Jana Pithan @janapithan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026babe wake up, Merz Statement, wie er zum hundertsten Mal die Linken mit AfD und BSW gleichsetzt just dropped 100
Reposted by Jana PithanSimon Strick @unddieregel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026❤️❤️❤️ polylux.network/de/foerdermi...polylux.networkPolylux e.V. – solidarisches Netzwerk für den anderen Osten | Fördermitglied werdenHunderte bis Tausende zahlen monatlich einen kleinen oder großen Geldbeitrag an Polylux. Wir verteilen die Gelder an unsere Partnerprojekte. 019592
Jana Pithan @janapithan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Jetzt bis zum Ende meines Lebens verzweifelt die KI Stimmen sämtlicher Kundencenter anschreien, dass ich mit einem echten Menschen reden will, dann von der KI Stimme gesagt bekommen, dass ein echter Mensch mir das Gleiche sagen würde, dann auflegen, dann sterben. 010
Jana Pithan @janapithan.bsky.social · 21/05/2026oh ja, schlimmstes Buch was ich seit langem gelesen habe (perhaps even jemals?) 150
Jana Pithan @janapithan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Just had two days of great discussions at our first workshop "Sociocognitive Underpinnings of Language in Multilingual Settings" in the CRC 1760 "Silence, Noise and Signal in Language" in Konstanz. We heard amazing talks by our invited speakers about language attitudes, multilingualism, and gaming. 020
Jana Pithan @janapithan.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Ein wirklich toller Sammelband von tollen Autor:innen! (bin bisschen biased aber stimmt trotzdem) 010
Jana Pithan @janapithan.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Schmitz war ungefähr 5 Fußminuten von meiner Schule entfernt und ich habe damals dort regelmäßig mein Taschengeld gelassen. Gut zu wissen, dass eine meiner Lieblingsbuchhandlungen in Essen stabil bleibt. 020
Reposted by Jana PithanAlice Ross @alice-ross.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Oh, look, the stupid plagiarism machine is now a stupid mass death machine. 0156
Reposted by Jana PithanTheresa Heyd @theresaheyd.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Call for Papers, please circulate! Ethics of queer in/visibility Heidelberg, September 30 - October 2, 2026 queer-in-visibility.de Keynote speakers: J Calder (Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder) Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social (History, University of Warwick) 711086
Reposted by Jana PithanChristian Ilbury @christianilbury.bsky.social · 20/11/2025This is outrageous. Academics/universities consistently take the high horse and ask 'what are we going to do about students using AI?!' when there's literally universities teaching courses with AI generated slides... Like come on. www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.com‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AIStaffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent 292
Reposted by Jana PithanChristian Ilbury @christianilbury.bsky.social · 08/10/2025HI. It's me. WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23. Keynote Speakers • Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University) • Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business) • Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern) • Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece) • Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics) 24026
Reposted by Jana PithanFelix Schmidt @bookschmied.bsky.social · 28/07/2025✨PUBLICATION DAY✨ Heute ist mein erster Aufsatz erschienen, der im Rahmen des Forschungsprojektes „Queer Theory in Transit“ entstanden ist. In diesem Projekt untersuchen wir Prozesse der Rezeption, Adaption und Übersetzung von Queer Theory in deutsche Kontexte. 1/3 2104
Reposted by Jana PithanKirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 16/04/2025i have the transphobic author's name muted but i hope if you still somehow think it's okay to watch her shows or read her books or go to her theme parks you reckon with the fact that she is using your money to personally fund the groups that lobbied hard for the transphobic uk supreme court ruling 04915
Reposted by Jana PithanKirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 01/04/2025hey, who do I know who works on Irish in linguistics or who has a lot of Irish-speaking friends or email listservs or subreddits or whatever? I'm helping a student who wants to distribute a linguistics survey on/about Irish #linguistics! feel free to dm/email me! 81715
