(Image credit: RACGP) The global impact of the coronavirus pandemic has reshaped societies worldwide, altering human interactions and perceptions of the world and brought unprecedented challenges, not only in terms…
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Figure 1: Multilingual sign in Abu Dhabi with power disparities indicated through order and size of text In the critically acclaimed Barbie movie, released in cinemas in mid-2023, Barbie and…
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Image from a university website “An amazing student experience awaits you!” - “a multicultural vibrant experience” in a “stunning landscape” covered by “year-round sunshine.” These phrases do not come from a…
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LI, Jia & HE, Bin, Yunnan University *** ‘The Glory’, a Korean drama, has ranked the top among the ten most watched TV and films since its release on March…
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(Image credit: Pexels) Editor’s note: How do children from minoritized backgrounds experience their exclusion from equitable media representation? New research by Adolé Akue-Dovi sheds light on this question from the…
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Australia as a White nation has deep roots: the aim of this 1914 board game was literally "to get the Coloured Men out and the White men in" (Image credit:…
Ingrid PillerNovember 8, 2021
Gerald Roche (Senior Research Fellow, La Trobe University) and Jakelin Troy (Director, Indigenous Research, The University of Sydney) *** Source: Australian Museum Editor’s note: This week (Nov 08-15) we are…
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Editor’s note: We find ourselves in a time of deep global crisis when reflections on research ethics take on new urgency. Language on the Move is delighted to bring to…
Sigurd D'hondtJuly 1, 2020
Sue Ollerhead, Lecturer (Languages Education), Macquarie University, Australia Shepi Mati: Lecturer (Radio) Rhodes University, South Africa Monica Hendricks: Director: Institute for the Study of English in Africa, Rhodes University, South…
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Language on the Move is primarily concerned with linguistic resources that, in one way or another, have been or are ‘on the move’ and thus develops a profound understanding of…
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Manus Hospital often treats refugees (Image credit: ABC News, Natalie Whiting) A growing body of literature across multiple disciplines attests to the importance of credibility in the bureaucratic processes for…
Laura Smith-KhanJuly 11, 2019
The oil slick as seen from space (Source: Wikipedia) The British decision to exit the European Union (EU) in 2016 came as a surprise to many. In the lead up…
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This latest exploration in language shaming examines a language shame campaign on the internet and shows how it is used as a tool to suppress political debate and women’s public…
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