Emma Putland
@emma-putland.bsky.social
Applied Linguist at Lancaster University | Senior Research Associate on the Public Discourses of Dementia project.
Especially interested in health and environmental discourses, multimodality, critical discourse studies, corpus linguistics, metaphor, etc.
Especially interested in health and environmental discourses, multimodality, critical discourse studies, corpus linguistics, metaphor, etc.
4. Another highlight was @lucyjones.bsky.social's plenary in the afternoon - as ever from Lucy, it was both thought-provoking and inspiring. I learnt a lot from her discussion of the different aspects of taking an intersectional lens and enjoyed her openness about learning from mistakes!
September 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
4. Another highlight was @lucyjones.bsky.social's plenary in the afternoon - as ever from Lucy, it was both thought-provoking and inspiring. I learnt a lot from her discussion of the different aspects of taking an intersectional lens and enjoyed her openness about learning from mistakes!
1. Kamran Khan's fantastic opening plenary titled Language, Security and Governance through Terror. This talk made me reflect on many things but especially the concept of a pharmakon (meaning both a remedy and a poison, with the degree of each varying according to the context).
September 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
1. Kamran Khan's fantastic opening plenary titled Language, Security and Governance through Terror. This talk made me reflect on many things but especially the concept of a pharmakon (meaning both a remedy and a poison, with the degree of each varying according to the context).
As we enter day 2 of #baal2025, I'm reflecting on all of the thoughtful talks, plenaries and conversations from yesterday. Some of my personal highlights include:
September 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
As we enter day 2 of #baal2025, I'm reflecting on all of the thoughtful talks, plenaries and conversations from yesterday. Some of my personal highlights include: