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Robert Poole

@repoole.bsky.social
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Associate professor of applied linguistics at the University of Alabama. Interests in ecolinguistics, corpus linguistics, language change, and discourse.

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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Hello from Rennes! Great to be here for the international ecolinguistics conference!
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Veronika Koller @veronikakoller.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We recorded another @wordsandactions.bsky.social episode today, featuring three interviews with language activists. Who are they and what is language #activism, you ask? New episode will be out soon! @linguadigitalis.bsky.social
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 18/04/2026
Can you hear forest recovery? In Costa Rica, scientists analyzed 16,000 hours of audio to measure the success of payments for ecosystem services. The data shows that naturally regenerated forests now sound more like protected primary forests than pastures, signaling a true return of biodiversity.
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Listening to forests reveals signs of recovery beyond tree cover
Can listening to forests help us understand if the life inside them is thriving? Apparently, yes. Giacomo Delgado likens it to a doctor examining heart health. “A doctor has listened to many people’s…
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Check out the "Framing climate change across disciplines" summer school from the organization Dis-4Change hosted by the University of Salerno
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Sune Vork Steffensen @sunevork.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
On Friday I'm giving a virtual lecture at the Mindanao State University in the Philippines, and before Easter I had a wonderful meeting with one of the many new research teams in Indonesia engaging in #ecolinguistics.
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
In a bookstore near you this August! #CADS #ecolinguistics
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
See call for papers for a wonderful special issue on “Discourses of Sustainability: Critical Approaches in Contemporary Contexts”. Deadline for submissions is May 20 [not March 30]. www.ledonline.it/index.php/LC...
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Call for papers: Vol 13 (2026) No 1: “Discourses of Sustainability: Critical Approaches in Contemporary Contexts”
LCM Journal, edited by the Department of Language Mediation and Intercultural Communication of Università degli Studi di Milano, aims to investigate the linguistic and cultural phenomena characterisin...
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The updated version of the Ecolinguistics bibliography now has approximately 750 entries! Check it out at www.zotero.org/groups/44699...
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Zotero | Groups > Ecolinguistics Bibliography
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I hoped for 100-150 attendees, but there are now 671 registered participants for this week's Symposium on Ecolinguistics. That is unbelievable! It's going to be a great event! #ecolinguistics
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CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
In 2026, our CASS Summer Schools offer two free-to-attend courses in corpus linguistics, focused on Language, Discourse and Society, and Language Teaching, Testing and Assessment. Applications are now open! wp.lancs.ac.uk/corpussummer... #LancsSS26
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Sune Vork Steffensen @sunevork.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Next week, I will give a keynote on "Language, Ecology, and the corporeal in-betweens" at The University of Alabama's "Language and Ecology in the Anthropocene: A Symposium on Ecolinguistics" - a fantastic virtual event organised by @repoole.bsky.social. I look very much forward to it!
Conference poster for the conference "Language and Ecology in the Anthropocene" at the University of Alabama
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I'm thrilled to be returning to #CADS2026 in Lancaster to present research from my forthcoming book "Environment through Time: Diachronic Studies in Ecolinguistics". First presented at Lancaster at Corpus Linguistics 2015 just after completing my doctoral studies. Excited to be back!
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The page for the forthcoming The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ecolinguistics has just gone live! Pre-order your copy (or request your library do so) today! #ecolinguistics #IECA #envcomm www.bloomsbury.com/us/bloomsbur...
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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ecolinguistics
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Ecolinguistics is a comprehensive guide focusing upon the expanding field of ecolinguistics and its investigations of the role of lan…
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
A free online Symposium on Ecolinguistics with an excellent slate of keynotes and presentations! Register for free to receive program details and updates. #ecolinguistics
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
I am excited to announce "Language and Ecology in the Anthropoce: A Symposium on Ecolinguistics" on February 5-6, 2026. The event (3 keynotes & 20 presentations) is free and online. Register using the QR code below to receive updates on the schedule and links for attending.
