language?
In this workshop, we will discuss a series of cutting-edge language issues concerning the use of words that nurture or maintain sexist stereotypes. We will discuss the linguistic representations and forms that sexism takes in the workplace, in the media, and in education, while we will also examine the attitudes of native speakers towards it. We will shed light on the term "inclusive language" as part of an effort to avoid sexist language use and expand a language that stands fairly beside gender and social classes. A language that does not only favor biological or social sex, excluding groups of people.
In addition, quantitative analyses of data on sexist language use, the gradations observed, as well as qualitative approximations of data in relation to the gender or age of speakers will be discussed.
If we consider that language, as a leading living organism, forms behaviors and shapes perceptions and attitudes of life, open discussion and education on such issues are of vigorous interest.
Thematic areas & Workshop structure
The approach to the workshop’s topic will be structured around the following thematic axes:
Day one
- Language as a modulator of perceptions, mentalities, and attitudes of life.
- Sexism, linguistic sexism, gender identities, and stereotypes.
- Inclusive/neutral language. The gender-fair language. Concepts, definitions, discussion.
- Words and phrases with a character of prejudice, discrimination, or disdain in relation to gender. Study of examples.
- Gender-neutral language and languages with grammatical genders and without.
- The creation of widely accepted neutral types. Difficulties, impositions, bewilderment, communication.
Day two
- Scientific research on linguistic sexism and inclusive language.
- Gender equality and diversity. Social change. Language representations.
- Gender and social class in mass culture texts.
- Inclusive language as a topic of public sphere.
- Guides for the use of neutral language by international organizations.
- The linguistic sense of native speakers as a critical factor in language choices.
- Political correctness and freedom of expression.
During the workshop meetings, the academic coordinator will introduce the above topics, and participants are invited to contribute to the group's discussions and case studies actively. In addition, ten days before the workshop, participants will receive relevant material that they can optionally study in advance.
Learn more about the workshop on Inclusive Language and the application process (in Greek).
