36.3431, Confs: Backlash? Gender-Inclusive Language in a Time of Resistance

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LINGUIST List: Vol-36-3431. Tue Nov 11 2025. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 36.3431, Confs: Backlash? Gender-Inclusive Language in a Time of Resistance

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Date: 08-Nov-2025
From: Falco Pfalzgraf [f.pfalzgraf at qmul.ac.uk]
Subject: Backlash? Gender-Inclusive Language in a Time of Resistance


Backlash? Gender-Inclusive Language in a Time of Resistance

Date: 27-Mar-2026 - 28-Mar-2026
Location: Online
Meeting URL:
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sllf/linguistics/research/gender-inclusive-language/backlash-conference/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; General
Linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics
Language Family(ies): Indo-European

We are excited to announce the opening of registration and the
preliminary programme for the international conference “Backlash?
Gender-Inclusive Language in a Time of Resistance”, taking place
online on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March 2026.
To ensure fair access, the conference will be held online and free of
charge.
You can find all relevant information, including details on how to
register as an attending-only participant (i.e. without presenting,
but still able to take part in discussions, etc.), here:
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sllf/linguistics/research/gender-inclusive-language/backlash-conference/
Please note that the registration deadline is Monday 23rd March 2026
at 08:00 (UK time).
Accepted presenters do not need to register.
Please also note that no further proposals for presentations can be
accepted.
Conference Organiser:
Dr Falco Pfalzgraf
Queen Mary University of London
f.pfalzgraf at qmul.ac.uk



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