Fei Wong
Multimodal critical discourse analyst. PhD candidate at Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya.
'Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth.'
orcid.org/0000-0002-2452-2618
- This was the most difficult, tired, and self-doubting #PhD semester for me. I've been repeatedly contemplating whether to continue or quit. But one quote inspired me: "The time is always right to do what is right."
- Reposted by Fei WongHappy New Year to all researchers who continue to believe that reading and thinking (and that writing is itself a process of thinking things through) are vital to critical analysis!
- Reposted by Fei WongNow published: Joint intro paper w. N.Krzyzanowska & J.Rydgren laying out key ideas of our Social Semiotics SI on “Conceptual flipsiding and reversal of liberal-democratic notions: discursive-political strategies in/and the normalisation of illiberal public imagination" doi.org/10.1080/1035...
- Reposted by Fei WongNow published: Our analytical paper on strategic, far-right/illiberal reversal of meanings of key social & political concepts: “We put family at the centre of social life”: On Conceptual flipsiding of the “family” in discursive-political strategies of PL populist far-right" doi.org/10.1080/1035...
- Reposted by Fei WongAOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
- Reposted by Fei WongVenezuela’s promise last week to release “a significant number” of political prisoners is progressing far slower than many had hoped, as hundreds of families continue to wait in agony for their loved ones to be freed.
- Reposted by Fei WongChristmas miracle, anyone?
- another year of doing phd🫥
- Reposted by Fei WongOur 2026 Christmas card is already sorted 🤝 This wonderful photo of Cambridge University Library in the snow was taken by Lloyd Mann.
- Reposted by Fei WongGood morning Dublin! #SpeirGorm
- Reposted by Fei WongSubmissions close next week! Have you submitted your #APSA2026 proposals? Join political scientists and scholars in #Boston, for the 122nd APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 3–6, to address the latest scholarship in political science. 📄 Submit proposals by January 14th! buff.ly/ssE37eh
- Reposted by Fei WongAww, I won an “I Like It, Picasso” award at my library for the Infinity Castle display I created 😁 #librarysky #demonslayer #booksky
- Reposted by Fei WongHow to respond to reviewers
- Reposted by Fei WongAnd here it is!!!
- Happy pre-order book day to @laurafilardollamas.bsky.social ! Conflict, Discourse and Cognition: Political Discourse in Northern Ireland Out soon! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/conflict-...
- Reposted by Fei WongHard-right and far-right politicians now lead the polls in France, the U.K. and even Germany. Here’s how the power of populist hardliners differs across European countries 👇 🔗 politi.co/3MyT6Tp
- Reposted by Fei Wongwe've received our 501st submission for 2025 (10 more already than the total received in 2024). Is the increase in submissions driven by GenAI?? It just might be, dear reader...
- Reposted by Fei WongThis is how we do Christmas Caroling in San Diego 🌴🎄🌲 Don’t forget to spread some love.
- Reposted by Fei WongHi! Tomorrow (December 15th) is the last day to submit your #cadaad2026 presentation or poster proposal! Don't miss it ☺️ See you in Valladolid ☀️😎
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- genAI has been so omnipresent rn
- Reposted by Fei Wong🗣️📢LAST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 🗣️📢 The final deadline for abstracts for CADAAD 2026 (Universidad de Valladolid) is DECEMBER 15th, 2025. There are still twelve days left for you to send your poster and presentation proposals. And remember: you'll be sad if you miss CADAAD 😉
- Reposted by Fei Wong🗣️📢 CADAAD 2026 2nd CfP 🗣️📢 We are extending the deadline for abstracts and panel proposals! New deadline for abstracts: December 15th, 2025 New deadline for panel proposals: December 1st, 2025 Check our website for details 🙂 See you in Valladolid!
- Reposted by Fei WongHi! Happy Monday! A little update on the CfP: It is now open to (a limited number of) posters! The guidelines are: - State in the form that it is a poster. - Abstract: 300 words (references included) - Individual or co-presented - Language: English or Spanish - Deadline: 21/11/2025
- Reposted by Fei Wong🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨 we are excited to launch the Call for Papers for the Corpora and Discourse International Conference 2026. Deadline 16 November 2025. Submit your abstracts here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/cal.... Please share widely! #CADS2026
- Reposted by Fei WongSubmission guidelines: Thematic panels - We welcome proposals for thematic panels (6 individual presentations each). - Please contact the organizing committee chair (laura.filardo@uva.es) if you are interested in organising one. - Deadline: 7 November 2025.
- Reposted by Fei WongSubmission guidelines: Presentations (in-person; individually or co-presented) - Abstract: up to 300 words (including references). - Presentation: 20 minutes. - Languages: English (main conference language) or Spanish (limited number of papers) - Abstract deadline: 21 November 2025.
- Reposted by Fei Wong* Environment and environmentalism. * Mental or physical health. * Gender and sexuality. * News and (social) media analysis. * Protest and social movements.
