Maria Pober: Redefining the Hypernym Mensch:in in German
Wednesday, 15. November 2023, 19.00 clock, Department of German Studies, Dutch studies and Scandinavian studies
Maria Pober presents her new book “Redefining the Hypernym Mensch:in in German. Gender, Sexuality, and Personhood“, followed by a discussion with Daniel Green
We warmly invite you to the book presentation on 15. November 2023 a 19.00 Watch in the FB German Studies, Dutch studies and Scandinavian studies.
Vienna University Library
University ring 1
1010 Wien
greeting
Katharina Krčal | Head of the German Studies Department Library, Dutch studies and Scandinavian studies, University of Vienna
Daniel Green | President of Austrian Legal Linguistics (AGRL)
Book presentation and discussion
Maria Pober | Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics/Institute for German Studies, University of Vienna
To the book
Maria Pobers 2023 published book Redefining the Hypernym Mensch:in in German. Gender, Sexuality, and Personhood examines the linguisticization and lexicalization of umbrella terms such as “the human being”, “the person” and “the being” and their synonyms.
They are generally considered gender inclusive, i.e. for all human beings - even in feminist linguistics and gender linguistics. Whether that is really the case, is subjected to critical examination from both a grammatical and semantic perspective.
In the tension between traditional rules and progressive language use, this book analyzes the masculine heteronormativity of umbrella terms and advocates for the introduction of gender-inclusive lexicalization and language practice.
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Further information can be found on the website www.gender-symmetry-representation.at
