Federica Formato (she/her)
@genderedform.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer, University of Brighton. Researching gendered and inclusive language, media narratives of femicide, masculinities and fatherhood. Now focusing on examining Meloni's far-right anti-gendered politics. Born in the South of 🇮🇹.
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Another example of the Italian Constitution saving the day. She may well have signed up as a full member otherwise. A strong constitution helps to stop or slow the slide to fascism, especially if it was written with that specific aim in mind.
Italy will attend Donald Trump's new Board of Peace only as an observer due to constitutional limitations, as Premier Giorgia Meloni faces harsh criticism at home.
Meloni: Italy to attend Trump's Board of Peace session as observer
Italy will attend Donald Trump's new Board of Peace only as an observer due to constitutional limitations, as Premier Giorgia Meloni faces harsh criticism at home.
l.euronews.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Another example of the Italian Constitution saving the day. She may well have signed up as a full member otherwise. A strong constitution helps to stop or slow the slide to fascism, especially if it was written with that specific aim in mind.
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With more than 80 participants already registered, there is still a bit of time to sign up to join us on Wed for an event on publishing in language, gender and sexuality. @lucyjones.bsky.social and @lexiwebster.bsky.social will help us navigate the publishing process. There'll be time for questions
February 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
With more than 80 participants already registered, there is still a bit of time to sign up to join us on Wed for an event on publishing in language, gender and sexuality. @lucyjones.bsky.social and @lexiwebster.bsky.social will help us navigate the publishing process. There'll be time for questions
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Genuinely, if you live in the UK you should so the consultation just to find out some of the unbelievable details of what's being proposed. Even with their spin and obfuscation it's shocking
the whole thing is of course completely revolting. 20 YEARS to settlement for refugees? no settlement if you’ve ever had a criminal conviction or a tax debt? 10 YEARS added if you’ve ever received benefits? partners and children on their own routes to settlement? What are you even TALKING about
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Genuinely, if you live in the UK you should so the consultation just to find out some of the unbelievable details of what's being proposed. Even with their spin and obfuscation it's shocking
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Are you interested in online hate and harm?
Would you like to present a paper at our free conference in June, online and in Newcastle? You're more than welcome.
Call for abstracts:
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@bschcnetwork.bsky.social
Would you like to present a paper at our free conference in June, online and in Newcastle? You're more than welcome.
Call for abstracts:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1xt5...
@bschcnetwork.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Are you interested in online hate and harm?
Would you like to present a paper at our free conference in June, online and in Newcastle? You're more than welcome.
Call for abstracts:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1xt5...
@bschcnetwork.bsky.social
Would you like to present a paper at our free conference in June, online and in Newcastle? You're more than welcome.
Call for abstracts:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1xt5...
@bschcnetwork.bsky.social
My lang, gender&sexuality students could choose among 4 options. Some choose "to be" conservative politicians giving a speech about reproductive health. While chilling (e.g. the defense of the family, the domestic role of women), I commend them for facing far-right anti-gender discourses.
February 5, 2026 at 8:20 AM
My lang, gender&sexuality students could choose among 4 options. Some choose "to be" conservative politicians giving a speech about reproductive health. While chilling (e.g. the defense of the family, the domestic role of women), I commend them for facing far-right anti-gender discourses.
I took the task of teaching a class on fascism and resistenza in Italy very seriously, especially at this time! I'll welcome the students with Bella ciao.
February 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I took the task of teaching a class on fascism and resistenza in Italy very seriously, especially at this time! I'll welcome the students with Bella ciao.
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🎓✨ Fully Funded PhD Opportunity (UK & International applicants) ✨🌍
A PhD studentship is available @corpussocialsci.bsky.social starting Oct 2026. We’re seeking outstanding candidates in #corpuslinguistics, #languagetesting, or #appliedlinguistics 📊💻
🔗 More info: cass.lancs.ac.uk/fully-funded...
A PhD studentship is available @corpussocialsci.bsky.social starting Oct 2026. We’re seeking outstanding candidates in #corpuslinguistics, #languagetesting, or #appliedlinguistics 📊💻
🔗 More info: cass.lancs.ac.uk/fully-funded...
February 2, 2026 at 9:23 AM
🎓✨ Fully Funded PhD Opportunity (UK & International applicants) ✨🌍
A PhD studentship is available @corpussocialsci.bsky.social starting Oct 2026. We’re seeking outstanding candidates in #corpuslinguistics, #languagetesting, or #appliedlinguistics 📊💻
🔗 More info: cass.lancs.ac.uk/fully-funded...
