Presentations

2023

Formato, F. Nostalgia vs novelty: speakers’ choices fighting criticism towards inclusive language. Lavender Language and Linguistics 29, 9-11 March 2023, University of Idaho.

2022

Formato, F. Building identities: the case of Inclusive language in Italian. Attitudes towards gender-inclusive language. A multinational perspective, 8-9 September 2022, Queen Mary University.
Formato, F. Investigating language inclusivity through a novel synergy: Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis and CADS. CADS Conference 2022 : 6th Corpora & Discourse International Conference. 26-28 August 2022, University of Bologna - Bertinoro.
Formato, F. Gender, inclusivity and neutrality through (self-)representation and allyship: a linguistic overview. Lavender Languages and Linguistics 28, 23-25 May 2022, Università di Catania

2021

Formato, F. and Torre, L. Public patriarchy in reporting femminicidio: The gendered crime on Facebook pre and during the Covid-19 pandemic. #Genderchallenge - Exploring Gender Identities Online. 18-20 July 2021. Universitat Konstanz.
Formato, F. Exploring Italy and Italian within the geopolitics of knowledge: corpus linguistic appoaches and gender. IGALA 11. 22-24 June. Queen Mary University of London.
Formato, F. The importance of promoting a non-sexist and inclusive language: a European overview. "Fairy Tales - Experience and Good Practices in Reading Fairy Tales when Working with Children Aged 5-7 Years to Promote Gender Equality" 11-12 March 2021. Online

2019

Formato, F and Iveson, M. “Grow a beard – be a man. Investigation into public responses to the Gillette advert”. LGaS SIG. University of Birmingham City. 30 May 2019.
Formato, F. "Mine wasn’t a sexist joke": Production and reception of fathers’ construction of their daughters’ sexuality on Twitter. Lavender Linguistics, 2-4 May 2019, University of Goteborg.
Formato, F. Fathers and (their) daughters' sexuality: sexist jokes and gender in the private sphere. University of Brighton, 6 February 2019.

2018

Formato, F. Ennesimo (umpteenth) and nuovo (new) as news values in media reports on intimate partner femicide in Italy. Paper presented at What’s (the) News? Values, Viruses and Vectors of Newsworthiness, 12-13 December 2018 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium.
Formato, F. A “terrible crime” for futile motives and/or unconditional love: a corpus-investigation of femminicidio in Italy. Paper presented at Distext. Lancaster University, 6 February 2018

2017

Formato, F. Feminine forms: friends or foe in a gender(ed) social re-ordering? Paper presented at IPrA (Panel: Gender, Language and Cognition) Ulster University, 16-21 July 2017.
Formato, F. Ministra o ministro? Esempi di usi (non-)sessisti della lingua italiana in tre quotidiani nazionali. Paper presented at Il Sessismo Nella Lingua Italiana. Università di Modena, 30 Marzo 2017.

2016

Formato, F. Speakers' belefs about and attitudes towards gendered terms in Italian: A survey. Paper presented at IGALA9, 19-21 May 2016, Hong Kong

2015

Formato, F. Language and gender in professional and public discourse: the case of masculine and feminine forms in Italian printed media. Paper presented at Corpus Linguistics in the South. Cardiff University, 28 November 2015.
Formato, F. Institutional sexism: the usage of Ministra and Ministro in three widely-sold newspapers. Paper presented at Corpus Linguistics, Lancaster University, 21 July 2015.
Formato, F. Institutional sexism and sexism in institutions: the case of Ministra and Ministro. Tilting at the sexist language windmills in Italy. Paper presented at English@Hope, Liverpool Hope University, 11 February 2015.

2014

Formato, F. Female politicians in Italy: gender and sex(uality) in the public space. IGALA 8, Vancouver, 5 June 2014. 5-7 June 2014.
Formato, F. Forms of address: male as norm in the Italian parliament. IGALA 8, Vancouver, 5 June 2014. 5-7 June 2014.
Formato, F. Female politicians in Italy: gender and sex(uality) in the public space. Paper presented at North West Gender Conference, Lancaster University, 22 April 2014.
Formato, F. Who’s Noi (We) in debates on violence against women?: gender(ed) and political identities in the Italian parliament. Paper presented at RiGLS (Research in Gender, Language and Sexuality), Lancaster University, 12 February 2014.

2013

Formato, F. Forms of address and ‘male as norm’ in the Italian parliament. Paper presented at RiGLS (Research in Gender, Language and Sexuality), Lancaster University, 06 November 2013.
Formato, F. A women are commodities in politics discourse: the Italian case. Paper presented at Postgraduate Research in Progress: Reflecting on the Impact of Gender in Research. University of Liverpool, 9 April 2013.
Formato, F. The Big Bang Theory..of gender construction: a corpus-based analysis. Paper presented at RiGLS (Research in Gender, Language and Sexuality), Lancaster University, 06 March 2013.

2012

Formato, F. Gendered or gendering discourses for female politicians in Italy? Paper presented at Gender, Sex & Power: Interdisciplinary Dialogues, University of Hull, 21November 2012.
Formato, F. The construction of identities: gender, language and the Italian parliament. RiGLS Research Group, Lancaster University 30 October 2012.
Formato, F. War Metaphors and Gender(ed) Identities In The Italian Parliament: A Systematic Analysis In Equal Opportunities Debates. Paper Presented at RaAM (Research And Applying Metaphors), Lancaster University 4-7 July 2012.
Formato, F. Violence-Related Metaphors In Equal Opportunities Debates: Men And Women In The Italian Parliament. Paper Presented at RiGLS (was GaL) Research Group, Lancaster University. 30 May 2012.
Formato, F. Gossip, Stereotypes and The 'Double-Bind' For Female Politicians: What Went Wrong In Italy? Paper Presented at Gender And Language Research Group (GaL), Lancaster University. 15 February 2012.

2011

Formato, F. Politics, Language and Stereotypes in Italy: Parliamentarians as a Case Study Paper Presented at First Interdisciplinary Linguistics Conference, Queen’s University, Belfast. 14-15 October 2011.
Formato, F. Intensifying ‘Me’, ‘Us’ And ‘The Outer World’: Men and Women In The Italian Parliament Paper Presented at First International Young Scholars Symposium Discourse, Ideology and Society, University Of Łódź (Poland). 18 -20 March 2011.