Aimee Bailey
@aimeebailey.bsky.social
Discourse analyst at Uni of Birmingham • Language, gender and sexuality in (digital) media discourse
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Free download until 28th November! cup.org/49fcy0M
Using discourse analysis, I show how not all queer & male-identified individuals in Sinophone contexts navigate the same sets of ideological influences, nor in the same ways, despite the ostensible stability of associated cultural & sexual labels.
Using discourse analysis, I show how not all queer & male-identified individuals in Sinophone contexts navigate the same sets of ideological influences, nor in the same ways, despite the ostensible stability of associated cultural & sexual labels.
Discourse and Queer Sinophone Male Identities
Cambridge Core - English Language and Linguistics: General Interest - Discourse and Queer Sinophone Male Identities
cup.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Free download until 28th November! cup.org/49fcy0M
Using discourse analysis, I show how not all queer & male-identified individuals in Sinophone contexts navigate the same sets of ideological influences, nor in the same ways, despite the ostensible stability of associated cultural & sexual labels.
Using discourse analysis, I show how not all queer & male-identified individuals in Sinophone contexts navigate the same sets of ideological influences, nor in the same ways, despite the ostensible stability of associated cultural & sexual labels.
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It feels really, really good to finally hold the hard copy of this in my hands! Years of work in one shiny new book 😊 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It feels really, really good to finally hold the hard copy of this in my hands! Years of work in one shiny new book 😊 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...
Teaching question:
Does anyone use background music while students complete seminar activities? If so, is there a playlist you recommend?
Does anyone use background music while students complete seminar activities? If so, is there a playlist you recommend?
October 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Teaching question:
Does anyone use background music while students complete seminar activities? If so, is there a playlist you recommend?
Does anyone use background music while students complete seminar activities? If so, is there a playlist you recommend?
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Our members have received a form to vote for our next Secretary! There is time until 20 October - don't forget to vote!
October 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Our members have received a form to vote for our next Secretary! There is time until 20 October - don't forget to vote!
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We're hosting Lavender Languages from 2-4 September 2026. Save the date! Plenaries and a formal announcement to be follow shortly...
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We're hosting Lavender Languages from 2-4 September 2026. Save the date! Plenaries and a formal announcement to be follow shortly...
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Delighted to announce (ugh, can't believe I'm saying that) that Alon Lischinsky and my bibliography of Trans Media Studies is out with Oxford Bibliographies! It's basically the equivalent of a compilation tape - key works, deep cuts and things we like
www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/docu...
www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/docu...
www.oxfordbibliographies.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Delighted to announce (ugh, can't believe I'm saying that) that Alon Lischinsky and my bibliography of Trans Media Studies is out with Oxford Bibliographies! It's basically the equivalent of a compilation tape - key works, deep cuts and things we like
www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/docu...
www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/docu...
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Are you teaching prescriptivism this year? If so, please consider introducing your students to YourWrong.co.uk. It could form part of a seminar activity or prep! I'd also be very happy to provide some corpus examples for a small analysis task. Just get in touch!
Your Wrong
YourWrong.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Are you teaching prescriptivism this year? If so, please consider introducing your students to YourWrong.co.uk. It could form part of a seminar activity or prep! I'd also be very happy to provide some corpus examples for a small analysis task. Just get in touch!
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We are looking for a new secretary!
our huge thanks go to @nounfraze.bsky.social who has been a wonderful secretary for many years!
Info here⤵️
our huge thanks go to @nounfraze.bsky.social who has been a wonderful secretary for many years!
Info here⤵️
September 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We are looking for a new secretary!
our huge thanks go to @nounfraze.bsky.social who has been a wonderful secretary for many years!
Info here⤵️
our huge thanks go to @nounfraze.bsky.social who has been a wonderful secretary for many years!
Info here⤵️
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New journal article with Paige Johnson and Camila Montiel McCann on 'herstory' and popular postfeminism on Twitter/X. Really proud of this great teamwork: a result of years of interaction and open reflection on our CDS methods.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Revisiting herstory: from trailblazers and herstory makers to the pitfalls of popular post-feminism
We live in a moment where feminism is “done” everywhere we turn—be it online or offline, on billboards or on television, in music or in the press. In this moment, however, we are also experiencing ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New journal article with Paige Johnson and Camila Montiel McCann on 'herstory' and popular postfeminism on Twitter/X. Really proud of this great teamwork: a result of years of interaction and open reflection on our CDS methods.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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I am very excited to announce the release of my first article! In this I explore the interaction of gender identity, sexuality, and participation in women's football.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
For the love of Sporty Spice: the interaction of gender, sexuality, and sport in /s/ production
While research into the interaction of language and sexuality is becoming increasingly widespread, there is still little sociophonetic sexuality work that considers female speakers and much of the pre...
