{"id":147219,"date":"2025-05-12T14:01:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/ateneo\/organizzazione\/persone\/denise-anne-filmer-136014-en\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:39:36","slug":"denise-anne-filmer-136014-en","status":"publish","type":"unipi_persone","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/organisation\/people\/denise-anne-filmer-136014-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Denise Anne Filmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professoressa Associata &#8211; Dipartimento di Filologia, Letteratura e Linguistica | Tel.: 050 2215878 &#8211; Email: denise.filmer@unipi.it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"unipi-persone-chiave":"136014","unipi-persone-nome":"Denise Anne","unipi-persone-cognome":"Filmer","unipi-persone-email":"denise.filmer@unipi.it","unipi-persone-cv":"Denise Filmer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philology, Literature, and Linguistics at the University of Pisa (Italy). She holds a degree in Foreign Languages and Communication (University of Catania, Italy), an MA by Research (Durham University UK) and a PhD in Translation Studies funded by a Durham University Doctoral Scholarship. Her PhD investigated the representation and translation of Silvio Berlusconi\u2019s politically incorrect language in the British press. In 2017 she won a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Catania's School of Modern Languages (Ragusa) for the project \"The migration of meaning: semantic shifts, news translation, and the language of immigration in news discourse on the migrant crisis\u201d. Her research interests pivot around ideology in translation, news discourse, journalistic translation, AVT, gender and sexuality in media discourse, imagology, intercultural mediation, cross-cultural pragmatics, and critical discourse studies.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nEmployment history<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nOct.2024- Associate Professor of English Language, Linguistics and Translation (ANGL-01\/C)University of Pisa, Department of Philology, Literature and Linguistics.<br \/>\r\nOct.2021 - Oct.2024 Assistant Professor (RTDb), English Linguistics and Translation (L-LIN\/12), University of Pisa, Department of Philology, Literature and Linguistics.<br \/>\r\n2019-Oct.2021 Researcher (RTDa), English Linguistics and Translation (L-LIN\/12), University of Pisa, Department of Philology, Literature and Linguistics.<br \/>\r\n2017-Jan.2019 Assegno di ricerca (postdoc research fellowship), University of Catania, School of Foreign      Languages and Literatures. <br \/>\r\n2014-Jan.2019 Contract lecturer, English for Specific Purposes and Translation, postgraduate and undergraduate levels, University of Catania, School of Foreign Languages and Literatures. <br \/>\r\n2011 - 2015   PhD researcher, Durham University<br \/>\r\n2008 - 2011   Collaboratrice Esperto Linguisto (Language Assistant) University of Catania<br \/>\r\n1993 - 2007   English Language Teacher\/Director of Studies, The Method English Services, Catania<br \/>\r\n1984 - 1991   Fashion Editor, Cosmopolitan Magazine, National Magazine Company, London. <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nEducation<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n2011\u20132015\tPhD. in Translation Studies, Durham University, Research project: Berlusconi\u2019s Language in the British Press: translation, ideology and national image in news discourse across Italian\/English lingua-cultures. School of Modern Languages and Cultures. Durham Doctoral Studentship, fee and maintenance award. Viva: 23.03.2015. Award 17 June 2015. External Examiner Prof. Christina Schaeffner (Aston)<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n2009-2011       MA by Research (Part-time) Durham University Research Project: Thesis published 2012: \u2018Translating Racial Slurs: A Comparative Analysis of Gran Torino Assessing Transfer of Offensive Language between English and Italian\u2019<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n2002-2007     Laurea in Lingue e Scienze per la Comunicazione, (first degree equivalent) Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Catania: 110 e lode. <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nProfessional Membership<br \/>\r\nItalian Association of English Studies<br \/>\r\nInternational Association of Translation Studies<br \/>\r\nEuropean Society of Translation<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAcademic activity<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n2021 - Member of the research unit of Pisa on the PRIN project (PRIN 2021) \u201cThe Informalisation of English Language Learning through the Media: Language Input, Learning Outcomes and Sociolinguistic 2021 - Attitudes from an Italian Perspective\u201d [ERC SH4; codice identificativo progetto 2020NNJTW3] Principal Investigator: Prof. Maria Gabriella Pavesi (Universit\u00e0 di Pavia)<br \/>\r\n2021 - Member of the International Research Centre \"I-LanD\" (Identity, Language and Diversity): Principal Investigator Prof. Giuseppe Balirano (Dip. di Studi Letterari, Linguistici e Comparati - Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Napoli \u201cL\u2019Orientale\u201d)<br \/>\r\n2020 - Membro del Gruppo di Ricerca Interuniversitario CLAVIER (Corpus and Language Variation in English Research) Coordinatore nazionale e locale: Prof.ssa Belinda Crawford Camiciottoli, Universit\u00e0 di Pisa.