Series 1
The first series, hosted by Dr. Andrea Macrae, explores intersections between research in stylistics, poetics, language and linguistics and global sustainability challenges.
The PALA Podcast
Welcome to the podcast of the Poetics and Linguistics Association (PALA) - an international association of scholars who work in stylistics, poetics, language and linguistics. This podcast shares the research and insights of PALA scholars, and discusses why this research matters. Find out more about PALA at https://www.pala.ac.uk/
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Episodes
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
In this episode, Prof. Esterina Nervino discusses sustainability messaging in luxury branding and reporting, sharing her deep dives into discourse practices to reveal current tensions and trends.
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
In this episode, Dr. Jessica Norledge discusses the language of dystopian fictions, exploring the nuances of how these troubling textual worlds engage readers in critical reflection on contemporary values and behaviours.
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
"The best arguments in the world won't change a person's mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story." (Richard Powers, The Overstory, p.488). In this episode, Dr. Moniek Kuijpers, Massimo Lusetti, and Cristina Loi share their investigations into the impacts of reading climate fiction.
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Empathy with others may be critical to furthering social justice and reducing inequalities. Listen to Fransina Stradling and Dr. Carolina Fernandez-Quintanilla discuss narrative empathy, how it works, and how far it might influence attitudes and behaviours in socially constructive ways.
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Our plastic use is polluting the planet, from the deepest oceans to the Arctic. Listen to Professor Joanna Gavins talk about the Many Happy Returns project and the role of language in changing behaviour towards single use plastic.
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Community cohesion is critical to sustainable societies. In this episode, Dr. Stephen Pihlaja discusses language and religious identity in the superdiverse city.
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Friday Jul 14, 2023
The world is approaching a crisis of water scarcity. In this episode, Prof. Michaela Mahlberg explains how corpus linguistics can help to uncover and change the ways we talk about, think about and manage water.
This podcast is sponsored by the Poetics and Linguistics Association.
Views expressed in episodes are those of the speakers and not of the Poetics and Linguistics Association.
For a transcript of any episode, please email podcastpala@gmail.com
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