Saarland University
FR 4.3, Department of British, North American, and Anglophone Literatures and Cultures
In the present experiments we extend previous findings that established a relationship between feeding behavior and hypothalamic serotonin as measured by in vivo microdialysis. The new result is hypothalamic release of serotonin in... more
Wie sprechen wir über Menschen, die nicht den heteronormativen Vorstellungen „Mann-Frau, heterosexuell“ entsprechen? Die Sprache liefert uns Vorschläge, aber was genau bezeichnen diese eigentlich und wie sind sie zu verstehen? Ein Blick... more
- by Eva K Nossem
Paper on gender fair language, presented a the FIT XXth World Congress, Berlin, August 5th, 2014
@ Queering Translation - Translating the Queer Conference 27 March 2015 Centre for Translation Studies University of Vienna In this paper, I would like to draw the attention to the Queering potential of lexicography and to try to... more
In this paper I outline verbal humor and irony in LGBTIQ designations, i.e. in name giving among and by LGBTIQ+ persons and also terms about them. My analysis focuses on personal nouns used in a humorous way both for LGBTIQ+ persons and... more
This paper aims at bringing together queer approaches and lexicography, i.e. a critical heteronormativity research within the field of theoretical lexicography and practical dictionary making. The analysis focuses on power and authority... more
Wörterbücher bilden Sprache ab, mit dem Anspruch einer objektiven Darstellung der dadurch widergespiegelten Welt. Doch sind solche Wortschatzsammlungen tatsächlich so objektiv beschreibend, wie sie vorgeben - bzw. können sie es überhaupt... more
Dienstleistungen rund um Sprache sind ein boomender Markt, mit immensem Volumen. Der Kuchen zwischen den „Language Service Providers“ (LSP) und Freiberuflern jedoch ist ungleich verteilt, die Rollenzuweisung von Opfern und Ausbeutern ein... more
Talk at the Queer Italian Studies Workshop, university of Birmingham (May 14th, 2015)
Talk at the SOLLAQI - 1st Symposium on Lavender Linguistics and Queer Idendities, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf (July 3rd, 2015)
Talk at the III. Romanistisch-Linguistisches Netzwerktreffen 2015, Saarland University (July 9th, 2015)
Talk at the IGALA9: Time and Transition Conference, City University of Hong Kong (May 20th, 2016) The impressive success of ‘queer’’s career is due to its experiences in traveling and transitioning, both over time... more
Talk at the Aktionswoche ‘Coming Out’, Saarland University (July 7th, 2016)
Talk at the conference Il sessismo nella lingua italiana. Trent’anni dopo Alma Sabatini. Linguaggio, diritto, politica e società, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia (March 30th, 2017)
Talk at the 1st CIRQUE conference: What is new in Queer Studies?, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila (March 31st, 2017)
Talk at the 10th BAAL Language, Gender and Sexuality SIG Meeting Language, Discrimination and Conflict. University of Nottingham (April 27th, 2017) In this paper, I aim to outline correlations between dictionaries and discrimination. By... more
Talk at the Lavender Languages & Linguistics 24. University of Nottingham (April 30th, 2017) In this paper, I aim to bring together queer approaches and lexicography, i.e. a critical heteronormativity research within the field of... more