Taylor Brooks
@taylorbrooks.bsky.social
PhD in Sociology •• Researching: US immigration, media, emotions, voice, racism •• critical discourse analysis •• linguistics •• photography 🏳️🌈
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Includes a chapter by the @mantrap.bsky.social team on using #corpus linguistics to address the effects of manosphere language
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
With case studies from diverse contexts, this book shows and critically reflects on applications of corpus linguistics research and methods.
📚 https://cup.org/3NZeaTI
February 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Includes a chapter by the @mantrap.bsky.social team on using #corpus linguistics to address the effects of manosphere language
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The last volume of our project on Discourse and Polarisation is out. Edited by @isabelalonsobel.bsky.social @mdporto.bsky.social and Manuela Romano www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Polarised Discourse
Polarisation, the ideological positioning at extreme ends of a continuum actively combating opposite views, is a major concern these days as it spreads beyond the political sphere and permeates public...
www.degruyterbrill.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
The last volume of our project on Discourse and Polarisation is out. Edited by @isabelalonsobel.bsky.social @mdporto.bsky.social and Manuela Romano www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Our launch of The Far Right and the Media: International Trends and Perspectives is coming up tomorrow!
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📣Online book launch 📣
Join us on Zoom (Feb 10, 7pm GMT / 11am PST) for the launch of The Far Right and the Media: International Trends and Perspectives, exploring how media systems shape the visibility and normalization of far-right ideas in today’s digital world.
reacpol.net/farright-med...
Join us on Zoom (Feb 10, 7pm GMT / 11am PST) for the launch of The Far Right and the Media: International Trends and Perspectives, exploring how media systems shape the visibility and normalization of far-right ideas in today’s digital world.
reacpol.net/farright-med...
Book Launch: The Far Right and the Media - Reactionary Politics Research Network
Book launch of The Far Right and the Media, edited by Imogen Richards.
reacpol.net
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Our launch of The Far Right and the Media: International Trends and Perspectives is coming up tomorrow!
Sign up below.
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Are you an early career researcher interested in communicating linguistics to broader audiences?
Consider applying for a @lingcomm.org grant!
Deadline April 30, via @lingthusiasm.com
lingcomm.org/grants/
Consider applying for a @lingcomm.org grant!
Deadline April 30, via @lingthusiasm.com
lingcomm.org/grants/
Grants
2026 LingComm Grants – Small Grants for Communicating Linguistics to Wider Audiences We want to see more linguistics in the world! The 2026 LingComm Grants are $300 (USD) to support lin…
lingcomm.org
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Are you an early career researcher interested in communicating linguistics to broader audiences?
Consider applying for a @lingcomm.org grant!
Deadline April 30, via @lingthusiasm.com
lingcomm.org/grants/
Consider applying for a @lingcomm.org grant!
Deadline April 30, via @lingthusiasm.com
lingcomm.org/grants/
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Our new special issue is now published! "Conceptual Flipsiding and Reversal of Liberal-Democratic Notions: Discursive-Political Strategies in the Normalization of Nationalism, Populism, Neoliberalism, and the Far Right"
www.tandfonline.com/toc/csos20/3...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/csos20/3...
Social Semiotics
Conceptual Flipsiding and Reversal of Liberal-Democratic Notions: Discursive-Political Strategies in the Normalization of Nationalism, Populism, Neoliberalism, and the Far Right. Volume 36, Issue 1 of Social Semiotics
www.tandfonline.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Our new special issue is now published! "Conceptual Flipsiding and Reversal of Liberal-Democratic Notions: Discursive-Political Strategies in the Normalization of Nationalism, Populism, Neoliberalism, and the Far Right"
www.tandfonline.com/toc/csos20/3...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/csos20/3...
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I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
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November 16, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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Great to see our (@markmcglashan.com) encyclopedia entry on Corpus Linguistics and Safeguarding in the "Reference Collection in Social Sciences", ahead of its publication in the "International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 3rd edition" in June.
Get in touch for access!
Get in touch for access!
February 2, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Great to see our (@markmcglashan.com) encyclopedia entry on Corpus Linguistics and Safeguarding in the "Reference Collection in Social Sciences", ahead of its publication in the "International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 3rd edition" in June.
Get in touch for access!
Get in touch for access!
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🚨 The Call for Papers for the Indebtedness in Linguistics Conference is now online! Deadline is April 15, 2026. Submit your abstracts here: indebtedness.sciencesconf.org and please share widely!
