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Research reflections

Female academics and shamans face the same glass ceiling

It’s another International Women’s Day and time to reflect on powerful women: what is most noticeable about them is that there are so few of them. In academia, for instance,…

Ingrid PillerMarch 8, 2020

Research reflections

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2020

Read a lot, write a lot! Reading enhances your productivity as this selection (!) of recent books authored by Language-on-the-Move team members proves Are you ready for the Language on…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 8, 2020

Research reflections

Where does academic authority come from?

The following is a summary of my recent article "On the conditions of authority in academic publics" in 14 tweets. The paper was published in the Journal of Sociolinguistics; an…

Ingrid PillerDecember 16, 2019

Research reflections

Sharing knowledge in the spirit of Humboldt

Attendees of the Humboldt Symposium 2019 pose for a group photo Update, Dec 30, 2019: The official report, including program and book of abstracts is now available here. *** Regular…

Ingrid PillerNovember 29, 2019

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In interview: Alex Grey with Melanie Fernando

Dr Alex Grey and Melanie Fernando in conversation One of the main reasons why Language on the Move exists is to mentor the next generation of researchers in the sociolinguistics…

Language on the MoveMay 6, 2019

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In memoriam Hans Reich

Prof. Hans H. Reich (1939-2019) The educator Professor Hans H. Reich, who pioneered education-and-migration-related research in Germany, passed away on the 19th of February 2019. The obituary below was first…

Language on the MoveMarch 14, 2019

Research reflections

Why are there so few notable academic women?

Goose Lizzy Fountain, Goettingen: in a city full of memorials to notable men, the most prominent memorial to a woman is to a generic peasant girl March 08 is International…

Ingrid PillerMarch 5, 2019

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“Oh, the places you’ll go!” Reflecting on my PhD journey

Oh, the places you'll go! Starting out Nearing the end of my undergraduate study, I was working on a small research essay and was having some trouble figuring out the…

Laura Smith-KhanFebruary 7, 2019

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Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2019

Shelves in the Martha-Muchow-Library of Education at Hamburg University After a busy 2018 and a relaxing break, Language on the Move is back for another year of sociolinguistics of intercultural…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 24, 2019

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The triumph of completing a PhD

The Language-on-the-Move team proudly celebrate the graduation of Drs Alexandra Grey and Gary O'Neill Editor's note: This week the 20th and 21st PhD students I have supervised to completion graduated…

Alexandra GreyApril 26, 2018

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Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2018

Language on the Move is back for another year and we’ll start the excitement with a reading challenge. One important piece of advice for all (aspiring) academics is to “Read,…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 29, 2018

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Remembering Limerick

These umbrellas quickly became the trademark of ISB11, and could be spotted all over Limerick – and beyond! In June this year, I was fortunate to attend the 11th International…

Livia GerberDecember 11, 2017

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Saussure, the procrastinator

Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) Procrastination is a fact of academic life, particularly during the PhD period, as every academic supervisor knows. However, judging from ever-increasing institutional efforts to control procrastination…

Ingrid PillerOctober 30, 2013

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Intercultural Communication in Wuhan

Members of the Language on the Move team meeting at ZUEL: Li Jia, Zhang Jie, Ingrid Piller, Kimie Takahashi, Guo Jian, Jackie Chang (fltr) Last week members of the Language…

Ingrid PillerNovember 21, 2012

Saeed Rezaei at Macquarie University’s idyllic North Ryde campus

Research reflections

In interview: Saeed Rezaei

Saeed Rezaei at Macquarie University's idyllic North Ryde campus Saeed Rezaei is currently a visiting scholar in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University. He will deliver a seminar about…

Language on the MoveAugust 31, 2012

Research reflections

The paradoxes of difference

Salvador Dali, Gestalt As members of the Language-on-the-Move community know, I was the lucky guest of Ingrid at Macquarie last Wednesday and then the theme of her blog posting. As a…

Bob HodgeJune 21, 2012

Female academics and shamans face the same glass ceiling

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2020

Where does academic authority come from?

Sharing knowledge in the spirit of Humboldt

In interview: Alex Grey with Melanie Fernando

In memoriam Hans Reich

Why are there so few notable academic women?

“Oh, the places you’ll go!” Reflecting on my PhD journey

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2019

The triumph of completing a PhD

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2018

Remembering Limerick

Saussure, the procrastinator

Intercultural Communication in Wuhan

In interview: Saeed Rezaei

The paradoxes of difference

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