The PLEJ Podcast

In the fifth episode of the PLEJ Podcast recent SSEES graduate, Esther Goucher, introduces us to her research on Ingrian Finns, Russian Finns and Karelians. We discuss her journey towards a sociolinguistic focus in her research, also as a form of both nuancing and broadening the history discipline. Through semi-structured interviews, Esther was able to explore how these topics intersect and intera...

In the fourth episode of the PLEJ Podcast explore how Slade Art School Graduate, Iris, has come to terms with the concept of trash. How can we draw attention to the topics and objects that we often ignore? Through a multimodal approach, Iris’s representation of trash serves as a visual interpretation of language and its hierarchies. In reclaiming the term ‘trash’, Iris prompts us to question our p...

The third episode of the PLEJ Podcast engages with the intersection between language, politics and gender. PhD student Cecilia Berti provides an overview of her research which aims to critically understand the discourse of key women in right-wing political parties: Giorgia Meloni, Marine Le Pen, Alice Weidel and Frauke Petry. In their communicative methods, across various platforms, what is reveal...

Our second episode of the PLEJ podcast is with Luyilin An (Andrea). We talked about a project she conducted in her home city of Jinan, where there is a unique form of address, representative of specific local realities. She conducted surveys and interviews across Jinan, understanding the usage of the term 老师(lǎoshī), which translates usually to ‘teacher’, but takes on a particular endearing mode...

In our first episode of the PLEJ podcast, Christopher Phillippe-Rodriguez joins Hayley Anderson to explore the implications of philosophical study on our understanding of linguistic and epistemic (in)justice. Christopher provides a comprehensive introduction into the philosophy of language and delves into the ways it shapes and informs the legal sector, debates on translation, and questions surrou...