20092024

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Research Interests

 
  • the role of language in the production of power and social conflict
  • minority languages and communities
  • folk linguistics and language ideology
  • social and economic inequality
  • language and migration
  • language and the media
  • pragmatics and prosody
  • ethnography of communication
  • critical discourse analysis
  • (critical) intercultural communication 

Teaching Interests

Linguistic Anthropology, Sociolinguistics, Minority Languages, Applied Linguistics, Cultural Theory, Language and Globalisation, CDA, Race Theory, Gender Studies, Pragmatics, Language and Media, Research Methods

Biography

Maria Rieder is an Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick. Her research is concerned with the critical study of language in situations of social and economic inequality. Her main current project is the 'Tell your own story' project, a media-based research and intervention project which aims to reduce stereotypes and promote diversity in society (see tyos.ie for further details). Further, she is involved in research on media and social protest, issues of immigration and asylum, critical intercultural communication and minority languages and economics. Her published work focuses on social and economic inequality, human rights and minority communities, with a specific focus on the role of language, language perceptions and language ideologies in the production of power and social conflict. Maria is a member of the Centre for Applied Language Studies (CALS) and of the Centre for Irish-German Studies. She lectures in the areas of Critical Discourse Analysis, Linguistic Anthropology, Cultural Theory, Applied Linguistics, and Research Methods. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, PhD, Trinity College Dublin

Award Date: 1 Jan 2015

Masters, Master of Arts (Education), University of Regensburg

Award Date: 1 Jan 2008

Bachelor, Bachelor of Arts, University of Regensburg

Award Date: 1 Jan 2008

Diploma, Diploma, University of Regensburg

Award Date: 1 Jan 2008

Diploma, Diploma, University of Regensburg

Award Date: 1 Jan 2008

External positions

Postdoctoral Researcher for the research collegium for language in changing society (RECLAS), University of Jyväskylä

1 Sep 2016 → …

Tutor in English Linguistics, University of Regensburg

1 Mar 2007 → …

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