Interview with Maria Giovanna Arcamone: a journey through Onomastics and Toponomastics

Authors

  • Maria Giovanna Arcamone Università di Pisa
  • Patricia Carvalhinhos Universidade de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2188-9497
  • Giacomo Giuntoli IPSAR Matteotti di Pisa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2236-4242.v36i1p211-220

Keywords:

literary onomastics, Toponomastics, Lombards, the Name in the text, Altopascio

Abstract

Prof. Arcamone's contributions to the studies of onomastics and toponymy in over half a century of incessant work are truly invaluable. One only needs to consider her pioneering work on Lombard toponyms or her decisive contribution to the Italian literary onomastic scene through the founding of il Nome nel testo with the late Professor Davide De Camilli and Professor Donatella Bremer. But this is obviously an infinitesimal drop of an important author that has been able to inspire generations of scholars not only through her essays and books but also with a never-ending reflection on research methodology. This interview allows us to revisit some of the stages of the key moments of Professor Arcamone's extraordinary lifelong research. Through her work, she has demonstrated that the study of names is not simply an inert academic subject, but rather a way to better and deeply understand the complex world in which we live.

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Author Biographies

  • Maria Giovanna Arcamone, Università di Pisa

    Maria Giovanna Arcamone is a retired Professor at University of Pisa (UNIPI), Italy. She still undertakes several tasks and is remembered for organizing the unforgettable ICOS Congress in Pisa (2005), as well as for her current activity in various agencies linked to onomastic studies.

  • Patricia Carvalhinhos, Universidade de São Paulo

    Supervisor at Master and Doctorate degrees.
Patricia Carvalhinhos has bachelor degree in Letters and Literature (Spanish/Portuguse) at Universidade de São Paulo (1994), also has master (1998) and doctorate (2005) in Linguistics at Universidade de São Paulo (1998) Although her production is mainly in Linguistics, the Onomastics phocus is interdisciplinary and dialogues with the following subjects: history, geography, anthropology, psychology, religion, among others. Since 2015, her production has mainly addressed the comprehension of phenomena related to the mechanisms of name production in urban environments (critical toponymy).

  • Giacomo Giuntoli, IPSAR Matteotti di Pisa

    Giacomo Giuntoli has a PhD in Philology, Literature and Linguistics (University of Pisa). His PhD thesis, Il nome e la forma (2016), is dedicated to the name and the way it is used by contemporary Italian writers in their novels.This journey began in 2009 with the article Three experiences of the use of proper names between text and author: Antonio Moresco, Luther Blissett, Roberto Saviano (il Nome nel testo, XII, 2010) and has continued until today with interventions and articles published both in Italy and abroad. He attended master classes and carried out research stay abroad at the University of Glasgow, the Københavns Universitet and the Palacký University of Olomouc.

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Published

2023-04-28

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 1 (2023): Toponymy and its trails: Tradition and innovation in the study of place names

Section

Interview

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How to Cite

ARCAMONE, Maria Giovanna; CARVALHINHOS, Patricia; GIUNTOLI, Giacomo. Interview with Maria Giovanna Arcamone: a journey through Onomastics and Toponomastics. Linha D’Água, São Paulo, v. 36, n. 1, p. 211–220, 2023. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2236-4242.v36i1p211-220. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.usp.br/linhadagua/article/view/212011.. Acesso em: 20 may. 2024.