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Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social · 16d

Our book 'Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare' is out open access! We wrote it to share what we learnt in many years of research in @corpussocialsci.bsky.social, on topics such as communication about anxiety, dementia, cancer, obesity and vaccines. cambridgeblog.org/2025/08/appl...

Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare

This book has been fun and also somewhat liberating to write. To explain this we have to tell the story of how the book came about.

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Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social · 19d

Excited to share the cover for my new book “Plain Language for Translators”. Currently in production at Routledge and available in March 2026. www.routledge.com/Routledge-In...

Cover image of new book with swirling lines becoming a single straight line.

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monabaker11.bsky.social @monabaker11.bsky.social · Sep 7

journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/article/... By @bowkerl.bsky.social very timely

Multilingual Scholarly Publishing and Artificial Intelligence Translation Tools: Weighing Social Justice and Climate Justice

The use of English as a lingua franca for scholarly publishing has created inequities and is leading to a social justice movement to develop a more multilingual scholarly publishing ecosystem. However...

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Journal of Electronic Publishing @jepub.bsky.social · Sep 2

In ‘Multilingual Scholarly Publishing and Artificial Intelligence Translation Tools: Weighing Social Justice & Climate Justice’ Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social‬ weighs these tools potential to aid linguistic diversity with their environmental harm & (non)human costs: doi.org/10.3998/jep.... [6/n]

Multilingual Scholarly Publishing and Artificial Intelligence Translation Tools: Weighing Social Justice and Climate Justice

The use of English as a lingua franca for scholarly publishing has created inequities and is leading to a social justice movement to develop a more multilingual scholarly publishing ecosystem. However...

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Journal of Electronic Publishing @jepub.bsky.social · Sep 2

We at @jepub.bsky.social are excited to announce the publication of our new special issue on Publishing and Climate Justice, edited by Janneke Adema! journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/issue/38... [1/n]

The Journal of Electronic Publishing | Issue: Issue: 2(28) Publishing and Climate Justice (2025)

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Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social · Jul 31

Friendly reminder that you still have two weeks to submit a proposal for our co-edited volume on #Localization and #OER. Details below 👇

Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social · Jul 17

📣Call for chapters! Jako Olivier & I are co-editing a volume on #Localization and #OER in #HigherEducation to be published in 2026 by the Commonwealth of Learning. If you work in this area, we would love to receive a proposal from you by 15 August.

Details of the call: jako.nom.za/oercall.pdf

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Pilar Sánchez-Gijón @pilarsg.bsky.social · Dec 17

This week, hear from Professor Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social , who says: "I think people have a very limited view of what translation is."
🎯 Discover her insights and challenge your perceptions on our website!
#LT-LiDER

lt-lider.eu/interviews-g...

Interviews - LT-Lider

Interviews Here is a selection of excerpts from interviews we conducted in the spring of 2024, where our experts share their perspectives on the appeal of careers in translation and language service...

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Esther Monzó-Nebot @monzoneta.bsky.social · Dec 7

🚨 New Book Alert 🚨
The Social Impact of Automating Translation: An Ethics of Care Perspective on Machine Translation
📖 Ebook available now
📚 Hard copy coming soon
🔗 bit.ly/MT-EthicsOfC...

#TranslationStudies #AIethics #HumanCenteredAI #BookRelease #TIS #xl8

The Social Impact of Automating Translation: An Ethics of Care Perspective on Machine Translation

This collection critically examines the practical impacts of machine translation (MT) through the lens of an ethics of care. It addresses the ideological issues in MT development linked to social hier...

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John Benjamins Publishing Company @johnbenjamins.bsky.social · Mar 4

🎉 We are very pleased to announce that Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social has taken over editorship of our journal Digital Translation from Minako O'Hagan & Julie McDonough Dolmaya.
🤝 Welcome on board, Lynne, and thanks a million for your long-term commitment, Minako and Julie! 🙏
#digitaltranslation

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Jako Olivier @jakoli4.bsky.social · Mar 7

In my final interview for Open Education Week, I discuss open educational resources and #localisation with Prof. Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social, Canada Research Chair in Translation, Technologies and Society, Université Laval

#OEWeek #OEWeek25 #OER #Localization

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mza...

Open Educational Resources and Localisation

YouTube video by Commonwealth of Learning

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Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social · Apr 1

Poste de professeur.e en traduction à l’Université Laval. Date limite pour postuler : le 28 avril 2025. Voir le lien suivant pour de plus amples détails : www.rh.ulaval.ca/emploi/HCM/9...

Professeure ou professeur en traduction

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Scholarly Communication @scholarlycommrg.bsky.social · May 21

Our next Newsletter is out! Besides more info on our seminars there is an importatn annoucment about open post-doc position in our project on Academic Capitalism in Poland. You don't have to knwo Polish, just be intersted in developing critique of capitalism in academia!

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UniMoRe - Digital Humanities Summer School @unimoredh.bsky.social · Jun 6

This is the last day of our Summer School. The first lecture is being held by Professor @bowkerl.bsky.social (University of Ottawa).

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Érudit @erudit.org · Jul 23

→ Plaidoyer pour le multilinguisme en sciences

📚 Article à lire : @bowkerl.bsky.social, Mikael Laakso & @jpolonen.bsky.social explorent les risques liés au monolinguisme anglophone sur l’écosystème scientifique.

📌 L'article : id.erudit.org/iderudit/111...
📌 Résumé de l'article : shorturl.at/nKGgo

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Scholarly Communication @scholarlycommrg.bsky.social · Jul 18

Will machine translation overthrow the hegemony of English in science? For now, the literature suggests that this is not happening. Learn more from a recent publication by Philip, Emanuel, and @bowkerl.bsky.social

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Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social · Jul 17

📣Call for chapters! Jako Olivier & I are co-editing a volume on #Localization and #OER in #HigherEducation to be published in 2026 by the Commonwealth of Learning. If you work in this area, we would love to receive a proposal from you by 15 August.

