Sofia Lampropoulou
@sofialampro.bsky.social
University of Liverpool. Storytelling and identity; story-critical (and story-abstinent); migration; language, power and social inequalities.
13 yrs after the murder of Pavlos Fyssas by members of the Golden Dawn, the leading member of the party is released from prison&commits to a return to politics. In solidarity with friends at the demonstrations&memorial events for Fyssas in Athens&the whole country. infolibre.gr/2026/09/17/a...
Αντιφασιστικές διαδηλώσεις για τα 13 χρόνια απο την δολοφονία του Παύλου Φύσσα, Παρασκευή 18/9
"O ΠΑΥΛΟΣ ΖΕΙ, ΤΣΑΚΙΣΤΕ ΤΟΥΣ ΝΑΖΙ"Kαλέσματα: Κερατσίνι, 17.30 στο μνημείο Παύλου Φύσσα, Θεσσαλονίκη, 18.00 στη Καμάρα, Πάτρα, 18.30 στη πλατεία Βασ. Γεωργίου, Γιάννενα, 18.00 στη
infolibre.gr
September 17, 2026 at 4:45 PM
13 yrs after the murder of Pavlos Fyssas by members of the Golden Dawn, the leading member of the party is released from prison&commits to a return to politics. In solidarity with friends at the demonstrations&memorial events for Fyssas in Athens&the whole country. infolibre.gr/2026/09/17/a...
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...anyone with an interest in the way people speak (especially in Greater Manchester), and how that relates to who they are and where they live. Some very kind linguists have said some very nice things about it (thank you!), so that's gone some way to reassuring me that the book works!
July 23, 2026 at 1:43 PM
...anyone with an interest in the way people speak (especially in Greater Manchester), and how that relates to who they are and where they live. Some very kind linguists have said some very nice things about it (thank you!), so that's gone some way to reassuring me that the book works!
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What we saw this weekend cannot become the norm. People seeking asylum were targeted, as racist violence and intimidation escalated.
We’ve joined more than 150 organisations calling on the government to act urgently and take concrete steps to stop it.
We’ve joined more than 150 organisations calling on the government to act urgently and take concrete steps to stop it.
150+ organisations are raising the alarm on the horrifying escalation in racist violence and intimidation.
We must come together to demand the government takes serious action.
We must come together to demand the government takes serious action.
September 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
What we saw this weekend cannot become the norm. People seeking asylum were targeted, as racist violence and intimidation escalated.
We’ve joined more than 150 organisations calling on the government to act urgently and take concrete steps to stop it.
We’ve joined more than 150 organisations calling on the government to act urgently and take concrete steps to stop it.
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To refugees: you are welcome here. We stand with you. Your safety matters.
People wearing masks, marching through our streets and stoking fear, are unacceptable. It’s more than “thuggery”. It’s racism, walking boldly through our communities. And it's emboldened by political rhetoric.
People wearing masks, marching through our streets and stoking fear, are unacceptable. It’s more than “thuggery”. It’s racism, walking boldly through our communities. And it's emboldened by political rhetoric.
September 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM
To refugees: you are welcome here. We stand with you. Your safety matters.
People wearing masks, marching through our streets and stoking fear, are unacceptable. It’s more than “thuggery”. It’s racism, walking boldly through our communities. And it's emboldened by political rhetoric.
People wearing masks, marching through our streets and stoking fear, are unacceptable. It’s more than “thuggery”. It’s racism, walking boldly through our communities. And it's emboldened by political rhetoric.
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New book!
Trauma-Informed Applied Linguistics: Perspectives on Migration, Language and Resilience edited by Maybritt D. Woodcock and Emily M. Feuerherm is out now.
Get 30% off with code TIAL30 on our website until the end of September! ⬇️
Trauma-Informed Applied Linguistics: Perspectives on Migration, Language and Resilience edited by Maybritt D. Woodcock and Emily M. Feuerherm is out now.
Get 30% off with code TIAL30 on our website until the end of September! ⬇️
August 22, 2026 at 9:30 AM
New book!
Trauma-Informed Applied Linguistics: Perspectives on Migration, Language and Resilience edited by Maybritt D. Woodcock and Emily M. Feuerherm is out now.
Get 30% off with code TIAL30 on our website until the end of September! ⬇️
Trauma-Informed Applied Linguistics: Perspectives on Migration, Language and Resilience edited by Maybritt D. Woodcock and Emily M. Feuerherm is out now.
Get 30% off with code TIAL30 on our website until the end of September! ⬇️
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Instead of publicly condemning this terrifying behaviour, politicians keep fanning the flames of hatred by using dehumanising language about people seeking safety, and creating laws that target refugee rights.
It's time the government stood up for welcome and safety, and united communities.
It's time the government stood up for welcome and safety, and united communities.
August 18, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Instead of publicly condemning this terrifying behaviour, politicians keep fanning the flames of hatred by using dehumanising language about people seeking safety, and creating laws that target refugee rights.
It's time the government stood up for welcome and safety, and united communities.
It's time the government stood up for welcome and safety, and united communities.
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Can you imagine escaping war, persecution, torture or genocide, only to be attacked in your home where you're trying to rebuild your life?
How far-right vigilantes are targeting asylum seekers as HMO attacks rise
Experts said the targeting of asylum seekers in houses 'represented a new escalation of anti-migrant harassment and violence'
inews.co.uk
August 18, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Can you imagine escaping war, persecution, torture or genocide, only to be attacked in your home where you're trying to rebuild your life?
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3. We can all have debates about what the Arday case means. But right now all I see is a dead human being, the people who set out to destroy him and the journalists who attacked him like a pack of wolves, the Guardian among them
August 17, 2026 at 7:53 AM
3. We can all have debates about what the Arday case means. But right now all I see is a dead human being, the people who set out to destroy him and the journalists who attacked him like a pack of wolves, the Guardian among them
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It's one of the most common questions about asylum.
Refugees don't just need safety. They need family, community and the chance to rebuild their lives.
International law doesn't require people to seek asylum in the first safe country they reach.
History shapes journeys.
Refugees don't just need safety. They need family, community and the chance to rebuild their lives.
International law doesn't require people to seek asylum in the first safe country they reach.
History shapes journeys.
August 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
It's one of the most common questions about asylum.
Refugees don't just need safety. They need family, community and the chance to rebuild their lives.
International law doesn't require people to seek asylum in the first safe country they reach.
History shapes journeys.
Refugees don't just need safety. They need family, community and the chance to rebuild their lives.
International law doesn't require people to seek asylum in the first safe country they reach.
History shapes journeys.
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This is rare thing in the UK currently, but Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a full-time and permanent lecturer specialising in critical discourse studies. hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Jobs at Lancaster University
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk
August 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This is rare thing in the UK currently, but Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a full-time and permanent lecturer specialising in critical discourse studies. hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
I liked Nolan's 'Odyssey'. Although Odysseus is a very postmodern American hero, the film does good justice to the nonlinearity of storytelling &addresses the ethics of hospitality/'ξενία'.Stories live through retelling&recontextualisation and how we treat guests/"strangers" is tied to who we are.
I have a master's degree in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, I've studied the 'Odyssey' in Ancient Greek, and I've been writing about the ancient world for over a decade. This is my exhaustive review of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'.
#Odyssey #classics
talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/23/a...
#Odyssey #classics
talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/23/a...
An Ancient Historian's Breakdown of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' - Tales of Times Forgotten
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is perhaps the most highly anticipated new film of the 2020s. It has already received near-universal acclaim from film critics and earned more at the box office in its ...
talesoftimesforgotten.com
August 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I liked Nolan's 'Odyssey'. Although Odysseus is a very postmodern American hero, the film does good justice to the nonlinearity of storytelling &addresses the ethics of hospitality/'ξενία'.Stories live through retelling&recontextualisation and how we treat guests/"strangers" is tied to who we are.
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“The influx comes after Spain's Supreme Court ruled that migrants stopped at sea while trying to reach Ceuta or Melilla, another Spanish enclave, cannot be summarily returned to Morocco.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco
Spain said most had returned to Morocco by Friday evening, as Italy suspended its Schengen agreement on free movement with Madrid.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 31, 2026 at 7:44 PM
“The influx comes after Spain's Supreme Court ruled that migrants stopped at sea while trying to reach Ceuta or Melilla, another Spanish enclave, cannot be summarily returned to Morocco.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tackling racism will benefit us all, from fairer institutions, to more equitable wealth distribution, creating healthy communities where everyone has the ability to prosper.
Read the full open letter on our website 🔗
Read the full open letter on our website 🔗
Open letter calling on the Prime Minister to implement a national antiracism strategy
Over 100 organisations are urging the Prime Minister to commit to developing and implementing a cross-governmental anti-racism strategy.
www.runnymedetrust.org
July 30, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Tackling racism will benefit us all, from fairer institutions, to more equitable wealth distribution, creating healthy communities where everyone has the ability to prosper.
Read the full open letter on our website 🔗
Read the full open letter on our website 🔗
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Important read (if I may)👇
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link.springer.com/epdf/10.1057...
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July 24, 2026 at 3:29 PM
'Sign your card to Andy Burnham' to urge the govt to create safe routes to asylum claims and reject the divisive rhetoric around migration&asylum seeking
"As people who have rebuilt our lives here after fleeing conflict and persecution, we ask you to show the compassionate leadership we know you are capable of. " - Please sign our housewarming card to the new Prime Minister! @rasvoice.bsky.social
act.refugee-action.org.uk/page/195459/...
act.refugee-action.org.uk/page/195459/...
Sign our card to Andy Burnham
“As you build your life in No 10, will you help us - people seeking safety - rebuild our lives in Britain?”
act.refugee-action.org.uk
July 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
'Sign your card to Andy Burnham' to urge the govt to create safe routes to asylum claims and reject the divisive rhetoric around migration&asylum seeking
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I strongly believe in giving the man a chance. But keeping Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary suggests the vicious attacks on immigrants and refugees, and self-defeating attempts to outrun the far right, are likely to continue. Which is pretty damn depressing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Read these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain – and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George Monbiot
Shabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric, says George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2026 at 7:39 AM
I strongly believe in giving the man a chance. But keeping Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary suggests the vicious attacks on immigrants and refugees, and self-defeating attempts to outrun the far right, are likely to continue. Which is pretty damn depressing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We want change.
