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Viola Wiegand
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corpus & applied linguistics, TESOL, discourse analysis, surveillance discourses

Coordinator MSc TESOL (Online) University of Stirling (@stirtesol.bsky.social)

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Viola Wiegand @violawiegand.bsky.social · Jul 2
The data is actually part of my forthcoming book, ”Exploring Meaning in Surveillance
Discourses through Corpora“ - available to pre-order now (with a discount code 😉 😇), and coming out in March 2026 (so stay tuned ☺️)

#cl2025 @cl2025.co.uk @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
EXPLORING MEANING IN SUPVEILLANCE DISCOURSESCORPORA BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC Pre-order now at 35% off: Exploring Meaning in Surveillance Discourses through Corpora Viola Wiegand This book takes a fresh perspective on surveillance, examining how it is defined, discussed, and negotiated in different domains of public discourse Use the following discount code to save 35% on bloomsbury.com/9781350501515: BLOOM-CONF-26 March 2026 Situated at the interface of corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and surveillance studies, this book focuses on how surveillance is defined, discussed, and negotiated in public discourses. It analyses different meaning components of the cultural keyword of surveillance - inherently linked to power relations - in ongoing debates of public discourses. The author looks at the representation of surveillance in different discourse domains through three different studies - the prime academic joural in surveillance studies (Surveillance & Society), The Times newspaper, and the signage of public spaces. The first two studies illustrate implementations of a novel method of 'co-occurrence comparisons' in diachronic analyses of collocation. The final study integrates cutting-edge research on the multimodal representation of surveillance in public spaces. Adopting the sociolinguistic framework of 'surveillant landscapes' from mediated discourses analysis, this analysis reveals how surveillant practices are signalled in public environments. To capture the textual and material representation of surveillance in a collection of photographs from public spaces in multiple cities across Europe, North America, and Asia, the study presents a novel methodology combining corpus and qualitative methods for the analysis of multimodal data. Viola Wiegand is Lecturer in Education (TESOL) at the University of Stirling, UK.
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Workshop 5 "Exploring the Nexus of Social Justice, Intercultural Communication, and Sustainability: Perspectives from Lower Saxony and Scotland" highlighted that students "are not the consumer of the knowledge some researcher produced for [them], but are also the researchers [themselves]." 1/2
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Workshop Hosts:
Prof. Dr. Lizzie Rushton @rushtondr.bsky.social
Dr. Viola Wiegand violawiegand.bsky.social
Dr. Adnan Yilmaz
from @stir.ac.uk and

Prof. Dr. Anne Baron
Onur Çiçek
from @leuphana.bsky.social. 2/2
Viola Wiegand (@violawiegand.bsky.social)
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November 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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We really enjoyed today’s workshop, meeting our @leuphana.bsky.social collaborators & discussing
diverse perspectives on sustainability with participants at our world cafe stations in the second half!