Details of the call: jako.nom.za/oercall.pdf

jako.nom.za

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Jun 25

As the availability and performance of #AI for language editing and #translation continues to improve, @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social @bowkerl.bsky.social & Andrew Burton-Jones imagine a future in which everyone can use their own language to write, assess and read #science. 🧪
plos.io/3TBbzie

AI-mediated translation presents two possible futures for academic publishing in a multilingual world

As the availability and performance of AI for language editing and translation continues to improve, we can imagine a future in which everyone can use their own language to write, assess and read scie...

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Jun 24

As the availability and performance of #AI for language editing and #translation continues to improve, @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social @bowkerl.bsky.social & Andrew Burton-Jones imagine a future in which everyone can use their own language to write, assess and read #science. 🧪
plos.io/3TBbzie

AI-mediated translation presents two possible futures for academic publishing in a multilingual world

As the availability and performance of AI for language editing and translation continues to improve, we can imagine a future in which everyone can use their own language to write, assess and read scie...

plos.io

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Jun 24

As the availability and performance of #AI for language editing and #translation continues to improve, @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social @bowkerl.bsky.social & Andrew Burton-Jones imagine a future in which everyone can use their own language to write, assess and read #science. 🧪
plos.io/3TBbzie

AI-mediated translation presents two possible futures for academic publishing in a multilingual world

As the availability and performance of AI for language editing and translation continues to improve, we can imagine a future in which everyone can use their own language to write, assess and read scie...

plos.io

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Tatsuya Amano @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social · Jun 24

Can we imagine a future in which everyone can use their own language to write, assess & read science with the help of AI? Read this to see why we believe this is the future of academic publishing. Great collab with @bowkerl.bsky.social & Andrew Burton-Jones. #languagebarriers
doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Two futures for academic publishing using artificial intelligence language tools. Information communicated in English is shown in pale blue and that in a language other than English (Japanese in this example) is shown in orange.

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Marine Carpuat @marinecarpuat.bsky.social · Jun 18

This is a big team effort with

Omri Asscher, Kalika Bali, @luisabentivogli.bsky.social, Frédéric Blain, @bowkerl.bsky.social‬, Monojit Choudhury, @haldaume3.bsky.social, Kevin Duh, Ge Gao, Alvin Grissom II‬, @markar.bsky.social‬, Elaine C. Khoong, ‪@wildlewis.bsky.social...

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Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social · Jun 17

An online #translation course at the #FCSI Scholarly Communication Institute (22-24 July)… brought to you by @TranslateScience.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy. Scholarships available — apply now! transci.hypotheses.org

Translate Science | an all-volunteer community of interest for multilingual open science

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Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thanks for the opportunity to shine a spotlight on #DigitalTranslation. We look forward to welcoming new submissions!

John Benjamins Publishing Company @johnbenjamins.bsky.social · Jun 17

💡 JB EDITOR IN THE SPOTLIGHT! 💡

🌟 We are happy to introduce you to the first Editor in our new series of short videos: Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social !
Who tells you all about our journal Digital Translation: 📽️ youtu.be/nIzBlsE4NUQ

More info on the journal: 👉 www.benjamins.com/catalog/dt

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John Benjamins Publishing Company @johnbenjamins.bsky.social · Jun 17

💡 JB EDITOR IN THE SPOTLIGHT! 💡

🌟 We are happy to introduce you to the first Editor in our new series of short videos: Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social !
Who tells you all about our journal Digital Translation: 📽️ youtu.be/nIzBlsE4NUQ

More info on the journal: 👉 www.benjamins.com/catalog/dt

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Jako Olivier @jakoli4.bsky.social · Jun 16

Just shared some thoughts on the intersections between self-directed learning and micro-credentials: 'The potential of implementing micro-credentials to support self-directed learning for lifelong learning'
www.linkedin.com/pulse/potent...

The potential of implementing micro-credentials to support self-directed learning for lifelong learning

In a world where the pace of change is relentless and the shelf life of skills is shorter than ever, the concept of self-directed learning (SDL) has become central to the discourse on lifelong educati...

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UniMoRe - Digital Humanities Summer School @unimoredh.bsky.social · Jun 7

A final group picture of Our Summer School 😍

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Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social · Jun 6

I’m so glad to have the opportunity to share and learn from the participants at the DH Summer School at UniMoRe! The theme is integrating traditional and new tools - very appropriate for these times!

UniMoRe - Digital Humanities Summer School @unimoredh.bsky.social · Jun 6

This is the last day of our Summer School. The first lecture is being held by Professor @bowkerl.bsky.social (University of Ottawa).

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CECILLE @cecille-ulille.bsky.social · Jun 4

[SEM] 13.06.25 / 14h / Zoom
Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social (@ulaval.ca): La vulgarisation scientifique comme approche pour enseigner les technologies de la traduction
Org. @rudyloock.bsky.social (STL) et Julie Loison-Charles (CECILLE) pour TRAIL (Translation in Lille)

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Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social · May 21

A great postdoc opportunity👇

Scholarly Communication @scholarlycommrg.bsky.social · May 21

Our next Newsletter is out! Besides more info on our seminars there is an importatn annoucment about open post-doc position in our project on Academic Capitalism in Poland. You don't have to knwo Polish, just be intersted in developing critique of capitalism in academia!

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Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social · May 21

Thanks to Prof. Nataša Pavlović and students at the University of Zagreb, the #MTLiteracy infographics are now available in Croatian in #OpenAccess on the project website: sites.google.com/view/machine...

a red and white checkered heart with a white border

ALT: a red and white checkered heart with a white border

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