Journals, Modern Languages

Introducing ‘Sociolinguistic Methodologies at a Crossroads: Innovations from the Postgraduate Community’: A Modern Languages Open Special Collection

This month sees the launch of a new special collection on Modern Languages Open that rethinks methodological approaches in sociolinguistics since Covid 19. The collection includes cutting-edge contributions from the postgraduate community that explore novel ways of applying research methods in a rapidly evolving research climate. Here, the co-editors of the collection, Nicola Bermingham, Stefania Tufi, and Claire Nance explain the research context and thinking that informs this collection of essays.

Literature, science fiction

Apocalypse in Fiction: Then and Now

Christopher Palmer, author of Apocalypse in Crisis, explores the rise of apocalyptic fiction since the end of the Second World War, shining a light on the relevance of current crises to the genre.             One thing that the experience of the last few years has forced on us is that we are not allowed one … Continue reading