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empowell.bsky.social
Linguist and A-ha fan. Research interests: forensic linguistics, corpus linguistics, narrative criminology.
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Save the School of Music protest. It's a very bittersweet feeling watching these incredible musicians play. This is the talent we will be losing if Cardiff University go ahead with their shortsighted plans.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Out now: my monograph 'Corpus Approaches to Discourse in Forensic and Legal Contexts' available for purchase as hardback and ebook. www.routledge.com/Corpus-Appro...

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

New and unusual publication! Crime Fiction and Missing Persons Appeals to the Public by @drabigailboucher.bsky.social myself! @dcjenkin-smith.bsky.social @empowell.bsky.social #academicsky #forensiclinguistics link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

We are pleased to announce the 19th edition of the International Summer School in Forensic Linguistic Analysis (ISSFLA) at Aston University 24-27 June 2025. Founded in 2000 by Professor Malcolm Coulthard, the International Summer School in #ForensicLinguistic Analysis 2025 addresses subjects 1/

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Our paper, out today, reported here and elsewhere: "Negative stereotypes linked to some accents raise serious concerns of bias in justice system, warn researchers". www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jan....

submitted 43 days ago • 2 comments

Have you tried our (free and secure!) free text/qualitative analysis toolkit yet? We'd be interested to see what you think. Check it out at freetxt.app

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

Free talk alert: Come learn about my latest research @aifl.bsky.social at 4pm on 20 Feb! (You can also watch remotely via the link below) This talk brings together my thoughts on legal genres, legal English, and the scope of "forensic linguistics" as a field. Plus I'll have some cool graphs!

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

Exciting news! At Swansea University we’re hosting the 5th Narrative Criminology Symposium -‘Narrating harm, narrating hope’ - 15th-17th June 2025. More info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/narrative-...

submitted 100 days ago • 1 comment

Just listened to this ep today - Kate Steel's research examines body cam data from police officers attending domestic violence call-outs in the UK. Fascinating emerging findings and great to hear Kate is working on translating these into practical training to improve police communication

submitted 151 days ago • 1 comment