Dr. Mark Ryan is a research assistant in the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick, Ireland. He also lectures on a number of modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Mark’s doctoral research lies in the field of queer linguistics and focuses on the linguistic and semiotic processes involved in the construction of minoritised identities across mediated discourse contexts. In particular, Mark is interested in the application of a queer utopian lens to such contexts. Mark also has a keen interest in the internationalisation of higher education, both at a theoretical and policy level, and aims to integrate his expertise in equality, diversity and, inclusion into this field. As such, he has collaborated on projects in a number of multi-disciplinary consortia aimed at fostering social cohesion through policy interventions. Mark has spoken about his research at international conferences at the University of Hong Kong and the University of Helsinki and has also worked at the Directorate of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion at Technological University Dublin, where he held a post as Senior Research Assistant.