Change from harmful rhetoric to genuine protection.
Change from division to unity.
Change from hostility to hope.
We’ll keep fighting until that change comes ✊
Change from harmful rhetoric to genuine protection.
Change from division to unity.
Change from hostility to hope.
We’ll keep fighting until that change comes ✊
July 21, 2026 at 11:41 AM
We want change.
Change from harmful rhetoric to genuine protection.
Change from division to unity.
Change from hostility to hope.
We’ll keep fighting until that change comes ✊
Change from harmful rhetoric to genuine protection.
Change from division to unity.
Change from hostility to hope.
We’ll keep fighting until that change comes ✊
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Are you interested in developing a genuinely interdisciplinary piece of research?
Applications for the International Interdisciplinary Research Projects, focused on the theme of ‘Mobilities’ are now open.
Apply now: https://bit.ly/4y9wiwJ
Applications for the International Interdisciplinary Research Projects, focused on the theme of ‘Mobilities’ are now open.
Apply now: https://bit.ly/4y9wiwJ
July 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Are you interested in developing a genuinely interdisciplinary piece of research?
Applications for the International Interdisciplinary Research Projects, focused on the theme of ‘Mobilities’ are now open.
Apply now: https://bit.ly/4y9wiwJ
Applications for the International Interdisciplinary Research Projects, focused on the theme of ‘Mobilities’ are now open.
Apply now: https://bit.ly/4y9wiwJ
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We were pleased to see many MPs speak out about the divisive, harmful and racist language often used to talk about people seeking safety in the UK.
This is vital as language holds power and gives way to real life consequences, including the violence and disorder we have seen on our streets.
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This is vital as language holds power and gives way to real life consequences, including the violence and disorder we have seen on our streets.
4/🧵
July 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
We were pleased to see many MPs speak out about the divisive, harmful and racist language often used to talk about people seeking safety in the UK.
This is vital as language holds power and gives way to real life consequences, including the violence and disorder we have seen on our streets.
4/🧵
This is vital as language holds power and gives way to real life consequences, including the violence and disorder we have seen on our streets.
4/🧵
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MPs warned the Immigration and Asylum Bill is "unsafe and unworkable" and challenged the rise of far-right politics.
The answer to the far right isn't to copy its politics.
Scrap the bill.
The answer to the far right isn't to copy its politics.
Scrap the bill.
July 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
MPs warned the Immigration and Asylum Bill is "unsafe and unworkable" and challenged the rise of far-right politics.
The answer to the far right isn't to copy its politics.
Scrap the bill.
The answer to the far right isn't to copy its politics.
Scrap the bill.
The best conference closure ever #cadaad2026. @laurafilardollamas.bsky.social truly hosted us as guests in her house. Thank you to the whole team for a great conference&for the warm hospitality @cadaad2026.bsky.social.
July 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The best conference closure ever #cadaad2026. @laurafilardollamas.bsky.social truly hosted us as guests in her house. Thank you to the whole team for a great conference&for the warm hospitality @cadaad2026.bsky.social.
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CADAAD After Dark™️ was memorable last night at @cadaad2026.bsky.social. An amazing meal in a colourful venue; full of laughs, smiles & new ideas for papers. No prizes given out for dancing but 👏👏 to [names redacted to preserve professional veneer] for revealing an entirely new skill set #cadaad2026
July 10, 2026 at 7:59 AM
CADAAD After Dark™️ was memorable last night at @cadaad2026.bsky.social. An amazing meal in a colourful venue; full of laughs, smiles & new ideas for papers. No prizes given out for dancing but 👏👏 to [names redacted to preserve professional veneer] for revealing an entirely new skill set #cadaad2026
@chrishartlinguist.bsky.social is cracking on at #cadaad2026 day 3 with an eloquently delivered plenary talk on the multimodal performances of rightwing populism (despite the slightly hoarse voice because of conference dinner fun) @cadaad2026.bsky.social
July 10, 2026 at 9:57 AM
@chrishartlinguist.bsky.social is cracking on at #cadaad2026 day 3 with an eloquently delivered plenary talk on the multimodal performances of rightwing populism (despite the slightly hoarse voice because of conference dinner fun) @cadaad2026.bsky.social
Dichotomies&challenges: an excellent plenary roundtable at #cadaad2026 reflecting on how CDS is developing with @proftaylor.bsky.social @dimitrisrf.bsky.social & Encarnacion Hidalgo-Tenorio in conversation with @laurafilardollamas.bsky.social
July 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Dichotomies&challenges: an excellent plenary roundtable at #cadaad2026 reflecting on how CDS is developing with @proftaylor.bsky.social @dimitrisrf.bsky.social & Encarnacion Hidalgo-Tenorio in conversation with @laurafilardollamas.bsky.social