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Dear all,</div>
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This is a kind reminder that the next seminar of <i>The I-LanD Seminar Series – 4th Edition (2nd semester)</i> will take place on
<b>Thursday, 14 May 2026, from 16:30 to 18:30 (CET)</b> on Microsoft Teams.</div>
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We are pleased to invite you to the seminar <b><i>Naming and Identity Across Languages and Cultures: Transdisciplinary Perspectives</i></b>, which will explore how names are key to the construction and representation of individual and collective identity. Bringing
together scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds, ranging from onomastics to sociolinguistics and geography, the discussion will focus on naming practices as forms of decolonial resistance, gender performativity, cultural and linguistic reappropriation,
and literary characterization and interpretation. By fostering transdisciplinary contamination, the seminar will examine not only how personal names, placenames, fictional names, and brand names denote identity, but also how they turn into socially embedded
acts that are discursively performed across cultural communities, language varieties, and textual and media genres.</div>
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<b>Speakers:</b></div>
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Lawrence D. Berg (University of British Columbia)</div>
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Luisa Caiazzo (University of Basilicata)</div>
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Richard Coates (University of the West of England)</div>
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Sheila Embleton (York University)</div>
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<b>In conversation with:</b></div>
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Mirko Casagranda (University of Calabria)</div>
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<b>Microsoft Teams | 16:30–18:30 (CET)</b></div>
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<b>Passcode:</b> Pi3Y7bt2</div>
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<b>Link:</b> <a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/36496409267058?p=Q5tBlR3FtWfDf4JlkH">
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/36496409267058?p=Q5tBlR3FtWfDf4JlkH</a></div>
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For further information, please visit the I-LanD Research Centre <a href="https://i-land-researchcentre.eu/">
website</a> or contact <a href="mailto:v.debrasi@unior.it" title="v.debrasi@unior.it">
v.debrasi@unior.it</a>.</div>
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As always, the seminar will encourage dialogue and debate, offering an opportunity to share insights, methodologies, and reflections on the relationship between naming practices and identity across languages, cultures, and disciplines.</div>
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We look forward to welcoming you to this inspiring discussion!</div>
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