I’m the master of my soul PhD, Full Professor of English linguistics. UniBg. CDA, CL, ESP (tourism & medical discourses), discourse analysis· #RestInPower • she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3mtiuhyds3c2jIt will be great indeed! Thanks to @tonymcenery.bsky.social and @markmcglashan.com for the trust, and to Daniela Cesiri for her warm hospitality. Really looking forward to it! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiuhyds3c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3mtiubei3v22jSo happy to be part of this great team! #CL2027 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiubei3v22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3mjzsiuul7k2hMy #fulbright testimony at the General Consulate of Italy in Philadelphia21 Apr 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzsiuul7k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3mibt5idbws2nHappy to share this CfP.30 Mar 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibt5idbws2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3mhhdzg7nk22lHonored to be invited by the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia to speak at: “80 Years of Fulbright – Continuing the Transatlantic Dialogue between Italy and the US” A great opportunity to reflect on academic exchange and international collaboration. April 16, 2026, Philadelphia.20 Mar 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhdzg7nk22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3mepiqbdkl226On February 23, 2026, I will be speaking at the University of Pittsburgh for the Distinguished Italian Fulbright Lecture “Tourism Goes Digital.” The talk examines live virtual guided tours as an emerging communicative practice in tourism and digital technologies.13 Feb 2026 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mepiqbdkl226https://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3mekhs7wrr227Excited to be a keynote speaker at Vital Signs (University of Parma, 10–11 Feb 2026). My (online) talk: “AI and the Reconfiguration of Linguistic Structures and Communicative Norms in Medical Discourse.” How is AI reshaping medical English and the norms of healthcare communication? Let’s discuss.11 Feb 2026 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mekhs7wrr227https://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3mchpdi6dv22y📘✨ Happy to share that my chapter “Revenge porn: a new form of online gender-based violence discourse. A case study” has just been published in Discourse Approaches to Gender-Based Violence 🎉 (De Gruyter Mouton) 🗣️💻 🔗 https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isbn/9783111348889/html15 Jan 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchpdi6dv22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3m7zhfpuyv22thttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=590196215 Dec 2025 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zhfpuyv22thttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3m6r4f46yjc2tOn December 5th I’ll be in Chieti–Pescara for the Languaging Diversity conference, where I’ll talk about accessibility in tourism. I’ll be sharing reflections on how live virtual guided tours can help make travel experiences more inclusive and open to everyone. ✨29 Nov 2025 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6r4f46yjc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3m64pynfni22xThrilled to teach my Fulbright module at the University of Pittsburgh this upcoming term: Analyzing Tourism Communication in Transforming Media Ecosystems We’ll explore how tourism storytelling changes across traditional and digital media. #Fulbright #TourismCommunication #DigitalMedia21 Nov 2025 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m64pynfni22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3m4gee3lors2yExcited to be giving tomorrow’s plenary talk “Empowering Learners and Teachers through Corpus Linguistics” at the COPLUS Conference, University of Milan. Grateful for the opportunity to discuss how corpus approaches can enhance both teaching and learning30 Oct 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gee3lors2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3m3fqd3vzjs27“ideological alignment, rather than actor prominence, plays a central role in structuring online discourse and shaping the spread of information in polarized environments “ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-19776-z?fbclid=IwZnRzaANfU61leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpsRQSB7ktX8_E0duNay-NQn4B6LbHFOjNaC8wOh0OCoe0L3SacMpl6dlRmF_aem_-VXTIYn-IKGEaRcOnMNrfA17 Oct 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fqd3vzjs27https://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3m3dttlccsk2tLarge Language Models (LLMs) can mirror expert judgment but often rely on word patterns rather than reasoning. A new study introduces epistemia, the illusion of knowledge that occurs when surface plausibility replaces verification. PNAS: ow.ly/sobq50Xcv9f https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2518443122?fbclid=IwRlRTSANeVfZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHi5-C-n-l9Z7be66jlsy1vzUGgK32TQLmghSDpU8-r8ZvzwSzsKFdsFQwGi0_aem_4hDF-wPrOP3F6Yn8XcQXDg https://ow.ly/sobq50Xcv9f16 Oct 2025 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3dttlccsk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3m2bsfg6upk25Excited to announce my new book Translating Tourism (Routledge), co-authored with Cinzia Spinzi 🌍✈️ The book explores how tourism discourse is translated, adapted, and mediated. 📖 30% discount code: 3FVRD2MJ3 📚 Free inspection copies available for instructors. 🔗 https://www.routledge.com/Translating--Tourism/Maci-Spinzi/p/book/9781032736648?srsltid=AfmBOor5FZTWUOXw5ETc6QkLeoP1_4sJ2HIE8CoE1lhEWxYVHCZWALpH03 Oct 2025 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2bsfg6upk25https://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3lzav3aulic2eThat’s me in Turin at the 32nd AIA conference, speaking of digital tourism20 Sep 2025 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzav3aulic2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3lti423gd2s22Guess what #UAB #barcelona #genderandtranslation #internationalconference08 Jul 2025 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lti423gd2s22https://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3lti3vitsf222Guess what #UAB #barcelona #genderandtranslation #internationalconference08 Jul 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lti3vitsf222https://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3lt5pfehnis2qStill buzzing after an amazing #CL2025 conference. Great research, great people, great chats. Thanks @robbielove.org and all the organisers for making it happen!04 Jul 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt5pfehnis2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3lt2uj4hcms2zMe (again) explaining how gender neutrality can be realized in grammatical-gendered languages #CL202503 Jul 2025 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2uj4hcms2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3lt2uea2lb22zThat’s me, speaking about Climate Change #CL202503 Jul 2025 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2uea2lb22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3lt2u6pbeyc2zSo sorry to say goodbye! #CL202503 Jul 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2u6pbeyc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3lt2cvfdf422hReady, set, go! Pascual’s promising talk is live now! #CL202503 Jul 2025 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2cvfdf422hhttps://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3lsymudhizc22I was looking forward to this presentation! #CL202502 Jul 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsymudhizc22https://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3lsykrylxh224What counts? An inspiring talk about the wonder of numbers by @proftaylor.bsky.social and @journolinguist.bsky.social #CL202502 Jul 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsykrylxh224https://bsky.app/profile/stefmaci.bsky.social/post/3lsvzy3vmhc2wLadies and gentlemen, I’m a Fullbrighter! CANNOT BELIEVE MY EYES 🤩🤩🤩01 Jul 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:npjzsi27cgvu4benmfbql3bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvzy3vmhc2w