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Altman has published a journal article coauthored with Dr Yu Sun (Glasgow) and Dr Chunyan Wu (Northeastern).
Countering nationalist politics through distant witnessing: An affective-discursive approach, Social Media + Society, 11(2), pp.1-16.
Junjie Li & Weizhao Gong have written a publication
Li, J., & Gong, W. (2025). Engaging young language learners in participatory research: Visual arts-based approach. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 4(1), 100187. See it
Paul Chilton has written a book 鈥楤rexitspeak: Demagoguery and the Decline of Democracy鈥�
This was published in November 2024 and is available to purchase
Jason Anderson's Publication
Jason Anderson Dixit, S. A., & Anderson, J. (2025). Translanguaging: A view from the South. Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism. Advance online publication.
Many congratulations to Marianna Patrick who passed her viva with minor corrections!
Her thesis is titled 鈥淭hat鈥檚 like my little happy place鈥�: Positioning places and identities in narratives of serial migration. External examiner was Dorien van de Mieroop who attended the viva in person and also gave a talk (accompanied by some lovely Belgium chocolate) at the department, and internal examiner was Kieran File
Congratulations to Xi Li, who passed her PhD viva (online) with flying colours!
Xi's thesis was titled 鈥楢 history of English Education in Missionary Institutions in Late 19th and Early 20th Century China鈥�. Xi Li鈥檚 external examiner was Prof. Bob Adamson (University of Nottingham Ningbo), author of China鈥檚 English: A History of English in Chinese Education. Prof. Neil Murray was the internal examiner and Dr Jason Anderson acted as viva adviser. Xi Li鈥檚 supervisor, Prof. Richard Smith, has now guided 25 doctoral students to successful completion of a thesis as main or 50:50 supervisor!