A PhD studentship is available @corpussocialsci.bsky.social starting Oct 2026. We’re seeking outstanding candidates in #corpuslinguistics, #languagetesting, or #appliedlinguistics 📊💻
🔗 More info: cass.lancs.ac.uk/fully-funded...
Yesterday, I said that my research has moved on from gender inclusive language but.. last night I went to the first school board meeting where I am volunteering, and I raised a question about a sign with a generic masculine. They seem super open to consider changing it! So maybe my work isn't over.
January 30, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Yesterday, I said that my research has moved on from gender inclusive language but.. last night I went to the first school board meeting where I am volunteering, and I raised a question about a sign with a generic masculine. They seem super open to consider changing it! So maybe my work isn't over.
Thank you to Falco and De Gruyter for giving us the chance to write this chapter which is, for me, a sort of goodbye to a topic i deeply loved: gender inclusive language. I think i have gone across, with 1 paper, 1 book, 2 chapers and 1 special edition as an editor, the whole spectrum:
January 29, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Thank you to Falco and De Gruyter for giving us the chance to write this chapter which is, for me, a sort of goodbye to a topic i deeply loved: gender inclusive language. I think i have gone across, with 1 paper, 1 book, 2 chapers and 1 special edition as an editor, the whole spectrum:
Applications now open to join @ctsgbrighton.bsky.social. see link for info:
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blogs.brighton.ac.uk/ctsg/2026/01...
CTSG Visiting Research Fellow Scheme 25-26 - Application Deadline 7th February 2026 | Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender
CTSG Visiting Research Fellow Scheme 25-26 The International Visiting Research Fellowship scheme within the Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gende...
blogs.brighton.ac.uk
January 23, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Applications now open to join @ctsgbrighton.bsky.social. see link for info:
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/ctsg/2026/01...
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/ctsg/2026/01...
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Have you signed yet?
We are excited to announce our FREE seminar on academic publishing, on Wed 18th Feb at 2pm. We’ll be joined by @lucyjones.bsky.social (an ed. of Bloomsbury Studies in Queer Linguistics) and Dr Lexi Webster (an ed. of Gender & Language). Register here: forms.gle/CKzA9HywyQUk...
Publishing in Language, Gender and Sexuality
We’re pleased to announce our next online seminar will take place on Wednesday 18th February at 2-3pm. This event will focus on publishing journal articles and books in language, gender and sexuality ...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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Deadline is coming up: 30th January!
Please find below all information to nominate wonderful researchers in language, gender and sexuality.
January 22, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Deadline is coming up: 30th January!
Giorgia Meloni sara' costretta a capire che la sua amicizia con Donald Trump, e la difesa a spada tratta, le costera' probabilmente l'elettorato italiano. Ovviamente, non mi dispiacerebbe, ma e' sempre stata piu' calcolatrice di cosi'.
January 22, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Giorgia Meloni sara' costretta a capire che la sua amicizia con Donald Trump, e la difesa a spada tratta, le costera' probabilmente l'elettorato italiano. Ovviamente, non mi dispiacerebbe, ma e' sempre stata piu' calcolatrice di cosi'.
Sometimes impact in universities is measured with "big things": contributions to policy docs, meetings with important people. when this happens, how important really is the impact on people, especially in small projects? Isn't that the most important aspect of impact? Maybe, i've an idealised view.
January 22, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Sometimes impact in universities is measured with "big things": contributions to policy docs, meetings with important people. when this happens, how important really is the impact on people, especially in small projects? Isn't that the most important aspect of impact? Maybe, i've an idealised view.
Super happy to have our abstract accepted for #CADS2026 in my beloved Lancaster! @seleniaanastasi.bsky.social and myself are going to present “The Southern Question” and gender in Il Forum dei Brutti: Analysing constructions of geopolitical boundaries through a CADS-DHA triangulation".
January 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Super happy to have our abstract accepted for #CADS2026 in my beloved Lancaster! @seleniaanastasi.bsky.social and myself are going to present “The Southern Question” and gender in Il Forum dei Brutti: Analysing constructions of geopolitical boundaries through a CADS-DHA triangulation".
I hope some voters remember this when she claims to protect women and children.
Kemi going to bat for the non-consensual, violent, child porn app formerly known as X.
January 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I hope some voters remember this when she claims to protect women and children.
I adore my time in Italy. While I work, my mum calls me and asks for the weirdest house chores. This morning, when i was writing something on fascism, far-right and anti-gender, she said "come here and do something useful, put some tape on this!" - That's why I am not scared of Reviewer 2, folks!
