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Aimee Bailey

@aimeebailey.bsky.social

Discourse analyst at Uni of Birmingham • Language, gender and sexuality in (digital) media discourse

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Gina Gwenffrewi@ginagwenffrewi.bsky.social · 4mo ago

With the current Amnesty International situation, I think this is a good time to re-promote my upcoming book, 'JK Rowling and the Anti-Trans Panic' (Ohio State University Press), which partly analyses JK Rowling's activism in relation to organised transphobia. Out in September; pre-order now.

Gina Gwenffrewi@ginagwenffrewi.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My academic book, ‘JK Rowling and the Anti-Trans Panic,’ is out September 2026. It is my analysis of the moral panic from Edinburgh, the ‘city of JK Rowling,’ where I study and work at JKR’s former university as it became a hub for anti-trans organizing … ohiostatepress.org/books/titles...

Matthew Hunt@mchlinguistics.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Happy to announce the publication of our latest paper in Gender and Language (utppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...). Hopefully interesting for anyone interested in language and gender and/or language and sport.

Gender Penalty? Linguistic Discrimination and Perceptions of Female Football Commentators | Gender and Language

Abstract This experimental sociolinguistic study investigates implicit attitudes relating to female football commentators. Several high-profile sports-media figures have claimed that women's voices are “too high-pitched” for commentary on men's football, a domain in which traditional, heteronormative gender relations remain especially dominant. With this critique in mind, we conducted a social perception experiment using voices artificially manipulated for pitch to investigate the interaction of pitch and gender stereotypes in this context. Contrary to the male-centred meta-discourse surrounding female commentators, our results show that listeners actually judge female commentators with lower-pitched voices less favourably compared with higher-pitched female voices. Male listeners, in particular, prefer gender-typical voices and male voices generally. These results support previous claims about the influence of stored stereotypes on the social evaluation of speech, how evaluations are dependent upon the specific gendered dynamics of a given domain, and the pervasiveness of a “double-bind” that female commentators are faced with.

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Christian Ilbury@christianilbury.bsky.social · 6mo ago

⛹️‍♂️🚴‍♀️ New article from me and Oli Hooper in Sport, Education & Society: "POV: you’re gay in PE – discourses of ‘gay trauma’ in social media narratives of physical education (PE) lessons" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

POV: you’re gay in PE – discourses of ‘gay trauma’ in social media narratives of physical education (PE) lessons

Physical education (PE) lessons can be heteronormative and exclusionary spaces for LGBTQIA + students, with their experiences often marked by homophobia and discrimination. This paper adopts an int...

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Phil (Pip) Freestone@philfreeshifei.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Free download until 28th November! cup.org/49fcy0M Using discourse analysis, I show how not all queer & male-identified individuals in Sinophone contexts navigate the same sets of ideological influences, nor in the same ways, despite the ostensible stability of associated cultural & sexual labels.

Discourse and Queer Sinophone Male Identities

Cambridge Core - English Language and Linguistics: General Interest - Discourse and Queer Sinophone Male Identities

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Sofia Lampropoulou@sofialampro.bsky.social · last yr.

New journal article with Paige Johnson and Camila Montiel McCann on 'herstory' and popular postfeminism on Twitter/X. Really proud of this great teamwork: a result of years of interaction and open reflection on our CDS methods. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Revisiting herstory: from trailblazers and herstory makers to the pitfalls of popular post-feminism

We live in a moment where feminism is “done” everywhere we turn—be it online or offline, on billboards or on television, in music or in the press. In this moment, however, we are also experiencing ...

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Salina Cuddy@salinacuddy.bsky.social · last yr.

I am very excited to announce the release of my first article! In this I explore the interaction of gender identity, sexuality, and participation in women's football. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

For the love of Sporty Spice: the interaction of gender, sexuality, and sport in /s/ production

While research into the interaction of language and sexuality is becoming increasingly widespread, there is still little sociophonetic sexuality work that considers female speakers and much of the pre...

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QueerAF@wearequeeraf.com · last yr.

🆕🚨 New statutory Relationships and Sex Education guidance published today will: - Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender" - Teaches children the laws about "biological sex" - Removes all references to the word transgender What we know so far 🧵

Logo of the Department of Education. Title: Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education. Subtitle: Statutory guidance for governing bodies, proprietors, head teachers, principals, senior leadership teams, and teachers. Dated July 2025
Aimee Bailey@aimeebailey.bsky.social · last yr.

For those of you who don't know, DMU is currently proposing mass redundancies, with nearly 100 academic staff 'at risk', sadly including me. It is absolutely brutal. Please spread the word about this protest rally happening next week in Leicester and come and support us if you're able. #DefendDMU

The UCU branch at De Montfort University Leicester@ucudmu.bsky.social · last yr.

Engagement from our students is deeply encouraging: we are fighting these cuts because staff working conditions are student learning conditions. #DefendDMU

BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG@lgas-baal.bsky.social · 2y ago

And in the meantime, our BAAL is siding with our transgender siblings following the ruling of the Supreme Court here in the UK. Some of us have signed this document, if you want to do it find it here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia

We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement: ‘Not In Our Name’ We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG@lgas-baal.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are delighted to announce more information about the BAAL LGaS SIG taking place in Manchester on 2nd May. Registration is now OPEN! Click here to register: mmu.estore.flywire.com/products/baa... Find the programme here: baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/forth...

Baal Sig 2025 - Products - Manchester Metropolitan University

Shop for Baal Sig 2025 at https://mmu.estore.flywire.com. <div class="redactor-editor"><p><strong>Marking milestones in Language, Gender and Sexuality Studies: Easter 2025, Manchester Metropolitan Uni...

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