Netzwerk Queerlinguistik
Hier schreibt das DFG-Netzwerk Queerlinguistik:
netzwerk-queerlinguistik.uni-hamburg.de
Forschung zu Sprache, Geschlecht und Sexualität in Deutschland, News und Infos zum Netzwerk, und all things queer linguistics!
(posts in de & en)
- Our members @theresaheyd.bsky.social and @vzie.bsky.social are organizing an interdisciplinary conference with Miriam Neuhausen (Heidelberg)—with amazing keynote speakers! Conference theme is "ethics of queer in/visibility," CfP is open, deadline March 31!
- Call for Papers, please circulate! Ethics of queer in/visibility Heidelberg, September 30 - October 2, 2026 queer-in-visibility.de Keynote speakers: J Calder (Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder) Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social (History, University of Warwick)
- Reposted by Netzwerk Queerlinguistik💡Learn about the use of gender-inclusive language across 14 European languages in this new book edited by Falco Pfalzgraf: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111701608/html#overview @lhekanaho.bsky.social @sofialampro.bsky.social @genderedform.bsky.social @michael-hornsby.bsky.social
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- Hot off the press: a guest issue of The Mouth Journal, co-edited by network member @miriam-z.bsky.social, on Producing, Evaluating, and Perpetuating Gender Difference through Language Practice.
- The call for papers for Lavender Languages & Linguistics 32 (Edinburgh) is now open! Deadline: 28 March 2026.
- The CfPs for LavLang32 at Edinburgh is now OPEN! A reminder of our stellar lineup: • Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke) • Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE) • Prof. Erez Levon (Bern) • Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece) • Dr. Eddie Ungless (UoE) Submit a paper here: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk?page_id=231
- The deadline for submitting an abstract has been extended to January 9th, 2026! :)
- #CfP The conference "identity construction and English(es) from the margins" (Univ de Lorraine/Metz) explores intersections of language, identity work, and marginalization, including (but not limited to) queer and trans perspectives. The call closes on Dec 19: engmargins.sciencesconf.org
- It was a pleasure to have you, Lindsay—and we can only second Martin Stegu's call to action!
- #CfP The conference "identity construction and English(es) from the margins" (Univ de Lorraine/Metz) explores intersections of language, identity work, and marginalization, including (but not limited to) queer and trans perspectives. The call closes on Dec 19: engmargins.sciencesconf.org
- Netzwerk Queerlinguistik on tour: Our members Oliver Bunk @lvrbk.bsky.social and Vroni Zieglmeier @vzie.bsky.social are co-hosting (with Nicholas Catasso & Mx Gaul) a workshop on queer linguistics at the Austrian Linguistics Conference #ÖLT2025 in Klagenfurt!
- Hot off the press: Sörries-Vorberger (2025) on pronoun specifications in German email signatures, reporting on survey data from students and staff at the University of Hamburg.
- Today: Our member Hanna Bruns (Bonn) is giving an online talk, hosted by the Centre for Anglo-German Cultural Relations (QMUL). Hanna will present recent work on language attitudes towards gender-inclusive language in German. Attendance is free, no registration required. More infos: gfds.org.uk
- Today marks #TransDayOfRemembrance - a day dedicated to the memory of those who passed this year in the trans community, especially those targeted by violence and discrimination. Queer and trans linguistic research can shed light onto discursive practices often at the basis of anti-trans violence...
- Conference alert: Falco Pfalzgraf @qmul.bsky.social is organizing an online conference on the resistance to gender-inclusive language. The program looks amazing, including a talk by our member Samira Ochs with Aline Siegenthaler. Register until March 23! www.qmul.ac.uk/sllf/linguis...
- Reposted by Netzwerk QueerlinguistikIt feels really, really good to finally hold the hard copy of this in my hands! Years of work in one shiny new book 😊 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...
- Forschung aus dem Netzwerk Queerlinguistik: in dieser Reihe stellen wir Publikationen unserer Mitglieder vor, heute von @miriam-z.bsky.social! Zapf (2024). Gender, Sprache, Kognition. Eine linguistische Untersuchung zu gender-inklusivem Sprachgebrauch im Spanischen. Metzler.
- Die Arbeit schafft eine empirische Grundlage für die Debatte über genderinklusiven Sprachgebrauch im Spanischen: Mittels psycholinguistischer Experimente untersucht sie, wie sog. generische Maskulina und alternative Sprachformen – darunter auch nichtbinäre Formen – interpretiert werden.
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- Today is #InternationalPronounsDay —and we have set ourselves the almost impossible task to select two literature tips from the many fantastic queer linguistic publications on pronouns. Although we would argue that queer linguistics can be done on any level of linguistic analysis, #pronouns...
- Reposted by Netzwerk QueerlinguistikHI. It's me. WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23. Keynote Speakers • Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University) • Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business) • Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern) • Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece) • Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
