Language and Identity in the University

Exploring Marginality and Liminality in Higher Education

Edited by Yolanda Cerda Edited by Jules Winchester

Book cover: Language and Identity in the University

Hardback (Published)

(March 2026)

ISBN: 9781804131862

6.14 x 9.21 inches

Price: $120.00

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(March 2026)

ISBN: 9781804131886

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This book is an exploration of the relationship between language(s) and identities in the University, and what this relationship reveals about marginality and liminality in Higher Education.


Language and Identity in the University is an exploration of the relationship between language and the construction of identities in Higher Education contexts and what this relationship reveals about marginality and liminality. Bringing together studies by researchers and practitioners around the globe, chapters analyse real-world issues and consider how universities as monolingual or plurilingual spaces impact the types of identities available to academics and students. The book is underpinned by an ethos of diversity, seeking to reflect and give voice to liminal and marginal communities.

Introduction Jules Winchester
DOI: 10.47788/XIMF4847
1. Contested hybridities and powerful selves: becoming multilingual at the margins of the STEM curriculum Iria González-Becerra
DOI: 10.47788/GZWV7506
2. Migration, mobility, and multilingual identity: a critical realist perspective on the evolving language repertoire of an undergraduate language student Sibylle Ratz
DOI: 10.47788/QCNN7174
3. Developing ‘fragile’ academic identities in HE: a discursive psychological analysis of identity positioning in tutor feedback on essay writing Neil McLean
DOI: 10.47788/BIUO4382
4. Deaf academics in the university in the UK Dai O’Brien
DOI: 10.47788/EKSS1706
5. The negotiation of EMI professional identities: tensions between self-inhabited and other-ascribed positionings Balbina Moncada-Comas
DOI: 10.47788/GZCF8466
6. From French to English: shifting academic identities and liminal spaces in Algerian higher education Souad Boumechaal and Judith Hanks
DOI: 10.47788/QXRH3866
7. ‘Not hired, but hosted’: the identities of displaced academics in UK HE institutions Michael Beaney
DOI: 10.47788/PNLW9851
8. Identity in the online linguistic landscape of Midwestern Hispanic-Serving Institutions Richard W. Hallett and Brooke Mullins
DOI: 10.47788/AKXW6368
9. Digital transformation discourse: a critical analysis of the representation of educators and social relations in a case study university Michelle Evans
DOI: 10.47788/DIXN1142
Conclusion: Language and identities in higher education: implications and recommendations Yolanda Cerdá
DOI: 10.47788/ZMNS7360

  • Edited by Yolanda Cerda
  • Edited by Jules Winchester