Getting ready for #CADAAD2026 in Valladolid this week, where I have two presentations - one as part of @mantrap.bsky.social with @veronikakoller.bsky.social and @alexiconartist.bsky.social (there in spirit) on Wednesday at 6, and another on Friday at 1:30. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

An absolute pleasure to work on ‘Forensic Linguistics in the United Kingdom’ with @ralphmortonlang.bsky.social and Malcolm Couthard. Out now and free to download for two weeks!

Ralph Morton@ralphmortonlang.bsky.social · last mo.

Delighted to say that 'Forensic Linguistics in the United Kingdom' the Cambridge Element I've been working on for the past couple of years with @emchiang.bsky.social and Malcolm Coulthard is out now, and it's free to download for the first two weeks www.cambridge.org/core/element...

A Brucie Bonus (Scotty Supplement?) for those travelling home from @corporadiscourse.bsky.social Here's the full live stream of '30 Years of Keyness – in honour of Mike Scott' held at @livunienglish.bsky.social earlier this week ▶️ drive.google.com/file/d/1PivK... Please enjoy & share! #CADS2026

Loved #CADS2026 Find all your fellow CADSers here! Get at me in replies/DMs if you're not in this starter pack and should be go.bsky.app/AT6KX6X

Italy gets brutally pastamogged in @markmcglashan.com @alexiconartist.bsky.social @veronikakoller.bsky.social @jessaiston.bsky.social talk on misandry 🗿 #CADS2026

Free symposium: 30 Years of Keyness Talks from: · Mike Scott · @tonymcenery.bsky.social · @michamahlberg.bsky.social & @andreaswagnr.bsky.social · @issyclarke.bsky.social · @markmcglashan.com 📅 22/06/2026, 10:00 (UTC+0) 🌍 @sotauol.bsky.social ➡️ Register: www.ticketsource.com/school-of-th...

Includes a chapter by the @mantrap.bsky.social team on using #corpus linguistics to address the effects of manosphere language

Cambridge University Press - Linguistics@cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 6mo ago

Applications of Corpus Linguistics by Gavin Brookes, Niall Curry and Robbie Love With case studies from diverse contexts, this book shows and critically reflects on applications of corpus linguistics research and methods. 📚 https://cup.org/3NZeaTI

Registration for the 2026 Corpora and Discourse Conference is now... open! Please follow the link below to register, and do so by 5th April to get the early bird price! wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/reg... @lancslinguistics.bsky.social @sosslancaster.bsky.social

Solid editorial work from @bforchtner.bsky.social and @francozappettini.bsky.social 🔓 You can read the pre-print of my chapter 'Anything goes? Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Critical Discourse Studies' here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Anything goes? Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Critical Discourse Studies

PDF | Preprint chapter To appear in: Forchtner, B. & Zappettini, F. (Eds.) (2026) Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies. Edward Elgar... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGat...

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Sten Hansson@stenhansson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📢 OUT NOW: Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies (2026) www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...

New year, new book! Out now: 'Applications of Corpus Linguistics: Established and Emergent Contexts', edited with @niallrcurry.bsky.social and @robbielove.org and published by @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org. More info in thread ⬇️ www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

Applications of Corpus Linguistics

Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Applications of Corpus Linguistics

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On some days, I am reminded that my work matters, like when @ofcom.bsky.social include the @mantrap.bsky.social response into their guidance on how tech companies can and must make online life safer for women and girls 💜 www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

Statement and Guidance: A safer life online for women and girls

Today we are publishing practical guidance for tech companies on creating a safer life online for women and girls.

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See below EOI for AHRC-funded PhDs at UoL. Keen to supervise a project on critical approaches to migration.

Claire Pierson@clairepierson.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The @livunihss.bsky.social AHRC-funded ‘Crafting Care’ Doctoral Focal College is accepting applications for 2026. EOI due by 1st Dec. I am keen to supervise a project on the politics of abortion care. Get in touch with your project idea! www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a... @livunipol.bsky.social

3 year AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards at the University of Liverpool. Home and International students can apply; any arts and humanities discipline is eligible. Candidates are invited to submit an Expression of Interest form by the 12th December 2025. Details: www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...

A reminder that the deadline for abstracts is coming up, on 16 November!

Corpora & Discourse Conference 2026@corporadiscourse.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨 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

FUNDED PhDs! We are advertising for three ESRC-funded PhD scholarships! Any specialism permitted, depending on departmental supervision available. Spread the word! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH631/e...

