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Dimitris Serafis

@dimitrisrf.bsky.social

Assistant Prof @rug.nl https://www.rug.nl/staff/d.serafis/?lang=en Editor @cadaad-journal.bsky.social CDS | Argumentation | Multimodality Researching #racism #hatespeech #populism #authoritarianism #crises

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Latest posts by dimitrisrf.bsky.social on Bluesky

Not bad at all @samtbennett.bsky.social congrats!!

27.05.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very interesting @samtbennett.bsky.social can you email the pptx?

27.05.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
CADAAD Journal special issue cover.

CADAAD Journal special issue cover.

🀩 New week, new CADAAD Journal Special Issue! 🀩

β€œPower relations in digitally-mediated communication: Exploring inequalities, discrimination, and new forms of injustice”, edited by Marina Niceforo, Francesco Nacchia and Sole Alba Zollo.

➑️ Open Access: ugp.rug.nl/cadaad/issue...

19.05.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

And now it's my turn, to provide an overview of the @mantrap.bsky.social project - happy to share slides on request!

16.05.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is @linguadigitalis.bsky.social enthusiastically facilitating a round table of a different kind - loved it!

16.05.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is happening today, @mkrzyzanowski.bsky.social is about to start his talk

16.05.2025 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Michal Krzyzanowski's keynote lecture at the University of Groningen

Michal Krzyzanowski's keynote lecture at the University of Groningen

Now @rug.nl πŸ‘‰ keynote lecture by the one and only @mkrzyzanowski.bsky.social who is sharing his latest insights on discursive #shifts and the manufacturing of #illiberal public imagination -- TaalX2: Discourses of Discrimination -- the #normalization of politics of #exclusion

16.05.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Abstract of the book chapter titled: studying soft hate speech online

Abstract of the book chapter titled: studying soft hate speech online

πŸ“£New book chapter w/ @neous.bsky.social on #hatespeech #multimodality #argumentation check it out πŸ‘‰Imagery of Hate Online www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...

03.05.2025 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This ⬇️ is a hybrid event, so do follow the link to register for the finale to the TaalX lecture series - looking forward to seeing you there!

30.04.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

V.much looking forward to this fab TaalX event of the NL Graduate School in Linguistics at RUG! Please join us online and/or in person! Thank you so much for organising @dimitrisrf.bsky.social & looking forward to our discussions @veronikakoller.bsky.social cc @uumediacomms.bsky.social

30.04.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Poster for keynote event

Poster for keynote event

We are excited to welcome @veronikakoller.bsky.social & @mkrzyzanowski.bsky.social for the keynote event of our lecture series "TaalX: #Discourses of #Discrimination" - register to attend online/in-person πŸ‘‰ sites.google.com/rug.nl/taalx2 @rug.nl

30.04.2025 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5

My visit @rug.nl was extremely rewarding.What a fantastic staff and student cohort! We talked about CDS,marginalised groups, positionality, privilege&boundaries. Thanks everyone for your important contributions to my talk &especially @dimitrisrf.bsky.social &Johanna Chojnicka for the invitation!

24.04.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @sofialampro.bsky.social for the great talk and the very stimulating discussion!

24.04.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Vacatures bij de RUG

Exciting opportunity! We’re offering a fully funded four-year PhD position in the fields of sociolinguistics, experimental pragmatics and cognitive linguistics @unigroningen.bsky.social! Join Alexander Martin and me to investigate the social meaning of address forms: www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

04.04.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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12ICOM Groningen 12th International Conference on Multimodality in Groningen

#12ICOM Update

πŸ”΄ You can now register for the conference and save your spot for the conference dinner.

πŸ”΄ A preliminary schedule is also available to plan your travel to and stay in Groningen: bit.ly/12ICOM

πŸ’₯ I am so looking forward to this conference and everyone coming to Groningen! πŸ’₯

01.04.2025 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Postdoctoral Scholar of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

We are looking for a PostDoc to join the @birthingthenation.bsky.social team at Penn State! Are you interested in the overlaps between gender, sexuality, and the far right? Apply now:
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

28.03.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Really pleased to join @cadaad-journal.bsky.social and looking forward to working with @dimitrisrf.bsky.social @stavrosling.bsky.social and the whole team.