www.degruyterbrill.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I am very excited to announce the release of my first article! In this I explore the interaction of gender identity, sexuality, and participation in women's football.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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🆕🚨 New statutory Relationships and Sex Education guidance published today will:
- Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender"
- Teaches children the laws about "biological sex"
- Removes all references to the word transgender
What we know so far 🧵
- Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender"
- Teaches children the laws about "biological sex"
- Removes all references to the word transgender
What we know so far 🧵
July 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🆕🚨 New statutory Relationships and Sex Education guidance published today will:
- Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender"
- Teaches children the laws about "biological sex"
- Removes all references to the word transgender
What we know so far 🧵
- Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender"
- Teaches children the laws about "biological sex"
- Removes all references to the word transgender
What we know so far 🧵
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A huge "thank you" to those who participated in our event on Wed! @aimeebailey.bsky.social did a wonderful job to put everything together and chair it beautifully! We all made a lot of notes and we look forward to getting to know more about the research of our 4 invited speakers (see post below).
July 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
A huge "thank you" to those who participated in our event on Wed! @aimeebailey.bsky.social did a wonderful job to put everything together and chair it beautifully! We all made a lot of notes and we look forward to getting to know more about the research of our 4 invited speakers (see post below).
For those of you who don't know, DMU is currently proposing mass redundancies, with nearly 100 academic staff 'at risk', sadly including me. It is absolutely brutal.
Please spread the word about this protest rally happening next week in Leicester and come and support us if you're able. #DefendDMU
Please spread the word about this protest rally happening next week in Leicester and come and support us if you're able. #DefendDMU
Engagement from our students is deeply encouraging: we are fighting these cuts because staff working conditions are student learning conditions. #DefendDMU
June 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For those of you who don't know, DMU is currently proposing mass redundancies, with nearly 100 academic staff 'at risk', sadly including me. It is absolutely brutal.
Please spread the word about this protest rally happening next week in Leicester and come and support us if you're able. #DefendDMU
Please spread the word about this protest rally happening next week in Leicester and come and support us if you're able. #DefendDMU
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Our online seminars are back!
Join us on Wed 2 July 1-3pm to hear four talks showcasing some of the excellent & innovative work being done by our PGR/ECR community (see thread)
Abstracts here: baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/forth...
For the Teams link here: forms.gle/nSr2RqaZebqv.... All welcome!
Join us on Wed 2 July 1-3pm to hear four talks showcasing some of the excellent & innovative work being done by our PGR/ECR community (see thread)
Abstracts here: baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/forth...
For the Teams link here: forms.gle/nSr2RqaZebqv.... All welcome!
June 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Our online seminars are back!
Join us on Wed 2 July 1-3pm to hear four talks showcasing some of the excellent & innovative work being done by our PGR/ECR community (see thread)
Abstracts here: baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/forth...
For the Teams link here: forms.gle/nSr2RqaZebqv.... All welcome!
Join us on Wed 2 July 1-3pm to hear four talks showcasing some of the excellent & innovative work being done by our PGR/ECR community (see thread)
Abstracts here: baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/forth...
For the Teams link here: forms.gle/nSr2RqaZebqv.... All welcome!
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Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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And in the meantime, our BAAL is siding with our transgender siblings following the ruling of the Supreme Court here in the UK. Some of us have signed this document, if you want to do it find it here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia
We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement:
‘Not In Our Name’
We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...
docs.google.com
April 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
And in the meantime, our BAAL is siding with our transgender siblings following the ruling of the Supreme Court here in the UK. Some of us have signed this document, if you want to do it find it here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Three important books for #TransVisibility Day! (yesterday)
Linguistics Out of the Closet
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Public Attitudes Towards Gender-Inclusive Language
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
The Language of Inclusion and Exclusion in Sports
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Linguistics Out of the Closet
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Public Attitudes Towards Gender-Inclusive Language
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
The Language of Inclusion and Exclusion in Sports
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
April 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Three important books for #TransVisibility Day! (yesterday)
Linguistics Out of the Closet
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Public Attitudes Towards Gender-Inclusive Language
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
The Language of Inclusion and Exclusion in Sports
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Linguistics Out of the Closet
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Public Attitudes Towards Gender-Inclusive Language
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
The Language of Inclusion and Exclusion in Sports
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
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CfP for BAAL in Glasgow this September is now live: baal2025.wordpress.com
Deadline 31st March, so that gives all of us (*cough* including me *cough*) time to start actually writing abstracts...
