Goldsmiths Linguistic Seminars (GoldLingS)

GoldLingS is a seminar series organised by the Linguistic section of the Department of English and Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London. All GoldlingS seminars are online.

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Talks are given on various topics, from formal linguistics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics and discourse analysis, by renowned academics, members of staff and post-graduate students. We also invite leaders from the industry to discuss their professional work and relation to English language study. All GoldLingS events are free.

Current Programme

 

Language, identity and intersectionality: Analysing race in the talk of LGBTQ+ youth, 7 Feb 2024, 4pm - 5pm, Online

with Dr Lucy Jones, University of Nottingham

In this talk, Lucy Jones will consider the role of intersectionality by examining the relevance of race on the construction of LGBTQ+ identities. 

Online and all are welcome. For more details, please visit the event page.

'Dialogue and discipline: Exploring the mechanisms through which underprivileged voices are suppressed at school', 28 Feb 2024, 3pm - 4pm, Online

with Prof Julia Snell, University of Leeds

In this talk, Julia Snell will argue that the underlying logics of the "no-excuses" philosophy are not new; rather its popularity today reflects a resurgence of long-standing beliefs about students from low-income and racialised backgrounds.

Online and all are welcome. For more details, please visit the event page.

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Appropriations of Jamaican Patwa lexemes in the speech of Indian and British reggae artists - 29 Nov 2023, 4pm - 5pm, RHB 138

With Jaspal Naveel Singh (The Open University)

In this talk,  Jaspal Naveel Singh will present an analysis of appropriations of Jamaican Patwa words (lexemes) among Indian and British reggae artists as they engage in musical and DJ performances, and when they speak on their social media video posts.

In-person and all are welcome. For more details, please visit the event page.

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Decentring English Language Teaching: From Rhetoric to Practice…and back! - 1 November 2023, 1 - 2pm, via Teams

With Dr Darío Luis Banegas (University of Edinburgh)

In this talk, Darío Luis Banegas will problematize the notion (and initiative) of decentring English language teaching based on the work carried out by the Hornby Trust.

Online, and all are welcome. For more details, please visit the event page.

Past Programme

Stigma management strategies of autistic social media users - 14 December 2022
With Professor Nelya Koteyko

Reframing ELF-based pedagogy within decoloniality: A view from Brazil - 26 Oct 2022
With Professor Telma Gimenez

Animals vs Armies: Metaphors & Metaphor Resistance in Anti-Immigration Discourse - 10 November 2021
With speaker Christopher Hart (Lancaster University)

Identity work and alignment in social media posts of autistic adults: a discourse-based multi-site ethnography - 1 December 2021
With speaker Nelya Koteyko (Queen Mary University)

The impact of intercultural awareness on the unfolding of Negotiations of cultural understandings - Thursday 29 April 2021
With Juliana Silva

Discussing remote interviewing and frameworks for analysis - Thursday 25 March 2021
With Shawnea Sum Pok Ting

Storytelling in Chinese young men's talk - Thursday 26 November 2020
With Yang Zhang