<br \/>\r\n2017 -2018 Member of the resear","unipi-persone-link-esterno-cv":"","unipi-persone-modalita-ricevimento":"Gli studenti sono pregati di contattare la docente prima tramite email per concordare appuntamenti su Teams.","unipi-persone-luogo-ricevimento":"Sez. Anglistica, Via S. Maria 67, I piano.","unipi-persone-ore-ricevimento":"Ricevimento a distanza su Teams per appuntamento, oppure in presenza venerd\u00ec dalle ore 15-17, sempre concordato tramite email.","unipi-persone-telefono":"050 2215878","unipi-persone-sitoweb":"","unipi-persone-cariche":"","unipi-persone-link-orario-lezioni":"https:\/\/unipi.prod.up.cineca.it\/calendarioPubblico\/matricola=041496","unipi-persone-link-registro-lezioni":"https:\/\/unimap.unipi.it\/registri\/registri.php?ri=041496&tmplt=principale.tpl","unipi-persone-settore-scientifico":"Lingua, Traduzione e Linguistica Inglese ANGL-01\/C","unipi-persone-ruolo":"Professoressa Associata","unipi-persone-arpi":"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/cris\/rp\/rp99266","unipi-persone-pubblicazioni":"<ul class=\"pubblicazioni-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1357597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The lexicon of politics: The acquisition of English political language through informal learning on social media<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bonsignori, Veronica; Filmer, Denise; Simi, Nicoletta - 2026 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1357407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Lexicon of Politics on Social Media: A study on acquisition through informal learning<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Filmer, Denise - 2026 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1342257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Critical approaches to conspiracy theories in the EAL classroom\r\nDeconstructing the great replacement theory<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Filmer, Denise Anne; Demata, Massimiliano - 2026 - 2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio))<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1335908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Historical JTR: journalistic translation in the representation of Mussolini\u2019s rise to power in two British newsbrands<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Filmer, Denise - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1319847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Constructing Extremism: A Comparative Analysis of News Discourse in \u201cThe Guardian\u201d and \u201cThe Telegraph\u201d<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Filmer, Denise Anne; Vignozzi, Gianmarco - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1281590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&quot;Omit: a reference to the unspeakable vive of the Greeks&quot;. Maurice&#039;s audiovisual journey in Italy<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Filmer, Denise - 2025 - 2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio))<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1255828\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teaching English as an additional language: employing a multimodal critical discourse analysis approach to the language of newspapers<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Filmer, Denise - 2024 - 2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio))<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1335927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Formulaic Forms of Address as [Im]politeness Markers in Prime\r\nMinister\u2019s Questions: Margaret Thatcher Versus Theresa May<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Filmer, Denise Anne - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1233349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Translating the cultural Other during Covid: A comparative study of Italian and UK online news.<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Filmer, Denise - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1218267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Formulaic forms of address as [im]politeness markers in Prime Minister\u2019s Questions: Margaret Thatcher versus Theresa May<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bonsignori, Veronica; Filmer, Denise - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1181448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cDon\u2019t Call me Woke!\u201d. Tracing the pragmatic and emotive trajectory of the word of our era<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Filmer, DENISE ANNE; Vignozzi, Gianmarco - 2022 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1181129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News media translation, by Federico Zanettin, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2021, i\u2013viii + 238 pp., \u00a322.99 [paperback], ISBN 978110845640<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Filmer, DENISE ANNE - 2022 - 1.2 Recensione in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1169629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&quot;Reading the news: A pilot study on Italian  students\u2019 understanding of English journalistic texts&quot;<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Filmer, Denise Anne - 2022 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1155422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News media translation<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Filmer, DENISE ANNE - 2022 - 1.2 Recensione in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1127790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preface<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Crawford Camiciottoli, B.; 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