Many thanks to @ecas-academia.org and @royalsoced.bsky.social making bringing us all together
ecas-academia.org European Centre for Advanced Studies (ECAS) @ecas-academia.org · 1d
Workshop 5 "Exploring the Nexus of Social Justice, Intercultural Communication, and Sustainability: Perspectives from Lower Saxony and Scotland" highlighted that students "are not the consumer of the knowledge some researcher produced for [them], but are also the researchers [themselves]." 1/2
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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danjdevine.bsky.social
Not a drill - there's a Britain-focused lectureship (FT, permanent) available.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPQ588/l...
Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics at UCL
An academic position as a Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
violawiegand.bsky.social
Our @stirtesol.bsky.social & @leuphana.bsky.social workshop on social justice, intercultural communication and sustainability at the @royalsoced.bsky.social & @ecas-academia.org #Jointforum2025 has just kicked off 😊
Exploring the nexus of social justice, intercultural communication and sustainability: Perspectives from Lower Saxony and Scotland Prof. Di: Anne Barron (Leuphana University of Lüneburg) Onur Croek (Leuphana University of Luneburg) Prof Lizzie Rushton (University of Stiling) Dr. Viola Wiegand (Unversity of String) Dr Adnan Yilmaz (University of Stiling) Workshop 5 Exploring the Nexus of Social Justice, Intercultural Communication, Sustainability: Perspectives and from Lower Saxony and Scotland Hosts & Speakers: Prof. Dr. Lizzie Rushton, Professor of Education, Head of the Education Division, University of Stirling Dr. Viola Wiegand, Lecturer in Education (TESOL), University of Stirling Dr. Adnan Vilmaz, Lecturer in Education (TESOL), University of Stirling Prof. Dr. Anne Barron, Professor of English Linguistics, Leuphana University Lüneburg Onur Ciçek, Ph.D. Researcher, Leuphana University Lüneburg WORKSHOP ORGANISATION A) LIGHTNING TALKS • Understanding sustainability, Prof Lizzie Rushton (University of Stiring) • Saying it kindly, saying it well: Teaching pragmatics for sustainability and global citizenship, Onur Cicek & Prof Dr Anne Barron (Leuphana University of Luneburg) • From words to worlds: Integrating environmental justice into language education, • Dr Adnan Yilmaz & Dr Viola Wiegand (University of Stirling) • Follow up Open discussion
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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cforsdick.bsky.social
The procession of university language closures will trip up UK diplomacy www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/proc...
The procession of university language closures will trip up UK diplomacy
The government needs to signal its demand for elite foreign language skills before more universities leave provision to inferior alternatives, says Ian Proud
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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jjaron.bsky.social
Aren't foreign student fees pretty much the only thing keeping universities solvent?
sgfmann.bsky.social George Mann @sgfmann.bsky.social · 5d
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
violawiegand.bsky.social
Really enjoyed listening to this episode of #LostInCitations with Professor Susan Hunston, hosted by @coopersensei.bsky.social
Before discussing the paper, they talk about Susan’s career and work in general (including her involvement in the COBUILD project), and briefly her recent open access book😊
November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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royalhistsoc.org
We are pleased to launch today a new funding scheme, jointly with @ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson.

Applied History Fellowships bit.ly/4ijiuII offer financial / practical support to develop the wider impact and application of academic work. £12,000 for 6 months. Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 #Skystorians
Society launches call for new Applied History Fellowships, with the Institute of Historical Research and DC Thomson - RHS
In November 2025, the Society joins with partners the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and publisher DC Thomson to launch a new Applied History Fellowship programme to support recent post-doctor...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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markrpriestley.bsky.social
The next @scrcm.bsky.social webinar features @rushtondr.bsky.social - What kind of Climate Change and Sustainability Education do we need in complex times? Monday 24 Nov, 4-5.30pm.
Sign up for this free event at www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...
Select tickets – What kind of Climate Change and Sustainability Education do we need in complex times? – MS teams
What kind of Climate Change and Sustainability Education do we need in complex times? – MS teams, Mon 24 Nov 2025 - Abstract: Education is widely understood as a fundamental part of a just-response to...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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dquirozm.bsky.social
Happy to share my new publication, co-authored with Prof @rushtondr.bsky.social 🤗👏🏻
It is open access, feel free to share it

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Teaching high school chemistry through education for sustainability: a collaborative case study from Chile
Integrating education for sustainability into chemistry teaching is regarded as essential for preparing young people to respond to complex environmental and social challenges, including in post-col...
www.tandfonline.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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October 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Sign up for our December @scrcm.bsky.social free webinar - Alma Harris, Alan Gorman and Romina Madrid discuss their research on 'System Leadership Across Three Nations: Insights from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales'. Mon 8 Dec 2025 ,4:00-5:30pm

More details at www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...
Select tickets – System Leadership Across Three Nations: Insights from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales – MS Teams
System Leadership Across Three Nations: Insights from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales – MS Teams, Mon 8 Dec 2025 - Abstract System leadership—the idea that school leaders work beyond their immediate cont...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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📅 Joint Forum 2025 – Day 2
🏛️ @royalsoced.bsky.social | 27–28 Nov
Workshop 2: Educating for Responsible AI brings cross-cultural insights on AI ethics & literacy from UK, EU & beyond 🌍.
#JointForum2025 #AILiteracy #EthicalAI #BuildingNewPartnerships #GeoAIEducation
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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📅 Joint Forum 2025 – Day 2
🏛️ Royal Society of Edinburgh | 27–28 Nov
Workshop 5: Social Justice, Intercultural Communication & Sustainability unites voices from Scotland and Lower Saxony to co-create equitable, global solutions 🌍
Register free 👉 conftool.net/joint-forum-2025
#BuildingNewPartnerships
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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stirtesol.bsky.social
We are looking forward to running this workshop together with our international partners at @leuphana.bsky.social

