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Research

The linguistic research ranges over language acquisition, multilingualism, comparative and theoretical phonetics and phonology, comparative and theoretical morphology and syntax, language variation and change, language comprehension, and how language is processed in the brain. 

Research in literature is concerned with a wide range of authors, from Shakespeare, through Austen and Dickens, to living writers such as Thomas Pynchon and Amitav Ghosh, as well as with theoretical approaches to literature such as new historicism, eco-criticism, gender studies, and the relations between literature and moral philosophy. 

Research in social/historical/media studies examines topics such as migration, hybridity and identity, culture and technology, ethnic conflict and nationalism, memory policy, cultural heritage and tourism, social media, film, and popular and folk music history. 

Research in international business communication ranges over theories and methods of strategic corporate communication, knowledge communication, lexicography, translation and intercultural communication needed to manage English professional communication in Danish and international companies and organisations with particular focus on business-related topics concerning the English language, business communication and the business environment.

Recent publications

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Stephan, M. (2021). Transmodern Identity Construction in Later Zadie Smith. In T. Walters (Ed.), Decoded : New Essays on Zadie Smith (pp. 53-72). Peter Lang.
Stephan, M. (2021). Transmodern Identity in Siri Hustvedt's The Blazing World. Paper presented at ESSE (15) - The European Society for the Study of English, Lyon, France.
Maier, C. D., Frandsen, F. & Johansen, W. (2021). Understanding the Arena of Smoldering Crises. Paper presented at EUPRERA 2021 ANNUAL CONGRESS, Pamplona, Spain.
Stephan, M. (2021). Unknown Depths: Utopia, Cli-Fi and The Supernatural in Nnedi Okorofor’s Lagoon. Paper presented at Utopia & Dystopia Conference, Odense, Denmark.
Christensen, K. R. & Nyvad, A. M. (2021). Vi er (stadig) vild med den her sætning! In Y. Goldshtein, I. S. Hansen & T. T. Hougaard (Eds.), 18. Møde om Udforskningen af Dansk Sprog (pp. 115-132). Institut for Kommunikation og Kultur, Aarhus Universitet. https://projekter.au.dk/fileadmin/projekter/Muds.dk/rapporter/Muds18_2_.pdf
Johansen, T. S. (2021). Virksomhedsaktivisme. In G. Agger, N. Nørgaard Kristensen, P. Jauert & K. Schrøder (Eds.), Medie- og Kommunikationsleksikon Samfundslitteratur. https://medieogkommunikationsleksikon.dk/virksomhedsaktivisme/