ESRC Funded Studentships in Politics at University of Liverpool

Apply for a ESRC Funded Studentships in Politics. Discover a wide range of PhD opportunities at jobs.ac.uk.

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We are looking for new committee members! If you would like to join the BAAL Corpus SIG as Meetings Secretary or as an Ordinary Member, please get in touch! You can learn more about the SIG at our website:

BAAL Corpus Linguistics SIG

BAAL Corpus Linguistics SIG

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I am so pleased to announce that I have been awarded a @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship www.ukri.org/news/ukri-an... to undertake the project 'A Multi-Dimensional Understanding of the Digital Far Right'.

UKRI announces winners of £120 million Future Leaders Fellowships

Research into the causes of lung cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are among 77 projects to be funded by UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellowships.

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🚨 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

Corpus linguistics for safeguarding children online 🔓 Out now with @crkennedy.bsky.social as part of a special issue on Corpus linguistic approaches to tackling online crime edited by the brilliant @wrightdw.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Corpus linguistics for safeguarding children online

Safeguarding children in schools broadly refers to the actions taken to protect children from abuse, prevent damage to health and development, and pro…

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Another Lecturer post now available in the Department of English @livunienglish.bsky.social at The University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social! Please share 🔁 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC313/l...

Lecturer in English Literature (Part Time) - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool

An academic position as a Lecturer in English Literature (Part Time) - Grade 7 is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

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The Women and Equalities Select Committee @commonswec.parliament.uk has accepted our team's evidence as part of it's public enquiry into 'Misogyny: the manosphere and online content' Read our submission below committees.parliament.uk/work/9089/mi...

Misogyny: the manosphere and online content - Written evidence - Committees - UK Parliament

Written evidence submission publications for Misogyny: the manosphere and online content.

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Our article with Korina Giaxoglou and Paige Johnson has just been assigned an issue at @critdiscstuds.bsky.social We argue that even humanitarian narratives about migration in the UK are deeply problematic. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘Hosting refugees is the most rewarding experience’: migrant identity and affective positioning in curated NGO stories

This study explores positive migrant storytelling in non-governmental organizations’ advocacy campaigns. We focus on the practices and implications of leveraging storytelling towards charity organi...

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Come work with us at Liverpool! @liverpooluni.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNT935/l...

Lecturer in TESOL and Applied Linguistics (Teaching and Scholarship) - Grade 7 (0.8 FTE) at University of Liverpool

Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in TESOL and Applied Linguistics (Teaching and Scholarship) - Grade 7 (0.8 FTE). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore mor...

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🆕 CADSbib annotated bibliography 👩‍💻 Do you work with corpora & discourse? 📚 500+ references annotated with corpora, language, tools, methods & more. 🔗 nfdykes.github.io/blog/2025/ca... #CADS #DiscourseAnalysis #CorpusLinguistics #DH

The online manosphere poses a real threat to society Our response published today in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

The online ‘manosphere’ poses a real threat to society | Letter

Letter: An article about Ofcom research into anti-feminist and misogynistic websites underestimated their influence, write Prof Veronika Koller, Dr Jessica Aiston, Dr Alexandra Krendel and Dr Mark McG...

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

Society may have overestimated risk of the ‘manosphere’, UK researchers say

Important work by the brilliant Craig & Fiona about misogynistic & homophobic banter online. Contradicts Ofcom's consultancy company that said that most men have the appropriate critical thinking to not believe the manosphere. Maybe consult with academic experts?😉 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Society may have overestimated risk of the ‘manosphere’, UK researchers say

Many who engage are ‘discriminating and value-driven’, with a minority consuming ‘extremely misogynistic content’, study for Ofcom suggests

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Craig Haslop, Masculinities and Screen Studies@craighaslop.bsky.social · last yr.

New publication 📢 📢 lnkd.in/eDkiZejm Very pleased to share our new publication (with Fiona O'Rourke) in Men and Masculinities journal, which focuses on how our research about misogynistic and homophobic banter in digital spaces fed into an educational toolkit (download for free men4change.co.uk ).

Only two weeks to go! We're working away to finalise the conference programme, featuring: • 200+ paper presentations • 50+ poster presentations • 7 thematic panels • 5 plenary talks • 5 pre-conference workshops (29th June) See you all soon! #CL2025 www.cl2025.co.uk/home

CL2025

Welcome to the thirteenth international Corpus Linguistics conference (CL2025), co-organised by Aston University, Birmingham City University and the University of Birmingham. CL2025 will take place fr...

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