#indebt2026
#indebt2026
The Expression of Indebtedness in Linguistics: Cross-Perspectives between European and Asian Languages - Sciencesconf.org
The Expression of Indebtedness in Linguistics - Cross-Perspectives Between European and Asian Languages
indebtedness.sciencesconf.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
🚨 The Call for Papers for the Indebtedness in Linguistics Conference is now online! Deadline is April 15, 2026. Submit your abstracts here: indebtedness.sciencesconf.org and please share widely!
#indebt2026
#indebt2026
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✨ Late nights, lofi vibes, and chasing PhD progress - are you an early bird or a moonlighter? 🌙📚
Plus, the Music Highlight and a trip down memory lane!
vickyloras.substack.com/p/moonlighting
Plus, the Music Highlight and a trip down memory lane!
vickyloras.substack.com/p/moonlighting
February 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
✨ Late nights, lofi vibes, and chasing PhD progress - are you an early bird or a moonlighter? 🌙📚
Plus, the Music Highlight and a trip down memory lane!
vickyloras.substack.com/p/moonlighting
Plus, the Music Highlight and a trip down memory lane!
vickyloras.substack.com/p/moonlighting
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I had a great conversation on The Fire These Times with other Minnesotans who are working every day to resist ICE.
We talked about what we wish people knew outside of the state, including the structural violence that will have a long-term impact on our community and the things that give us hope.
We talked about what we wish people knew outside of the state, including the structural violence that will have a long-term impact on our community and the things that give us hope.
211/ Organizing Against ICE w/ Nicole Bedera, Ed & Aydin
Podcast Episode · The Fire These Times · 02/05/2026 · 1h 25m
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February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I had a great conversation on The Fire These Times with other Minnesotans who are working every day to resist ICE.
We talked about what we wish people knew outside of the state, including the structural violence that will have a long-term impact on our community and the things that give us hope.
We talked about what we wish people knew outside of the state, including the structural violence that will have a long-term impact on our community and the things that give us hope.
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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
Registration – Corpora & Discourse International Conference 2026
wp.lancs.ac.uk
February 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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
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Labour’s toxic immigration policies damage the social fabric of our nation, causing division and endanger us all. We are stronger together as a thriving inclusive society. This is good by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Labour’s toxic immigration policies damage the social fabric of our nation, causing division and endanger us all. We are stronger together as a thriving inclusive society. This is good by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social
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Today I'm releasing probably the most important scholarly thing I've ever worked on - a report based on talking with 144 people about why they don't vote or only vote regularly, and on what needs to be done to build a democracy that can include everyone.
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
February 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Today I'm releasing probably the most important scholarly thing I've ever worked on - a report based on talking with 144 people about why they don't vote or only vote regularly, and on what needs to be done to build a democracy that can include everyone.
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
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'Still whitewashing Britain: #race, #class and the UK #citizenship test'
New from #Identities, by Anna Tuckett
With #OpenAccess:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
Anna Tuckett @nasarmeer.bsky.social Aaron Winter Taylor & Francis Research
New from #Identities, by Anna Tuckett
With #OpenAccess:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
Anna Tuckett @nasarmeer.bsky.social Aaron Winter Taylor & Francis Research
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
'Still whitewashing Britain: #race, #class and the UK #citizenship test'
New from #Identities, by Anna Tuckett
With #OpenAccess:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
Anna Tuckett @nasarmeer.bsky.social Aaron Winter Taylor & Francis Research
New from #Identities, by Anna Tuckett
With #OpenAccess:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
Anna Tuckett @nasarmeer.bsky.social Aaron Winter Taylor & Francis Research
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Out now: 'What is good care, and who is it good for? A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of UK care home websites'. Chapter led by @emma-putland.bsky.social with Kevin Harvey in the Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han.... Accepted version in original post below!
January 29, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Out now: 'What is good care, and who is it good for? A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of UK care home websites'. Chapter led by @emma-putland.bsky.social with Kevin Harvey in the Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han.... Accepted version in original post below!
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Join us for our first Bellwether Lecture w/ @michamahlberg.bsky.social, Prof. @dhssfau.bsky.social!
She will propose a digital humanities approach that aims to widen the perspective on the study of language.
📅 February 11, 12:10 - 2:00 pm
📍 210 South Hall
She will propose a digital humanities approach that aims to widen the perspective on the study of language.
📅 February 11, 12:10 - 2:00 pm
📍 210 South Hall
Making Sense of the World through Language and Stories: A Digital Humanities Perspective
Feb 11, 2026, 12:10 pm - Michaela Mahlberg is a corpus linguist who studies language as a social phenomenon and the ways we use language to understand and shape our world.
www.ischool.berkeley.edu
February 2, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Join us for our first Bellwether Lecture w/ @michamahlberg.bsky.social, Prof. @dhssfau.bsky.social!
