[Cadaad] The I-LanD Seminar Series - 4th Edition (2nd semester) - 4th Seminar

[I-LanD Research Centre]

Dear all,

The I-LanD Research Centre (https://i-land-researchcentre.eu/) is pleased to announce the fourth seminar in the I-LanD Seminar Series - 4th Edition (2nd semester).

Innovative in format and interdisciplinary in scope, the I-LanD Seminar Series brings together scholars to discuss key issues in their fields of expertise, with particular attention to theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, research challenges, and emerging directions of inquiry. Each seminar opens with a brief introduction to the topic, followed by short presentations by invited speakers, a roundtable discussion among the panellists, and a Q&A session with the audience.

The fourth seminar, entitled "Naming and Identity Across Languages and Cultures: Transdisciplinary Perspectives", will take place on Thursday, 14 May 2026, via Microsoft Teams, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (CET).

The seminar 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.

Speakers:
Lawrence D. Berg (University of British Columbia)
Luisa Caiazzo (University of Basilicata)
Richard Coates (University of the West of England)
Sheila Embleton (York University)

In conversation with:
Mirko Casagranda (University of Calabria)

Microsoft Teams | 4:30–6:30 p.m. (CET)
Passcode: Pi3Y7bt2
Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/36496409267058?p=Q5tBlR3FtWfDf4JlkH

Further information about the seminar series, including updates and programme details, is available on the I-LanD Research Centre website (https://i-land-researchcentre.eu/) and through the Centre's social media channels:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilandresearchcentre
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iland.research.centre/
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/i-land.bsky.social

We warmly invite colleagues, early-career researchers, PhD students, and all those interested to join us.

We look forward to welcoming you to this inspiring discussion!

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I-LanD Research Centre

Università di Napoli L'Orientale
Palazzo S. Maria Porta Coeli
Via Duomo, 219 - 80138 Naples
Room 1.23
ph. +39 081 6909861
website: https://i-land-researchcentre.eu/

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