January 12, 2026 at 11:11 AM
I adore my time in Italy. While I work, my mum calls me and asks for the weirdest house chores. This morning, when i was writing something on fascism, far-right and anti-gender, she said "come here and do something useful, put some tape on this!" - That's why I am not scared of Reviewer 2, folks!
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Looking back, everyone will one day realize that all that woke stuff was right. Unfortunately, being right won’t erase the suffering.
January 8, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Looking back, everyone will one day realize that all that woke stuff was right. Unfortunately, being right won’t erase the suffering.
I am rushing to finish a paper on Giorgia Meloni stemming from my keynote in August and I did not foresee the effects!!! I dreamt of Meloni last night!
Interestingly, she was finding ways to give up to her anti-gender rhetoric. R.E.M. would say "but that was just a dream, that was just a dream".
Interestingly, she was finding ways to give up to her anti-gender rhetoric. R.E.M. would say "but that was just a dream, that was just a dream".
January 7, 2026 at 10:19 AM
I am rushing to finish a paper on Giorgia Meloni stemming from my keynote in August and I did not foresee the effects!!! I dreamt of Meloni last night!
Interestingly, she was finding ways to give up to her anti-gender rhetoric. R.E.M. would say "but that was just a dream, that was just a dream".
Interestingly, she was finding ways to give up to her anti-gender rhetoric. R.E.M. would say "but that was just a dream, that was just a dream".
I am rushing to finish a paper on Giorgia Meloni stemming from my keynote in August and I did not foresee the effects!!! I dreamt of Meloni last night!
Interestingly, she was finding ways to give up to her anti-gender rhetoric. R.E.M. would say "but that was just a dream, that was just a dream".
Interestingly, she was finding ways to give up to her anti-gender rhetoric. R.E.M. would say "but that was just a dream, that was just a dream".
January 7, 2026 at 10:19 AM
I am rushing to finish a paper on Giorgia Meloni stemming from my keynote in August and I did not foresee the effects!!! I dreamt of Meloni last night!
Interestingly, she was finding ways to give up to her anti-gender rhetoric. R.E.M. would say "but that was just a dream, that was just a dream".
Interestingly, she was finding ways to give up to her anti-gender rhetoric. R.E.M. would say "but that was just a dream, that was just a dream".
The return of the Erasmus for UK students is amazing news but also shows how cruel and stupid it was to stop it. Universities have tried for years to re-establish connections, having to do an insane amount of paperwork. And now, they'll have to deal with more bureaucracy.
December 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The return of the Erasmus for UK students is amazing news but also shows how cruel and stupid it was to stop it. Universities have tried for years to re-establish connections, having to do an insane amount of paperwork. And now, they'll have to deal with more bureaucracy.
I am excited for a new adventure in the community that I now call home. I have joined a bilingual school as a School Governor! This voluntary role will give me a chance to get to know more about the education system in the UK but also practice Spanish a bit more!
a woman is standing in a doorway with her mouth open and the words gasps in spanish .
ALT: a woman is standing in a doorway with her mouth open and the words gasps in spanish .
media.tenor.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I am excited for a new adventure in the community that I now call home. I have joined a bilingual school as a School Governor! This voluntary role will give me a chance to get to know more about the education system in the UK but also practice Spanish a bit more!
There is time until 30 January to send your nomination!
see info here:
see info here:
Please find below all information to nominate wonderful researchers in language, gender and sexuality.
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
There is time until 30 January to send your nomination!
see info here:
see info here:
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LGaS BAAL SIG wrapped! - JB Award 2025
Read @bethmalory.bsky.social's statement.
Read @bethmalory.bsky.social's statement.
December 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
LGaS BAAL SIG wrapped! - JB Award 2025
Read @bethmalory.bsky.social's statement.
Read @bethmalory.bsky.social's statement.
Looking forward to this.
Next in the @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social 2025-26 English online seminar series, 12 Jan at 16:00 EET:
'Self-promotion, ideology and power in the social media posts of Nigerian Female Political Leaders' (Lily Chimuanya, Covenant University, Nigeria)
Register/abstract👇👇 Go go!
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'Self-promotion, ideology and power in the social media posts of Nigerian Female Political Leaders' (Lily Chimuanya, Covenant University, Nigeria)
Register/abstract👇👇 Go go!
r.jyu.fi/engseminars2...
JYU English seminars - 2025-26
2025-26
r.jyu.fi
December 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Looking forward to this.