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Charlotte Taylor @proftaylor.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Funding opportunity: PhD at Sussex - Open to applicants on PhD Linguistics - Scholarships cover tuition fees, a stipend at UK Research Council rates plus some research & training costs - 5 interdisciplinary themes addressing major social sciences challenges www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
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SEDarc (ESRC) PhD scholarships for research in the Social Sciences : University of Sussex
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Only a few more days to submit to the International Conference on Ecolinguistics in Rennes, France in July 2026! ice-8.sciencesconf.org?lang=en
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8th International Conference on Ecolinguistics - Sciencesconf.org
Brief description
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Just deleted my Academia account, as it didn't seem useful anymore. And their data rights and new AI policy....I'm out.
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Gavin Lamb @gavinlamb.org · 06/09/2025
"Since 1800, there’s been a sharp decline in nature-related words in English language books. It closely matches a simulation of nature–human interactions." A new piece in @grist.org by Kate Yoder, with some #ecolinguistics input from @repoole.bsky.social grist.org/language/nat...
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The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters.
We’ll need to do more than ‘touch grass’ to revive them.
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
I haven’t posted recently, but this publication from my former student deserves sharing. This started as an MA thesis project and is now published in a leading journal! It’s excellent ! #CADS #SLW authors.elsevier.com/a/1liFa3n6UY...
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Matteo Fuoli @matteofuoli.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
What happens when activists creatively reimagine corporate logos to resist branding narratives? Our new paper explores the powerful multimodal practice of "figurative subversion" and its role in challenging corporate messages. Read it here: bit.ly/3GrXAse
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anteangaeile.bsky.social @anteangaeile.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
At the closing of #ICAME46 next year’s ICAME is revealed. #ICAME47 will be in Koblenz, by the Rhine in Germany from May 26 to May 30, 2026
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Call for proposals for the International Conference on Ecolinguistics in Rennes, France July 9-11, 2026. ice-8.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...
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8th International Conference on Ecolinguistics - Sciencesconf.org
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
And the China tour concludes with two talks at Beijing Normal University! Excited by the partnerships and collaboration that will hopefully come to be!
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
A great time discussing contemporary ecolinguistics and diachronic corpus-assisted discourse studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University!
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
I love college campuses. This is Beijing Foreign Studies University.
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Stunning scene in Chongqing on my last night! What a great few days here!
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Wonderful conference at Chongqing University on Digital Studies in Language and Literature. Honored to give a keynote!
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
3 universities, 6 talks, 9 days! Just finished talk 1 this morning —rest and repeat! #corpuslinguistics #CADS #ecolinguistics
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Corpus linguistics meets natural resource management in an excellent, just-published study from Fitzsimmons-Doolan and Beseres Pollack! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Using Corpus Linguistics to Investigate Approaches to Oyster Fishery Management Across Political Boundaries - Environmental Management
Oysters are critical resources that filter water, generate habitat, and safeguard shorelines in coastal and marine ecosystems. Balancing conservation needs with sustainable oyster fisheries is essenti...
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
A transdisciplinary conference on ecopoetics and environmental artivism labrc.co.uk/2025/02/23/e...
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Eco-Poetics and Environmental Artivism
Eco-Poetics and Environmental Artivism A Transdisciplinary ConferenceJuly 4-5, 2025 July 4: In person participation at Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park (and online)July 5: Fully online Registrati…
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Lorena Pérez Hernández @lorenaph.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Language can be a weapon, BUT it can also be used to resist. #Metaphors of resistance in the discourse of 🇪🇦🇬🇧🇳🇱 cycling activists in this paper co-authored with @laurafilardollamas.bsky.social journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/... @modacitylife.com @brenttoderian.bsky.social @repoole.bsky.social
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Metaphors of resistance in the counter-discourse of Spanish, English and Dutch cycling activists
Russian Journal of Linguistics Vol 29, No 1 (2025): Ecolinguistics: Consolidating a research paradigm
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Congratulations to my friend and colleague Dr. Ali Fuad Selvi for earning tenure and promotion at UA! Such an amazing record of research, teaching, and service. #TESOL #AppliedLinguistics #UA
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Oooh, they are more than a year away, but I'm already excited about the possibility of attending both the International Conference on Ecolinguistics in France and Corpora and Discourse Studies in Lancaster next summer! What a trip that would be! Let's make it happen!
