Sofia Lampropoulou

What actually is a PhD? Why might you want to undertake one? How would you write a research proposal or fund the PhD? Our Postgraduate Researcher Opportunities Showcase on Wednesday 28th October will provide the answers... www.eventbrite.com/e/postgradua...

Longer paths to settlement No paths to settlement Conditional paths to settlement #Labour immigration policy needs a deep rethink and change of direction www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

It’s getting real, 🦋s! Cover pic sorted for “Immigration in Western Europe: Tensions, Contradictions and Inconsistencies Between and Within Different Political Actors and Institutions.”!

Good job @currentaffairs.bsky.social! www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-wer...

Raps and Rhymes for all, in support of striking lecturers at Goldsmiths. Booking link here. luma.com/piepetxd

Solidarity with all the colleagues on strike across higher education at the moment Another university is possible and this is what this manifesto is about While I'm at it, solidarity with French students too obviously and anyone fighting for better sites.google.com/view/manifes...

“Yet [Starmer’s] choice of language was a reminder of how the idea of the stranger – representing #immigration, but also wider, more inchoate anxieties about otherness and difference – holds such a potent place in #Britain today.” www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Michael Rosen Day is November 12 2026 Click on this link for details. Free live stream and loads of resources for teachers and children,. www.michaelrosen.co.uk/michaelrosen...

There are so many crimes in this thread you have to wonder what the police and Home Secretary think they are doing at this point.

New book on Narratives and Migration available to preorder! Edited by the great Anna De Fina&Sabina Perrino. Very happy to have contributed a chapter with Millie Montiel McCann& @samtbennett.bsky.social. Pleased to see @drsimongoodman.bsky.social's endorsement too! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/narrative...

13 yrs after the murder of Pavlos Fyssas by members of the Golden Dawn, the leading member of the party is released from prison&commits to a return to politics. In solidarity with friends at the demonstrations&memorial events for Fyssas in Athens&the whole country. infolibre.gr/2026/09/17/a...

...anyone with an interest in the way people speak (especially in Greater Manchester), and how that relates to who they are and where they live. Some very kind linguists have said some very nice things about it (thank you!), so that's gone some way to reassuring me that the book works!

What we saw this weekend cannot become the norm. People seeking asylum were targeted, as racist violence and intimidation escalated. We’ve joined more than 150 organisations calling on the government to act urgently and take concrete steps to stop it.

To refugees: you are welcome here. We stand with you. Your safety matters. People wearing masks, marching through our streets and stoking fear, are unacceptable. It’s more than “thuggery”. It’s racism, walking boldly through our communities. And it's emboldened by political rhetoric.

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New book! Trauma-Informed Applied Linguistics: Perspectives on Migration, Language and Resilience edited by Maybritt D. Woodcock and Emily M. Feuerherm is out now. Get 30% off with code TIAL30 on our website until the end of September! ⬇️

Instead of publicly condemning this terrifying behaviour, politicians keep fanning the flames of hatred by using dehumanising language about people seeking safety, and creating laws that target refugee rights. It's time the government stood up for welcome and safety, and united communities.

Can you imagine escaping war, persecution, torture or genocide, only to be attacked in your home where you're trying to rebuild your life?

3. We can all have debates about what the Arday case means. But right now all I see is a dead human being, the people who set out to destroy him and the journalists who attacked him like a pack of wolves, the Guardian among them

It's one of the most common questions about asylum. Refugees don't just need safety. They need family, community and the chance to rebuild their lives. International law doesn't require people to seek asylum in the first safe country they reach. History shapes journeys.

This is rare thing in the UK currently, but Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a full-time and permanent lecturer specialising in critical discourse studies. hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

I liked Nolan's 'Odyssey'. Although Odysseus is a very postmodern American hero, the film does good justice to the nonlinearity of storytelling &addresses the ethics of hospitality/'ξενία'.Stories live through retelling&recontextualisation and how we treat guests/"strangers" is tied to who we are.

“The influx comes after Spain's Supreme Court ruled that migrants stopped at sea while trying to reach Ceuta or Melilla, another Spanish enclave, cannot be summarily returned to Morocco.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tackling racism will benefit us all, from fairer institutions, to more equitable wealth distribution, creating healthy communities where everyone has the ability to prosper. Read the full open letter on our website 🔗

Important read (if I may)👇 (ping @edinburghpir.bsky.social @timbale.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @tabouchadi.bsky.social @profsob.bsky.social @robfordmancs.bsky.social @jdportes.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @joaocarvalho21.bsky.social) link.springer.com/epdf/10.1057...