Jana Pithan @janapithan.bsky.social · 25/02/2025"We know you may find news of how we plan to address these challenges unsettling." "Consequently, we may see some courses that are not proving popular with students being removed from our schedule to ensure that our colleagues can focus their attention in other areas of teaching." 020
Jana Pithan @janapithan.bsky.social · 25/02/2025funny, the email I got today called it financial ""challenges"" and "see some colleagues moving to new roles, or possibly leaving the University" 161
Reposted by Jana PithanPia Lamberty @pialamberty.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Es braucht jetzt keine „Wir bauen die Mauer wieder auf“-Witze, sondern Solidarität mit all den Menschen, die in Gegenden mit rechtsextremer Dominanz leben und trotzdem ihre Stimme erheben. 1263902884
Reposted by Jana PithanInoffizielle Wahlhilfe für Deutsche im Ausland @auslandswahl.de · 20/02/2025Wir möchten das ändern und sammeln dafür jetzt Daten zu den Versandzeiten. Diese Daten können dabei helfen, strukturelle Probleme zu identifizieren und den Verantwortlichen Druck zu machen: www.auslandswahl.de/umfrage 12412
Jana Pithan @janapithan.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Habe mal eine patzige Mail an mein Wahlbüro geschrieben, dass meine Briefwahlunterlagen immer noch nicht da sind und was genau sie vorschlagen, dass ich jetzt mache. Wird zwar nichts bringen, aber sie sollen sich zumindest schämen. 140
Reposted by Jana PithanProf. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 30/01/2025They arrested people for speaking the “wrong language” during the Spanish Inquisition, the Holocaust, and Japanese Internment. Linguistic discrimination often precedes atrocities. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Yepy1V/tiktok.comOppressive governments love to arrest people for “speaking the wrong language”. The U.S. has no official language, but we’re about to see a lot of citizens detained for speaking Spanish. It’s linguist...TikTok video by Nicole Holliday 3539
Reposted by Jana PithanRobert Blackwood @robjblackwood.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Today, in the journal #LinguisticLandscape publishes online its first article of 2025, written by @theresaheyd.bsky.social & @janapithan.bsky.social, looking at the voices attributed, via signage, to artefacts in the public space. The authors look at 'talking' milk cartons, bins, trains, and more!jbe-platform.comVoices in the Linguistic Landscape | John BenjaminsAbstract This paper contributes to the emerging analytical framework of anthropomorphized artifacts as part of Linguistic Landscapes. It describes and analyzes cases where signage, objects, or relate... 085
Reposted by Jana PithanTheresa Heyd @theresaheyd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Publication day: Voices in the Linguistic Landscape, our study on anthropomorphic objects and their first person pronouns. If you are interested in theories of posthumanist sociolinguistics and/or pictures of talking trash cans, this is for you!jbe-platform.comVoices in the Linguistic Landscape | John BenjaminsAbstract This paper contributes to the emerging analytical framework of anthropomorphized artifacts as part of Linguistic Landscapes. It describes and analyzes cases where signage, objects, or relate... 2396
Reposted by Jana PithanDr. Rebecca J. Epstein-Levi @rjelevi.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Hey, cis people with money: I just want to take this moment to point out that you, yes, you, right now, can directly help trans people get healthcare:pointofpride.orgPoint of Pride | Life-changing healthcare access for trans folksPoint of Pride provides financial aid and direct support to transgender and non-binary folks in need of health and wellness care. 02013
Reposted by Jana PithanProf. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 15/01/2025The money OpenAI is making when you use ChatGPT is funding the inauguration. On top of the catastrophic environmental cost, is it really worth it to save 2 minutes generating generic poorly-written text? (And don’t get me started on the others, especially Uber) 314080
Reposted by Jana PithanRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 16/12/2024Phase Transition xkcd.com/3025 179203422470
Reposted by Jana PithanTheresa Heyd @theresaheyd.bsky.social · 26/11/2024🎉 Accepted for publication: "Voices in the Linguistic Landscape: Anthropomorphization of artifacts and the pronominal construction of speakerhood" Co-authored by @janapithan.bsky.social and myself, to appear in Linguistic Landscape. Everything you ever wanted to know about talking objects! 9588
Reposted by Jana PithanTitus Blome @derlampenputzer.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Me: it is a matter of perspective Reviewer 1: that’s a good point Reviewer 2: you fucking idiot 0569
