CIRCE Online Seminar Series

CIRCE Project Online Seminar Series on Language and Accent Discrimination

About the Series

The CIRCE Project is delighted to present a thought-provoking series of online seminars exploring language and accent discrimination. These public seminars aim to:

    • Raise awareness about linguistic biases.

    • Share cutting-edge research on the topic.

    • Discuss strategies to promote inclusivity in educational and professional settings.

Open to everyone, the series will feature renowned experts, panel discussions, and interactive Q&A sessions. All events will be hosted online to ensure accessibility for a global audience (link provided upon registration).

Upcoming Seminars

Mark your calendars and join us for these insightful sessions!

    • Dr. Ana Tankosic, Curtin University, Australia
      Intersectionality in translingual spaces: Migrant experiences from ‘down-under’
      May 12, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (CEST)
 
    • Dr. Giuliana Regnoli, University of Salerno, Italy & University of Regensburg, Germany)
      Unveiling linguistic bias: Approaches to accent perception and discrimination
      May 26, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (CEST)
 
    • Prof. Clara Molina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
      Unlearning Accentism: Action Research and Critical Pedagogies
      June 30, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (CEST)
 
    • Dr. Sender Dovchin, Curtin University, Australia
      Unlearning Accentism: Action Research and Critical Pedagogies
      July 7, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (CEST)
 
    • Dr. Christian Ilbury, Edinburgh University, UK
      TBA
      September 22, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (CEST)
 

To access one or more events, you should create an account on the H2IOSC Training Environment. Once logged in with your credentials, choose the course “Language and Accent Discrimination – Online Seminar Series” and activate it with the code PbK837GtE. Make sure to have the Teams platform installed. For any inquiry, write to contact@circe-project.eu.

Past events

    • Dr. Alice Henderson, Université de Grenoble Alpes, France
      Learning to listen: Coping with spoken variation in the workplace
      April 28, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (CEST)

    • Prof. Rob Drummond, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
      Ten things everybody should know about (spoken) language
      March 31, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (CEST)
 
    • Dr. Francesca Gallina, University of Pisa, Italy
      Textbooks, ideologies and language education. An overview from different countries’ teaching materials
      February 24, 2025
 
      • Dr. Alex Baratta, University of Manchester, UK
        How does accent change our identity? Can it decide our future?
        November 22, 2024
 
    • Dr. Khedidja Hammoudi, University of Tlemcen, Algeria
      Glottophobia in education
      November 8, 2024