'Sign your card to Andy Burnham' to urge the govt to create safe routes to asylum claims and reject the divisive rhetoric around migration&asylum seeking

I strongly believe in giving the man a chance. But keeping Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary suggests the vicious attacks on immigrants and refugees, and self-defeating attempts to outrun the far right, are likely to continue. Which is pretty damn depressing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We want change. Change from harmful rhetoric to genuine protection. Change from division to unity. Change from hostility to hope. We’ll keep fighting until that change comes ✊

Are you interested in developing a genuinely interdisciplinary piece of research? Applications for the International Interdisciplinary Research Projects, focused on the theme of ‘Mobilities’ are now open. Apply now: https://bit.ly/4y9wiwJ

We were pleased to see many MPs speak out about the divisive, harmful and racist language often used to talk about people seeking safety in the UK. This is vital as language holds power and gives way to real life consequences, including the violence and disorder we have seen on our streets. 4/🧵

MPs warned the Immigration and Asylum Bill is "unsafe and unworkable" and challenged the rise of far-right politics. The answer to the far right isn't to copy its politics. Scrap the bill.

The best conference closure ever #cadaad2026. @laurafilardollamas.bsky.social truly hosted us as guests in her house. Thank you to the whole team for a great conference&for the warm hospitality @cadaad2026.bsky.social.

CADAAD After Dark™️ was memorable last night at @cadaad2026.bsky.social. An amazing meal in a colourful venue; full of laughs, smiles & new ideas for papers. No prizes given out for dancing but 👏👏 to [names redacted to preserve professional veneer] for revealing an entirely new skill set #cadaad2026

@chrishartlinguist.bsky.social is cracking on at #cadaad2026 day 3 with an eloquently delivered plenary talk on the multimodal performances of rightwing populism (despite the slightly hoarse voice because of conference dinner fun) @cadaad2026.bsky.social

Dichotomies&challenges: an excellent plenary roundtable at #cadaad2026 reflecting on how CDS is developing with @proftaylor.bsky.social @dimitrisrf.bsky.social & Encarnacion Hidalgo-Tenorio in conversation with @laurafilardollamas.bsky.social

Into the last session on day 1. @sofialampro.bsky.social presenting on narratives and arguments in parliamentary debates on migration. #cadaad2026

Attending CADAAD 2026 next week? Don't miss Commissioning Editor Sarah's 30min overview of how to publish a book in our Advances in Critical Discourse Studies series: bit.ly/444OcTC 📅Thu 9 July 🕝14:30 CEST 📍TBC on programme All welcome! @cadaad2026.bsky.social @cadaad.bsky.social

Thanks so much for all the questions/feedback on my talk - #CADS2026 people are the best! Bonus: inspiring talks by @amandapotts.bsky.social @eugeniedugoua.bsky.social and @tianxin.bsky.social in the same session (co-author shoutout: @sofialampro.bsky.social @annaritamagliacane.bsky.social)

Governments come and go. But blaming refugees has never fixed the UK's broken asylum system. The next Prime Minister must choose a different path: safe routes, the right to work, decent housing, and an end to the dehumanising rhetoric that fuels division. People seeking safety deserve better.

This Refugee Week, explore the history of migration from prehistory to the present day. Our collections and research shed light on the movement of people across time, helping us better understand the journeys, experiences and courage that shape our world. Read more: link.bl.uk/z77 #RefugeeWeek

@JonnyDarling.bsky.social (Durham University) joins our #RefugeeWeek panel on migration, borders and urban politics. He'll discuss the role cities play in migration practices, and his new book Taking back control. 📅 15 June, Online | 12.30–2pm (BST) Register: bit.ly/3S5c9HE

‘This should ring alarm bells for everyone’ In March, nearly 200 titles were pulled from one Greater Manchester school library, including books by Black authors such as Nova Reid’s The Good Ally. This rising censorship is a serious concern, writes journalist Kitty Melrose in our latest blog ✍️

It was a pleasure to host @proftaylor.bsky.social at @livunihss.bsky.social and bring our research projects in conversation as part of the 'Transgressive border dialogue' series. We really enjoyed the dialogic format. Thank you Stefania Tufi, Anna Saunders & @gemmabird.bsky.social for organising it!

📣 SotA PGR Podcast Launched! Last month we released Researcher Reflections, a new podcast created by three PGR students. In the first episode, they share how they came to their research topics! 💭🎙️ @uolhsspgr.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social Find out more 👇 www.liverpool.ac.uk/arts/study/p...

Join Dr Aaron Winter with us on 13/14th June for our Migrant Justice and the Far-Right Summit Tickeets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migrant-ju...

New and very interesting special issue edited by Anna Piata on how emotions are circulated and amplified in digital spaces #affect in #internetpragmatics