Multimodality talks: Rethinking Multimodal Research: Exploring Video-Based Analysis with GRAPE-MARS — Talk and Hands-on Workshop Speakers: Noelia Ruiz-Madrid, Edgar Bernad-Mechó, Julia Valeiras Jurado (Universitat Jaume I, Spain) Time: Friday 29 May 2026, 12-2pm (BST/UK time) Place: Online via…

Multimodality talks: Rethinking Multimodal Research: Exploring Video-Based Analysis with GRAPE-MARS — Talk and Hands-on Workshop

Speakers: Noelia Ruiz-Madrid, Edgar Bernad-Mechó, Julia Valeiras Jurado (Universitat Jaume I, Spain) Time: Friday 29 May 2026, 12-2pm (BST/UK time) Place: Online via Microsoft Teams. Please register here to receive the Teams joining link. Abstract The rapid expansion of video-based communication across digital platforms has created new methodological challenges for multimodal research. Contemporary digital genres increasingly combine a variety of modes, such as speech, gestures, visual design, editing practices, etc., demanding analytical approaches capable of addressing multimodal complexity at scale and in line with platform affordances.

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Collective trauma is an important yet often overlooked dimension of conflict and peace. Join our event on 13 May, 11:00 CEST to hear experts in #TransitionalJustice and psychology explore trauma-responsive approaches for fostering sustainable peace. 👉: brnw.ch/21x2gyW

How does the growing politicisation of mediation processes affect insider mediators' legitimacy, agency and space for engagement across different contexts? 👉Join our event 23 April to hear trusted mediators share their insights and frontline experiences: brnw.ch/21x1MTU

How do you design dialogue that responds to conflict and climate? Our #Iraq Country Director Peshtiwan Al-Dawoudi shares effective dialogue starts with understanding conflict dynamics and integrating environmental factors from our climate and mediation toolkit: berghof-foundation.org/library/tool...

How do you translate qualitative theory into successful expert interviews? 🎤 Join MethodsNET on 7 April, 14:00 CEST, for a deep dive into the "Tips and Tricks" of interviewing experts as key actors in research. Register here: forms.gle/MuWSotBCjYTf... #MethodsNET #SocialScience

The last in my American birds series (not the last ever, just currently) is this dark-eyed junco. It's surrounded by a blossom of Autumnal leaves. I'm going to be starting a female cardinal today to add to the collection. #watercolours #birdart 🪶

"Mediation is often slow, painstaking & largely invisible...But it is precisely that careful work that makes agreements durable." 👉Our @doctorchris.bsky.social examines how the decline of funding for #peacebuilding & mediation is undermining long-term security: berghof-foundation.org/news/we-are-...

Our 2026 mission remains unchanged:we support building more inclusive STEM ecosystems where every voice gets the recognition it deserves.Closing the gender gap unlocks science’s full potential. Explore our Women in Science Hub: bit.ly/3ObySjk #IDWGS2026 #WomenInScience #STEM #IntechOpen #February11

So exciting to see the fluffy buds on the willow trees! A sign of potential and hope. Spring is coming!

Interesting online workshop for metaphor researchers: Large Language METAPHORS: New Trends in Computational Approaches to Metaphorical Expressions ℹ️ Full details here: neplab.it/large_langua...

In #Iraq, rising temperatures and scarce water supplies fueled tension between villages. Our community-led dialogues with adelphi, @climatediplo.bsky.social and Peace Paradigms helped local leaders and residents turn conflict into collaboration. Read our impact: brnw.ch/21wZ0ZG

Climate change is a major driver of wildlife decline worldwide, pushing species beyond their ability to adapt and accelerating habitat loss. Explore the latest #ClimateAction data and what can be done: bit.ly/44DCKyQ

🎉 Happy new year! Thank you to everyone who engages with us and our work! Did you know we are also active on LinkedIn, Facebook and X? LinkedIn 👉 buff.ly/6TmZOWY Facebook 🔵 buff.ly/HEgx8wA X #️⃣ buff.ly/Fda3Etw

As we bid goodbye to 2025 — and all the thuggery, corruption, squalor, and cruelty it spewed — I want to thank you for standing up to it. Some thoughts on the year that was... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thank-you

Happy Friday 🌅 Protect your peace ☮️ 🇨🇦

Africans are among the fastest-growing groups in America: they now make up almost half of all black immigrants. They are often perceived—and treated—differently

Immigrants are narrowing the black-white wage gap in America

Their success is changing what it means to be African-American

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This genocide belongs to Britain, too. The government’s legacy will be its complicity in one of the greatest crimes of our time. We will never give up until there is justice, peace and freedom for the Palestinian people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says

The panel finds that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out against Palestinians during the war.

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Every year, 10M hectares of forests are lost—fueling climate change & destroying biodiversity. Protecting these precious ecosystems could slash emissions by 4 gigatonnes annually. This article explains how taking action is essential for a healthy planet: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Thrilled to present at #BAAL2025, the biggest conference in Applied Linguistics! I shared research on advice giving in primary care, co-authored with my brilliant mentors @charlottealbury.bsky.social and Miriam Meyerhoff. Grateful for the chance to contribute @baal2025.bsky.social

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨 we are excited to launch the Call for Papers for the Corpora and Discourse International Conference 2026. Deadline 16 November 2025. Submit your abstracts here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/cal.... Please share widely! #CADS2026

We don't have to live like this.

Moms Demand Action@momsdemandaction.org · 11mo ago

Back to school should never mean back to school shootings. This is the devastating reality of America’s gun violence crisis—and it will not end until lawmakers take meaningful action. Text READY to 644-33 to join us in demanding they do just that.

The decline of nature is worsening the climate crisis and threatening food and water security. Explore how UNEP works with partners to align finance with nature and find tools to help you take action #ForNature: www.unep.org/topics/finan...

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.

Trump’s political hack nominee for the Bureau of Labor Statistics is already monkeying with the data. Earth to the Senate: Don’t confirm Antoni. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-political-hack-nominee-for

Trump’s political hack nominee for the Bureau of Labor Statistics is already monkeying with the data.

The Senate mustn’t confirm him

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Just a reminder that immigrants are good for society and the economy. https://youtu.be/LCl9-uaKzv8?feature=shared

The Truth About Immigrants and the Economy | Robert Reich

Robert Reich

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The Central Park of Madrid. A beautiful place to visit—and lots to see….

Around the world, the laws of war are being broken and the system for upholding them is not working. Yet that is no excuse for what Israel is doing in Gaza

Why Israel must hold itself to account

And how it can be made to do so

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Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal — and we as a nation are directly implicated in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In response, the United States must stop all military assistance to Israel. There's no moral clarity in wreaking vengeance on innocent people.