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Just published special issue on Ecolinguistics from the Russian Journal of Ecolinguistics. Honored to write the introduction and have the opportunity to read this superb collection of articles. journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/...
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Vol 29, No 1 (2025)
Vol 29, No 1 (2025) - Russian Journal of Linguistics
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Just finished another chapter and have a clear vision for the next two with the data ready to go! Much work remains but momentum is building! Is that a finish line I see in the distance?
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Two rather short, recently published Encyclopedia entries concerning ecolinguistics. Reach out to repoole@ua.edu if you are unable to access and would like a pdf 1. Ecolinguistics: doi.org/10.1016/B978... 2. Corpus linguistics and Ecolinguistics: doi.org/10.1016/B978...
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Redirecting
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Final speaker series event of the semester this Friday (March 28) at 1:30 pm in English 301. Two great speakers! #UA #TESOL #RollTide
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Charlotte Taylor @proftaylor.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
📢 Is nostalgia what it used to be?​ A corpus approach to diachronic change in emotion talk​ 🗓️ 02 April @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social I'm so looking forward to sharing & discussing the work that @journolinguist.bsky.social have been doing on this www.kcl.ac.uk/events/is-no...
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Is nostalgia what it used to be?​ A corpus approach to diachronic change in emotion talk​
Against an interdisciplinary backdrop of rising interest in nostalgia, this paper examines the framing of the labels ‘nostalgia’ and ‘nostalgic’.
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Gavin Lamb @gavinlamb.org · 28/02/2025
2 year Postdoc opportunity in Environmental Humanities (focus on Multispecies Politics) at William & Mary. "We seek an individual with expertise in Multispecies Politics or Animate Ecologies...the postdoc will have substantial amounts of time to focus on their own research agenda."
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Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow
The Environment & Sustainability Program at William & Mary, a public university of the Commonwealth of Virginia, invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Research Associate position tha...
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
I typically only post professional content, but I'm shaking with excitement and compelled to shout this into the universe. After years of applying to the lottery, I finally was awarded a pass for the John Muir Trail!! 220 miles Yosemite to Mt. Whitney!
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Niall Curry @niallrcurry.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
📢 new 🔓open access paper in Language Teaching @cambup-linguistics.bsky.social with @tonymcenery.bsky.social, "Corpus linguistics for language teaching and learning: A research agenda". You can find the paper here: doi.org/10.1017/S026... and a short thread below ⬇️ on what it addresses
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Corpus linguistics for language teaching and learning: A research agenda | Language Teaching | Cambridge Core
Corpus linguistics for language teaching and learning: A research agenda
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Such a surreal experience to recieve contributions from scholars whose work I've long admired to the volume which I'm co-editing with several great colleagues. And they're asking me for comments and feedback! Me! This guy!
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Woohoo! I was just this week notified that my funding proposal to host an online symposium on ecolinguistics in the spring of 2026 was accepted! #ecolinguistics
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
New Cambridge Elements from Tony Berber Sardinha and Shannon Fitzsimmons-Doolan free to download for two weeks. Clear interests to those in #CADS and corpus linguistics, but one case study on climate change discourse for those interested in #ecolinguistics. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Lexical Multidimensional Analysis
Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Lexical Multidimensional Analysis
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Oh, if you happen to be in Uzbekistan, go see my brilliant colleague Ali Fuad Selvi speak at #FLTAL
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Another event this week for the University of Alabama MA TESOL program! #TESOL #UA #RollTide
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
It's a big week for MA TESOL students with the University of Alabama Languages Conference this Friday and Saturday! More information here: ualc.as.ua.edu #UALC #TESOL #UA
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Robert Poole @repoole.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
The Routledge Handbook of Ecocultural Identity is now available open access. #IECA #environmentalcommunication #ecolinguistics #IECAhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781351068840
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Routledge Handbook of Ecocultural Identity | Tema Milstein, José Castr
The Routledge Handbook of Ecocultural Identity brings the ecological turn to sociocultural understandings of self. The editors introduce a broad, insightful
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Phil Durrant @phil-durrant.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
My recent inaugural lecture on corpus research into academic language is now available on YouTube... youtu.be/hlonWrFVgQo?...
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Professor Philip Durrant's Inaugural Lecture
YouTube video by University of Exeter
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