Look forward to seeing you there!
Deadline 31st March, so that gives all of us (*cough* including me *cough*) time to start actually writing abstracts...
Look forward to seeing you there!
BAAL 2025
British Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2025 at the University of Glasgow
baal2025.wordpress.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
CfP for BAAL in Glasgow this September is now live: baal2025.wordpress.com
Deadline 31st March, so that gives all of us (*cough* including me *cough*) time to start actually writing abstracts...
Look forward to seeing you there!
Deadline 31st March, so that gives all of us (*cough* including me *cough*) time to start actually writing abstracts...
Look forward to seeing you there!
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We are delighted to announce more information about the BAAL LGaS SIG taking place in Manchester on 2nd May.
Registration is now OPEN!
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Find the programme here: baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/forth...
Registration is now OPEN!
Click here to register: mmu.estore.flywire.com/products/baa...
Find the programme here: baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/forth...
Baal Sig 2025 - Products - Manchester Metropolitan University
Shop for Baal Sig 2025 at https://mmu.estore.flywire.com. <div class="redactor-editor"><p><strong>Marking milestones in Language, Gender and Sexuality Studies: Easter 2025, Manchester Metropolitan Uni...
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January 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We are delighted to announce more information about the BAAL LGaS SIG taking place in Manchester on 2nd May.
Registration is now OPEN!
Click here to register: mmu.estore.flywire.com/products/baa...
Find the programme here: baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/forth...
Registration is now OPEN!
Click here to register: mmu.estore.flywire.com/products/baa...
Find the programme here: baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/forth...
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Ashley Xing and Han Shutong (two of my PhD students) are organizing a timely interdisciplinary conference on 'Queer Identities in Contemporary China' (QICC) on 7th April.
Abstracts can be submitted until Feb 15 below. It's free to attend:
English: qicc5.wordpress.com
Mandarin: shorturl.at/Vt6l8
Abstracts can be submitted until Feb 15 below. It's free to attend:
English: qicc5.wordpress.com
Mandarin: shorturl.at/Vt6l8
QICC
Conference on Queer Identities in Contemporary China
qicc5.wordpress.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Ashley Xing and Han Shutong (two of my PhD students) are organizing a timely interdisciplinary conference on 'Queer Identities in Contemporary China' (QICC) on 7th April.
Abstracts can be submitted until Feb 15 below. It's free to attend:
English: qicc5.wordpress.com
Mandarin: shorturl.at/Vt6l8
Abstracts can be submitted until Feb 15 below. It's free to attend:
English: qicc5.wordpress.com
Mandarin: shorturl.at/Vt6l8
It was such a privilege to talk to over 800 A-level students and teachers about language, gender and sexuality, a topic that first sparked an interest during my own A-level. Thanks for inviting me and putting on a fantastic day @engmediacentre.bsky.social!
Here we go! The start of emagazine A Level Language Conference.
November 20, 2024 at 7:06 PM
It was such a privilege to talk to over 800 A-level students and teachers about language, gender and sexuality, a topic that first sparked an interest during my own A-level. Thanks for inviting me and putting on a fantastic day @engmediacentre.bsky.social!
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Dr Aimee Bailey talking about language, gender & queer linguistics at emagazine Eng Lang Conference
November 20, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Dr Aimee Bailey talking about language, gender & queer linguistics at emagazine Eng Lang Conference
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There didn't seem to be one yet, so I created one. Please share! Reply or DM me if you'd like to be added.
go.bsky.app/QJPicoq
go.bsky.app/QJPicoq
November 15, 2024 at 12:02 PM
There didn't seem to be one yet, so I created one. Please share! Reply or DM me if you'd like to be added.
go.bsky.app/QJPicoq
go.bsky.app/QJPicoq
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We've just released the schedule for our one-day event on Language, Gender and Sexuality in Sport, and it's looking brilliant! drive.google.com/file/d/1V2oT...
March 27, 2024 at 1:03 PM
We've just released the schedule for our one-day event on Language, Gender and Sexuality in Sport, and it's looking brilliant! drive.google.com/file/d/1V2oT...