Friday, May 15, 2026

Names and Cultural Heritage: Public Lecture by Frédéric Giraut in Reykjavík

 On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, from 9:30 to 10:30, the University of Iceland will host a public lecture by Frédéric Giraut, UNESCO Chair in Inclusive Toponymy “Naming the World” at the University of Geneva. The lecture, entitled The Contradictions between Contemporary Place-(re)Naming Imperatives: Standardisation, Inclusiveness, Heritagisation, Branding,” will take place in the lecture hall of Edda and is open to the public with free admission.


The lecture forms part of the 51st NORNA Conference, held in Reykjavík under the theme “Names and Cultural Heritage” from 19–21 May 2026. The conference is organized by the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, in cooperation with the Institute of Linguistics at the University of Iceland and the Icelandic Name Society.

Giraut’s lecture addresses some of the most pressing questions in contemporary place-name studies: how names are standardized, how naming practices may become more inclusive, how names are treated as heritage, and how they are used in branding. These issues are central to current debates in toponymy, cultural memory, and public space.

All interested participants are warmly welcome.


Íslenska

Nöfn og menningararfur: Opinn fyrirlestur Frédérics Giraut í Reykjavík

Þriðjudaginn 19. maí 2026, kl. 9:30–10:30, heldur Frédéric Giraut, UNESCO-prófessor í inngildandi örnefnafræði „Naming the World“ við Háskólann í Genf, opinn fyrirlestur við Háskóla Íslands. Fyrirlesturinn ber heitið „The Contradictions between Contemporary Place-(re)Naming Imperatives: Standardisation, Inclusiveness, Heritagisation, Branding“ og fer fram í fyrirlestrasal Eddu. Aðgangur er ókeypis.

Fyrirlesturinn er hluti af 51. ráðstefnu NORNA, sem haldin verður í Reykjavík dagana 19.–21. maí 2026 undir yfirskriftinni „Nöfn og menningararfur“. Ráðstefnan er skipulögð af Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum í samstarfi við Málvísindastofnun Háskóla Íslands og Nafnfræðifélagið.

Í fyrirlestrinum fjallar Giraut um mikilvæg álitamál í nútíma örnefnafræði: stöðlun örnefna, inngildingu í nafngiftum, örnefni sem menningararf og notkun nafna í ímyndarsköpun og staðarvörumerkingu. Efnið tengist beint umræðu um nöfn, menningarminni, landslag og opinbert rými.

Öll áhugasöm eru hjartanlega velkomin.

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