Gender in Modern Greek: Dr Angeliki Alvanoudi to give online seminar

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The aim of the seminar is to examine the role of Greek gendered terms in sustaining social gender ideologies that reinforce sexism.

In the first part of the seminar, people will explore the relationship between grammatical and lexical gender, and the construction of social gender. People will focus on the generic use of the masculine and the semantic derogation of women, and expose the biased representation of women and men in Greek language use.

In the second part of the seminar, people will discuss the different language reform strategies (e.g. gender-specification and gender-neutralisation) that Greek speakers can use to eliminate linguistic sexism.

BIO

Angeliki Alvanoudi is Assistant Professor in the Department of French Language and Literature at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specialising in Sociolinguistics with applications to the French language.

Her research focuses on the relationship between language and gender, phenomena of language contact in the Greek diaspora, and grammar in social interaction. Her academic interests include Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, and Conversation Analysis.

Event Details:

  • When: Thursday 3 July 2025, 7pm (12pm Athens’ time)
  • Speaker: Dr Angeliki Alvanoudi
  • Seminar: Gender in Modern Greek
  • Where: Online – Facebook/YouTube
  • Language: English
  • Sponsor: Ithacan Philanthropic Society

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