Dr Claire Hardaker
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Corpus LinguisticsResearch Overview
I primarily research aggression, deception, and manipulation in computer-mediated communication (CMC), including phenomena such as flaming, trolling, cyberbullying, and online grooming. I tend to take a forensic linguistic approach, based on a corpus linguistic methodology, but due to the multidisciplinary nature of my research, I also inevitably branch out into areas such as psychology, law, and computer science.
Additional Information
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External Roles
External Examiner, Sheffield Hallam University (2013-2017)
External programme validator, Manchester Metropolitan University (2015)
Research Grants
Hardaker, Claire (CI). Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science (CASS). Five year project (Mar 2013-Mar 2018) funded by the ESRC (£2,905,955.43). Reference: ES/K002155/1Hardaker, Claire (CI). Two year project (Oct 2015-Oct 2017) funded by HMG (£1,222,479.00). Further details to be confirmed.Hardaker, Claire (CI). Study on comprehensive policy review of anti-trafficking projects funded by the EC. Eighteen month project (Dec 2015-Jun 2017) funded by the European Commission (€40,000). Reference: Ares(2015)4093024 – HOME/2014/ISFP/THBX/PR/0052Hardaker, Claire (PI). Twitter Rape Threats and the Discourse of Online Misogyny.Eighteen month project (Dec 2013-May 2014) funded by the ESRC(£151,650.92). Reference: ES/L008874/1
PhD Supervision Interests
I am happy to supervise PhD students undertaking projects that use corpus approaches to investigate forensic linguistic questions, particularly in the area of pragmatics, but also more generally in the area of discourse analysis. I especially welcome projects that focus on aggression, deception, and/or manipulation.
Questioning Vaccination Discourse (Quo VaDis): A corpus-based study
01/03/2021 → 30/06/2024
Research
CASS ESRC Transition Funding
01/04/2018 → 31/01/2024
Research
Study on comprehensive policy review of anti-trafficking projects funded by the European Commission
01/01/2016 → 30/09/2019
Research
A corpus of Victorian anti-vaccination discourse.
Invited talk
Linguistic Impoliteness & Rudeness IV (LIAR IV)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
ESRC (External organisation)
Membership of committee
British Association of Applied Linguistics, University of Cardiff, UK: Language and the New Media
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
8th International Conference on Politeness
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Invited speaker, University of Leeds
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Invited speaker, Birmingham City University
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
House of Lords: A woman’s right to know (BFWG)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
OFCOM/Home Office plenary: Antisocial online behaviour
Invited talk
Politeness and impoliteness online
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Corpus Linguistics 2013
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Pragmatics Summer School
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
New Directions in Language Research
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
House of Commons Trolling Roundtable: Does the Punishment of Trolls Infringe on an Individual's Freedom of Speech?
Invited talk
34th Conference of the International Computer Archive of Modern and Medieval English (ICAME34)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The Sixth Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies International Conference (IVACS6)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
TABULA RASA: Trusted Biometrics under Spoofing Attacks
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The Fibreculture Journal (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Pragmatics (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Issues of intentions and interpretations in online interaction
Invited talk
Please help! The co-construction of pseudo-naïve trolling online
Invited talk
Cognition, Conduct & Communication 2011
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The Impact of IT on Corporate Communication
Invited talk
The Fifth International Symposium on Politeness
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Journal of Politeness Research (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Linguistic Impoliteness and Rudeness II (LIARII)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
- DisTex - Discourse and Text Research Group
- ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science
- Forensic Linguistics Research Group
- Security Lancaster
- Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science)