She will propose a digital humanities approach that aims to widen the perspective on the study of language.
📅 February 11, 12:10 - 2:00 pm
📍 210 South Hall
She will propose a digital humanities approach that aims to widen the perspective on the study of language.
📅 February 11, 12:10 - 2:00 pm
📍 210 South Hall
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Hello there, Second Edition! Excellent company as well, e.g @saragoodman.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Hello there, Second Edition! Excellent company as well, e.g @saragoodman.bsky.social
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The next octopus conference is coming to town 🐙
“Influence, Manipulation, Seduction” 3d edition at Tampere Uni, co-organised with @sofiaruediger.bsky.social and @domini.bsky.social - this time it is face to face!
Send us your persuasive abstracts by July 1
🐦🐦
events.tuni.fi/persuasion20...
“Influence, Manipulation, Seduction” 3d edition at Tampere Uni, co-organised with @sofiaruediger.bsky.social and @domini.bsky.social - this time it is face to face!
Send us your persuasive abstracts by July 1
🐦🐦
events.tuni.fi/persuasion20...
Influence, Manipulation, Seduction 3 | Tampere Universities
events.tuni.fi
February 2, 2026 at 6:34 AM
The next octopus conference is coming to town 🐙
“Influence, Manipulation, Seduction” 3d edition at Tampere Uni, co-organised with @sofiaruediger.bsky.social and @domini.bsky.social - this time it is face to face!
Send us your persuasive abstracts by July 1
🐦🐦
events.tuni.fi/persuasion20...
“Influence, Manipulation, Seduction” 3d edition at Tampere Uni, co-organised with @sofiaruediger.bsky.social and @domini.bsky.social - this time it is face to face!
Send us your persuasive abstracts by July 1
🐦🐦
events.tuni.fi/persuasion20...
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New article in the Journal of Homosexuality, foregrounding
queer refugees’ desires and pleasures and moving beyond the predominant focus on credibility, suffering, and borders.
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
queer refugees’ desires and pleasures and moving beyond the predominant focus on credibility, suffering, and borders.
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
From Borders to Bodies: “Circlusion” and Desires Beyond Credibility in Queer Asylum
Borders and boundaries have long served as powerful metaphors in migration and queer studies, yet they risk reproducing heteronormative paradigms that equate (border) penetration with power, and mo...
www.tandfonline.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:02 AM
New article in the Journal of Homosexuality, foregrounding
queer refugees’ desires and pleasures and moving beyond the predominant focus on credibility, suffering, and borders.
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
queer refugees’ desires and pleasures and moving beyond the predominant focus on credibility, suffering, and borders.
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Often during the PhD we feel that we don’t know things - and we have to constantly remind ourselves, it’s a huge and ongoing learning process.
Read this week’s newsletter here: vickyloras.substack.com/p/is-there-s...
#phd #phdlife #knowledge
Read this week’s newsletter here: vickyloras.substack.com/p/is-there-s...
#phd #phdlife #knowledge
Is there something I should know?
What have we learned from the PhD so far? Plus, the Music Highlight
vickyloras.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Often during the PhD we feel that we don’t know things - and we have to constantly remind ourselves, it’s a huge and ongoing learning process.
Read this week’s newsletter here: vickyloras.substack.com/p/is-there-s...
#phd #phdlife #knowledge
Read this week’s newsletter here: vickyloras.substack.com/p/is-there-s...
#phd #phdlife #knowledge
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In 2026, our CASS Summer Schools offer two free-to-attend courses in corpus linguistics, focused on Language, Discourse and Society, and Language Teaching, Testing and Assessment.
Applications are now open!
wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummer...
#LancsSS26
Applications are now open!
wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummer...
#LancsSS26
January 30, 2026 at 8:18 PM
In 2026, our CASS Summer Schools offer two free-to-attend courses in corpus linguistics, focused on Language, Discourse and Society, and Language Teaching, Testing and Assessment.
Applications are now open!
wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummer...
#LancsSS26
Applications are now open!
wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummer...
#LancsSS26
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New publication: "Researching immigration and racism with critical discourse studies" in the newly published Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies, edited by @bforchtner.bsky.social and @francozappettini.bsky.social www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han...
Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies
‘Featuring an impressive line-up of contributions, this comprehensive Handbook showcases the diversity, richness and discipline-spanning flexibility of Critical Discourse Studies (CDS). Originally org...
www.e-elgar.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:58 PM
New publication: "Researching immigration and racism with critical discourse studies" in the newly published Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies, edited by @bforchtner.bsky.social and @francozappettini.bsky.social www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han...
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