Jessica Aiston
PhD student, Associate LecturerResearch Overview
My main academic interest is applying frameworks of critical discourse studies to social media data. My PhD research looks at argumentation and persuasion strategies in online anti-feminist forums.
I also co-convene the Language, Ideology and Power research group and teach seminars on LING102 and LING221
Research Interests
(critical) discourse studies, argumentation, persuasion, social media, gender, sexism and misogyny, anti-feminist movements and the manosphere, hate speech, research ethics
Current Teaching
LING102 - English Language
LING221 - Sounds of the World's Languages