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Big sister, dog, and ethnic names: Semiotic ideologies of self-naming on Xiaohongshu (RED)

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Teaching in Higher Education @teachinginhe.bsky.social · Jun 26

New podcast! 🚨

In this episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks to Claire Timperley (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand) about her article “Assessment as pedagogy”.

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A screenshot of the cover of the journal Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspecitives. The cover is red with a black band on the edge. In the picture, the word ’perspectives’ is crossed out and replaced with the term ‘conversations’.

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Ibrar Bhatt @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social · Jun 18

We explore semiotic ideologies associated with particular self-naming practices on RED, incl tropes like ‘Doctoral Big Sister’ (博士姐姐), ‘research dog’ (科研狗; kē yán gǒu) & ethnic names & their cultural significance

Well done Alex, I enjoyed writing this with you

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This paper examines the self-naming practices of international students on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu (‘Little Red Book’), focusing…

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Ibrar Bhatt @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social · Jun 18

📢 New publication, co-authored with my PhD student Alex Wang (王阳陆):

‘Big sister’ (姐姐), ‘Dog’ (狗) & ethnic names: Semiotic ideologies of self-naming on Xiaohongshu (Red)

This one is for all you 科研狗 ('research dogs') out there! 👇

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Ibrar Bhatt @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social · Jun 26

This work has triggered a call for papers for a Special Issue on ‘A Sociolinguistics of Islam: Exploring Multilingualism & Meaning in Faith’:
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Exploring a Sociolinguistics of Islam

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Ibrar Bhatt @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social · Jun 26

This article’s ideas took shape through various talks, incl at Manchester China Institute, HBKU, Qatar University, Lancaster, HKUST & more. Data draw from China.
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Abstract. The ‘sociolinguistics of Islam’ refers to the exploration of how language and society intersect within contexts where the Islamic faith is the de

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Ibrar Bhatt @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social · Jun 26

New article: 'Exploring a Sociolinguistics of Islam'. One of my most important pieces. Built on my research & enriched by collab with Othman Barnawi & Rizwan Ahmad
academic.oup.com/applij/advan...

It brings together many voices, places & perspectives
See below article & related special issue CfPs..

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Ibrar Bhatt @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social · Jun 26

This work has triggered a call for papers for a Special Issue on ‘A Sociolinguistics of Islam: Exploring Multilingualism & Meaning in Faith’:
ibrarspace.net/wp-content/u...

ibrarspace.net

Exploring a Sociolinguistics of Islam

Ibrar Bhatt @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social · Jun 26

This article’s ideas took shape through various talks, incl at Manchester China Institute, HBKU, Qatar University, Lancaster, HKUST & more. Data draw from China.
academic.oup.com/applij/advan...

Abstract. The ‘sociolinguistics of Islam’ refers to the exploration of how language and society intersect within contexts where the Islamic faith is the de

academic.oup.com

CiviCRM | Society for Research into Higher Education

Ibrar Bhatt @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social · Jun 26

New article: 'Exploring a Sociolinguistics of Islam'. One of my most important pieces. Built on my research & enriched by collab with Othman Barnawi & Rizwan Ahmad
academic.oup.com/applij/advan...

It brings together many voices, places & perspectives
See below article & related special issue CfPs..

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Society for Research into Higher Education @srhe.bsky.social · Jun 24

📣 Upcoming event: On Wednesday 2 July we will be joined by Professor Syed Farid Alatas, Professor Shuchen Xiang and @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social to discuss Re-thinking Knowledge, Intellectual Canons, and the Decolonisation of Academia. Find out more and register here to join us: bit.ly/3HWKQtX

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Ibrar Bhatt @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social · Jun 18

We explore semiotic ideologies associated with particular self-naming practices on RED, incl tropes like ‘Doctoral Big Sister’ (博士姐姐), ‘research dog’ (科研狗; kē yán gǒu) & ethnic names & their cultural significance

Well done Alex, I enjoyed writing this with you

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Big sister, dog, and ethnic names: Semiotic ideologies of self-naming on Xiaohongshu (RED)

This paper examines the self-naming practices of international students on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu (‘Little Red Book’), focusing…

www.sciencedirect.com

Ibrar Bhatt @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social · Jun 18

📢 New publication, co-authored with my PhD student Alex Wang (王阳陆):

‘Big sister’ (姐姐), ‘Dog’ (狗) & ethnic names: Semiotic ideologies of self-naming on Xiaohongshu (Red)

This one is for all you 科研狗 ('research dogs') out there! 👇

Pedagogical Knowledge Enrichments: Critical Perspectives from the Nordic countries

Ibrar Bhatt @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social · May 20

Check out my latest podcast with Shuchen Xiang (项舒晨) about her article titled “Problematizing the critique of culture: an alternative Chinese hermeneutics for teaching the humanities”

Teaching in Higher Education @teachinginhe.bsky.social · May 20

New TiHE podcast! 📣

In this episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks to Shuchen Xiang (项舒晨) about her article titled “Problematizing the critique of culture: an alternative Chinese hermeneutics for teaching the humanities”

Spotify:
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Apple:
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Teaching in Higher Education @teachinginhe.bsky.social · May 20

New TiHE podcast! 📣

In this episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks to Shuchen Xiang (项舒晨) about her article titled “Problematizing the critique of culture: an alternative Chinese hermeneutics for teaching the humanities”

Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/77Ya...

Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Teaching in Higher Education @teachinginhe.bsky.social · Apr 25

New publication alert! 🚨

Studying critique locally and pluralistically: a comparative study of critique from a Kuwaiti cultural perspective

Points of Departure paper by Sara Alnufaishan and Ali Watfa

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#HigherEducation #Critique

A screenshot of the first page of the article from the journal Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives titled: Studying critique locally and pluralistically: a comparative study of critique from a Kuwaiti cultural perspective by Sara Alnufaishan and Ali Watfa. The screenshot includes the abstract of the article (available via the link).

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Teaching in Higher Education @teachinginhe.bsky.social · May 12

New online collection! 🚨

Pedagogical Knowledge Enrichments: Critical Perspectives from the Nordic countries

This collection includes 14 earlier TiHE studies conducted in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland in the past five years

🇩🇰🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮

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Explore the article collection: Pedagogical Knowledge Enrichments: Critical Perspectives from the Nordic countries. Published in Teaching in Higher Education.

Gaza: an indictment of critical philosophy

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Teaching in Higher Education @teachinginhe.bsky.social · May 13

New publication alert! 🚨

Gaza: an indictment of critical philosophy

Points of Departure paper by Alison MacKenzie

#HigherEducation #Criticality

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A screenshot of the first page of the article from the journal Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives titled: Gaza: an indictment of critical philosophy by Alison MacKenzie. The screenshot includes the abstract of the article (available via the link).

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Teaching in Higher Education @teachinginhe.bsky.social · May 15

You can read Alison’s article here ⬇️

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Published in Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives (Ahead of Print, 2025)

Decolonizing critique through non-Western onto-epistemology: Chinese international students’ affective engagement with AI-generated artworks

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Teaching in Higher Education @teachinginhe.bsky.social · May 15

New TiHE podcast is out! 📢

In this podcast, Ibrar Bhatt talks with Alison MacKenzie on her article ‘Gaza: an indictment of critical philosophy’

On Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/2lD8...

On Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

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Teaching in Higher Education @teachinginhe.bsky.social · Mar 24

You can read Jialei's article here:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This paper explores how qi onto-epistemology, rooted in non-Western philosophical and aesthetic traditions, can decolonize critique in higher education by challenging Eurocentric conceptions of rat...