- Reposted by Fei WongWe are happy to see abstracts of discourse analytical work from any field that looks at, among others: * Post-/de-/anti-colonialism. * Corporate and organisational communication. * Culture, cultural studies, and cultural promotion. * Education.
- Reposted by Fei WongThe conference theme also encompasses issues such as the construction of identity, space, time, politics or society. It seeks to move beyond traditional academic spaces by fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, and acknowledging the role of multilingualism.
- Reposted by Fei WongIn times of escalating of physical and symbolic conflicts, the increasing influence of social media, the rise of fake news and polarizing attitudes, it is also necessary to reflect on how Critical Discourse Scholars can address those challenges.
- Reposted by Fei WongUnder the theme Beyond Physical and Symbolic Spaces: Methods and Challenges in Critical Discourse Studies, we invite scholars to reflect on the evolution of the field and the ways in which different methodological schools address the quantitative and qualitative bridge.
- Reposted by Fei Wong🗣️📢 The call for abstracts of #cadaad2026 is out! 🗣️📢
- Reposted by Fei WongHi! Welcome to the Bluesky account of #cadaad2026! Here you will find all the updates about the conference 🙂 For more information, check our official page: shorturl.at/EVIhO
- Reposted by Fei WongPreparations for the 2026 Corpora and Discourse International Conference at Lancaster University are under way! We will be sharing information on dates for your calendars, plenary speakers, and the upcoming call for papers very soon. Follow here for updates, and please share widely! #CADS2026
- Reposted by Fei WongThe most majestic thing you will see on #bluesky today. 😇
- Reposted by Fei WongWe are delighted to have been ranked 3rd in the world for Linguistics by the QS World Subject Rankings 2025! 🔗 www.topuniversities.com/university-s... 🔗 www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
- Reposted by Fei WongLinguistics at Lancaster ranked 2nd in the UK and joint 1st for graduate prospects in the 2026 Complete University Guide. www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-table...
- Reposted by Fei WongOnce a year we take our @lancslinguistics.bsky.social MA students for a trip to the Lakes that involves a little hiking, a little climbing, a little caving and a little ice cream. Once again we were incredibly lucky with the weather and everyone had a great day out and a day off from dissertations.
- Reposted by Fei WongStill energized by last week's wonderful workshop on CDS, organised at @commmedia.bsky.social by myself and @sofialampro.bsky.social This slide from my talk with Tommaso Milani was received particularly well 😆
- Reposted by Fei WongThey're cheating themselves out of actually learning and misrepresenting the authorship of the outputs they submit (which is, you know, cheating)
- Reposted by Fei WongFloral snapshot, July, in case your brain is noisy and overloaded:
- Reposted by Fei WongWow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more. 📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
- Reposted by Fei WongAnd my personal favourite
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- Reposted by Fei WongVery happy to share that I've been accepted for funding for a Polish Science Foundation grant entitled "The discursive construction of Zionism and anti-Zionism in Jewish newspapers 1919-1930"
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- Reposted by Fei WongJaahas, onkohan mahdollista mahduttaa 20 minuutin esitelmään 29 diaa? Abstraktin review-kommentissa kehotettiin lisäämään esitykseen yksi uusi näkökulma, joten tässä tulos.
- Reposted by Fei Wong🤩 New week, new CADAAD Journal Special Issue! 🤩 “Power relations in digitally-mediated communication: Exploring inequalities, discrimination, and new forms of injustice”, edited by Marina Niceforo, Francesco Nacchia and Sole Alba Zollo. ➡️ Open Access: ugp.rug.nl/cadaad/issue...
- Reposted by Fei WongThis is happening today, @mkrzyzanowski.bsky.social is about to start his talk
- We are excited to welcome @veronikakoller.bsky.social & @mkrzyzanowski.bsky.social for the keynote event of our lecture series "TaalX: #Discourses of #Discrimination" - register to attend online/in-person 👉 sites.google.com/rug.nl/taalx2 @rug.nl
- Reposted by Fei WongWe're also starting a monthly email that promotes recent (critical) discourse publications - books & special issues only, to start with. If you would like to send info about your work to CADAAD subscribers, send the following details to: sbennett@amu.edu.pl Title Author(s) URL 100 wd synopsis
- Reposted by Fei WongCritical populism studies are flourishing, and we're curating a Bluesky starter pack featuring brilliant young minds and seasoned experts shaping the field! Dive into their groundbreaking work here 👇 go.bsky.app/NEheVTjat://did:plc:ntsnt2epvkk6ppdlk7sm3bjv/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbmyqnqzdp2i
- Reposted by Fei WongThere didn't seem to be one yet, so I created one. Please share! Reply or DM me if you'd like to be added. go.bsky.app/QJPicoqat://did:plc:h2renajhjhflb6xjkfisosne/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3laycccyeud2x
