Robert Poole

Funding opportunity: PhD at Sussex
- Open to applicants on PhD Linguistics
- Scholarships cover tuition fees, a stipend at UK Research Council rates plus some research & training costs
- 5 interdisciplinary themes addressing major social sciences challenges
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I’m not on the organizing committee, but I absolutely think such a topic would be welcomed!

Only a few more days to submit to the International Conference on Ecolinguistics in Rennes, France in July 2026! ice-8.sciencesconf.org?lang=en

Just deleted my Academia account, as it didn't seem useful anymore. And their data rights and new AI policy....I'm out.

The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters. We’ll need to do more than ‘touch grass’ to revive them.

"Since 1800, there’s been a sharp decline in nature-related words in English language books. It closely matches a simulation of nature–human interactions." A new piece in @grist.org by Kate Yoder, with some #ecolinguistics input from @repoole.bsky.social grist.org/language/nat...

I haven’t posted recently, but this publication from my former student deserves sharing. This started as an MA thesis project and is now published in a leading journal! It’s excellent ! #CADS #SLW authors.elsevier.com/a/1liFa3n6UY...

What happens when activists creatively reimagine corporate logos to resist branding narratives?

Our new paper explores the powerful multimodal practice of "figurative subversion" and its role in challenging corporate messages.

Read it here: bit.ly/3GrXAse

At the closing of #ICAME46 next year’s ICAME is revealed. #ICAME47 will be in Koblenz, by the Rhine in Germany from May 26 to May 30, 2026

Call for proposals for the International Conference on Ecolinguistics in Rennes, France July 9-11, 2026. ice-8.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...

And the China tour concludes with two talks at Beijing Normal University! Excited by the partnerships and collaboration that will hopefully come to be!

A great time discussing contemporary ecolinguistics and diachronic corpus-assisted discourse studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University!

I love college campuses. This is Beijing Foreign Studies University.

Stunning scene in Chongqing on my last night! What a great few days here!

Wonderful conference at Chongqing University on Digital Studies in Language and Literature. Honored to give a keynote!

3 universities, 6 talks, 9 days! Just finished talk 1 this morning —rest and repeat! #corpuslinguistics #CADS #ecolinguistics

Using Corpus Linguistics to Investigate Approaches to Oyster Fishery Management Across Political Boundaries - Environmental Management Oysters are critical resources that filter water, generate habitat, and safeguard shorelines in coastal and marine ecosystems. Balancing conservation needs with sustainable oyster fisheries is essenti...

Corpus linguistics meets natural resource management in an excellent, just-published study from Fitzsimmons-Doolan and Beseres Pollack! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Eco-Poetics and Environmental Artivism Eco-Poetics and Environmental Artivism A Transdisciplinary ConferenceJuly 4-5, 2025 July 4: In person participation at Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park (and online)July 5: Fully online Registrati…

A transdisciplinary conference on ecopoetics and environmental artivism labrc.co.uk/2025/02/23/e...

Metaphors of resistance in the counter-discourse of Spanish, English and Dutch cycling activists Russian Journal of Linguistics Vol 29, No 1 (2025): Ecolinguistics: Consolidating a research paradigm

Language can be a weapon, BUT it can also be used to resist. #Metaphors of resistance in the discourse of 🇪🇦🇬🇧🇳🇱 cycling activists in this paper co-authored with @laurafilardollamas.bsky.social journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/... @modacitylife.com @brenttoderian.bsky.social @repoole.bsky.social

Congratulations to my friend and colleague Dr. Ali Fuad Selvi for earning tenure and promotion at UA! Such an amazing record of research, teaching, and service. #TESOL #AppliedLinguistics #UA

Oooh, they are more than a year away, but I'm already excited about the possibility of attending both the International Conference on Ecolinguistics in France and Corpora and Discourse Studies in Lancaster next summer! What a trip that would be! Let's make it happen!

Vol 29, No 1 (2025) Vol 29, No 1 (2025) - Russian Journal of Linguistics

Just published special issue on Ecolinguistics from the Russian Journal of Ecolinguistics. Honored to write the introduction and have the opportunity to read this superb collection of articles. journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/...

Just finished another chapter and have a clear vision for the next two with the data ready to go! Much work remains but momentum is building! Is that a finish line I see in the distance?

Two rather short, recently published Encyclopedia entries concerning ecolinguistics. Reach out to repoole@ua.edu if you are unable to access and would like a pdf

1. Ecolinguistics: doi.org/10.1016/B978...
2. Corpus linguistics and Ecolinguistics: doi.org/10.1016/B978...

Final speaker series event of the semester this Friday (March 28) at 1:30 pm in English 301. Two great speakers! #UA #TESOL #RollTide

Is nostalgia what it used to be?​ A corpus approach to diachronic change in emotion talk​ Against an interdisciplinary backdrop of rising interest in nostalgia, this paper examines the framing of the labels ‘nostalgia’ and ‘nostalgic’.

📢 Is nostalgia what it used to be?​ A corpus approach to diachronic change in emotion talk​

🗓️ 02 April @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

I'm so looking forward to sharing & discussing the work that @journolinguist.bsky.social have been doing on this

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2 year Postdoc opportunity in Environmental Humanities (focus on Multispecies Politics) at William & Mary. "We seek an individual with expertise in Multispecies Politics or Animate Ecologies...the postdoc will have substantial amounts of time to focus on their own research agenda."

Yes, starting at Happy Isles. Super excited! Have done lots of hiking in the southeast(Smokies, Pisgah, Nantahala) but first time to the Sierra Nevadas.

I typically only post professional content, but I'm shaking with excitement and compelled to shout this into the universe. After years of applying to the lottery, I finally was awarded a pass for the John Muir Trail!! 220 miles Yosemite to Mt. Whitney!

📢 new 🔓open access paper in Language Teaching @cambup-linguistics.bsky.social with @tonymcenery.bsky.social, "Corpus linguistics for language teaching and learning: A research agenda". You can find the paper here: doi.org/10.1017/S026... and a short thread below ⬇️ on what it addresses

Such a surreal experience to recieve contributions from scholars whose work I've long admired to the volume which I'm co-editing with several great colleagues. And they're asking me for comments and feedback! Me! This guy!