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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/

JUL 29

Episode 6 Dystopian fiction

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.

1h 6m
FEB 27

Episode 5 Climate fiction

"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.

51 min
11/21/2023

Episode 4 Empathy

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.

1h 1m
10/16/2023

Episode 3 Plastics

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.

43 min
07/15/2023

Episode 2 Religious Identity

Community cohesion is critical to sustainable societies. In this episode, Dr. Stephen Pihlaja discusses language and religious identity in the superdiverse city.

52 min
07/14/2023

Episode 1 Water

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.

43 min

6 Episodes

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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PALA
Years Active

2023 - 2024
Episodes

6
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Clean
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The PALA Podcast

The PALA Podcast

Episodes

Episode 6 Dystopian fiction

Episode 5 Climate fiction

Episode 4 Empathy

Episode 3 Plastics

Episode 2 Religious Identity

Episode 1 Water

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