28.03.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to have you @francozappettini.bsky.social

28.03.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Vacatures bij de RUG

πŸ“£Come and work with us @unigroningen.bsky.social
New PhD position/project: "Tik-Tok Wars: Analyzing the Mobilization of Conflict Narratives on Social Media" more info πŸ‘‰ www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor... #CDS #socialmedia #conflict #war

27.03.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Ruth Wodak next week for two talks!
πŸ“ April 1, 3:30–5 PM – Public Lecture on gender & national identity at Pattee Library
πŸ“ April 3, 9–10:30 AM – Hybrid Seminar on gender backlash in Austrian pop culture (133 Sparks & Zoom)
Registration: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

24.03.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Power point presentation

Power point presentation

Power point presentation

Power point presentation

Flying to #Bern - talking about #migration, soft #hatespeech and the #normalization of #violence - many thanks for the invitation #cds #discourse #ideology #power #critique

24.03.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward?!:)

20.02.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β°πŸ“’The β€œTaalX2: #Discourses of #Discrimination” series returns on Jan 31, 2025, (15:00-17:00) w/ a lecture by
@samtbennett.bsky.social (Adam Mickiewicz University, PoznaΕ„) on "Myths and Silences of Empire in British Immigration Discourse." sites.google.com/rug.nl/taalx... join us online/in person!

22.01.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Journal of Gender Studies Volume 34, Issue 1 of Journal of Gender Studies

Great to see this special issue on critical discursive approaches to intersecting global inequalities out today! Featuring me on the intersection of single adoption & disability, @lucyjones.bsky.social, @angelazottola.bsky.social & @dimitrisrf.bsky.social & more! www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjgs20/3...

17.01.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Critical Discourse Studies (@critdiscstuds.bsky.social) Taylor&Francis journal. We publish critical research that advances our understanding of how discourse figures in social processes, social structures and social change. https://www.tandfonline.com/jour...

My contribution to the special issue on hate speech by @dimitrisrf.bsky.social and @stavrosling.bsky.social has just been published in @critdiscstuds.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

17.01.2025 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why soft hate speech matters: argumentativity and the dispersion of hatred towards minorities This paper corroborates the claim that soft hate speech develops argumentative inferences that justify discriminatory hatred, all the while helping establish a common ground of exclusionary and den...

Research Article>>
Stavros Assimakopoulos & Dimitris Serafis:
Why soft hate speech matters: argumentativity and the dispersion of hatred towards minorities

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

07.01.2025 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Soft hate speech and denial of racism at Euro 2020 Using the taking of the knee by the England men's football team at Euro 2020, this paper looks at political reactions to anti-racist protest. The taking of a knee in other sporting contexts has bee...

My new article is available. "Soft hate speech and denial of racism at Euro 2020" in @critdiscstuds.bsky.social

Part of @dimitrisrf.bsky.social and @stavrosling.bsky.social's fantastic special issue on hate speech

50 eprints available

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EEP72...

07.01.2025 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zooming in on the study of soft hate speech: an introduction to this special issue In recent years, the significant proliferation of hate speech in several facets of the public sphere has triggered the renewal of scholarly interest in the phenomenon across disciplinary areas. Wit...

#OpenAccess introduction to their special issue on 'Soft Hate Speech'
Zooming in on the study of soft hate speech by
@dimitrisrf.bsky.social & @stavrosling.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

04.01.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zooming in on the study of soft hate speech: an introduction to this special issue In recent years, the significant proliferation of hate speech in several facets of the public sphere has triggered the renewal of scholarly interest in the phenomenon across disciplinary areas. Wit...

πŸ“£Our intro (w/ @stavrosling.bsky.social) to the SI 'Soft #HateSpeech: Critical Perspectives from #Discourse and #Argumentation Studies' has just been published in
@critdiscstuds.bsky.social πŸ‘‰ www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XNH3W...

19.12.2024 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
CADAAD Journal

The CADAAD Journal is now on Bluesky! Check out our new website and publication platform at ugp.rug.nl/cadaad/.

12.12.2024 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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