@rushtondr.bsky.social @adnanyilmaz.bsky.social
@violawiegand.bsky.social

#TeamStirling
violawiegand.bsky.social Viola Wiegand @violawiegand.bsky.social · 15d
On 28 November in Edinburgh: our collaborative workshop on social justice, intercultural communication and sustainability (in education) as part of the ECAS & @royalsoced.bsky.social Lower Saxony – Scotland Joint Forum 2025.
Registration is free www.conftool.net/joint-forum-...
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
violawiegand.bsky.social
On 28 November in Edinburgh: our collaborative workshop on social justice, intercultural communication and sustainability (in education) as part of the ECAS & @royalsoced.bsky.social Lower Saxony – Scotland Joint Forum 2025.
Registration is free www.conftool.net/joint-forum-...
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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kranertmichael.bsky.social
No time to read my new article, but still curious about climate change policy making in local government? Have a listen to this podcast, where I talk about it with Tom Bartlett and @michaelfarrelly.bsky.social. Many more great insights into language and power in their podcast!
July 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Just over one week left to submit an abstract for our upcoming event, "AI and EAP: New Directions" hosted by Coventry University! You can view the call for papers and register to attend on 15 December at the link below:
www.eventsforce.net
October 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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corpus-sig.bsky.social
We are looking for new committee members! If you would like to join the BAAL Corpus SIG as Meetings Secretary or as an Ordinary Member, please get in touch! You can learn more about the SIG at our website:
BAAL Corpus Linguistics SIG
BAAL Corpus Linguistics SIG
baal-clsig.weebly.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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pala2026.bsky.social
We are pleased to announce that the Call for Papers for next year’s PALA conference at Uppsala is now out: www.uu.se/en/departmen.... We look forward to receiving your abstract!
PALA 2026 - Uppsala University
www.uu.se
October 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
violawiegand.bsky.social
According to @getglasgowmoving.org, single bus ticket prices in Glasgow are much higher than those in Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Manchester… The campaign has organised a petition to take public control of the buses again: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Strathclyde’s Buses back into Public Control
Bus services across Strathclyde are in crisis, but we have a chance to turn things around. Join me in supporting the Better Buses campaign to bring Strathclyde's buses back into public control.
www.megaphone.org.uk
October 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Monatliche Leseempfehlung, auch und gerade für Jugendliche.
Gibts kostenfrei als Dauerabo bei der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. https://www.bpb.de/
Foto der Zeitschrift Fluter. In gelber Schrift "Schönheit" über dem Titelbild ,welches ein Langhaarmeerschweinchen mit bunten Haaren auf einem blauen Podest zeigt.
October 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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linguistlist.bsky.social
Calls: Bilingualism Matters Symposium 2026
Calls: Bilingualism Matters Symposium 2026
2nd Call for Papers: This is to inform you that the submission deadline for the upcoming Bilingualism Matters Symposium (BMS 2026) has been extended. The new deadline for submissions is 26 October 2025. BMS2026 will be hosted by the University of Milano-Bicocca from 28 to 30 April 2026! will feature a special in-person session on Bimodal Bilingualism. Interpretation will be provided in English–International Sign (IS) and Italian Sign Language (LIS). BMS26 welcomes contributions on bili
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October 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Next week
manchstm.bsky.social MancHSTM @manchstm.bsky.social · Oct 1
If you're interested in history or social studies of mental health and illness, psychology or psychiatry, and are in Manchester on 16 October, please join us for our first Mind, History & Society Seminar, a conversation on the future of the #autism concept.

blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2025/0...
Mind, History and Society Seminar, 16 October 2025
The Future of the Autism Concept Discussants: Dr Bonnie Evans and Professor Jonathan Green
blogs.manchester.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM