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Takwatsin / Xtaan: Writing Born in the Community

September 4, 2026 • santi

Carla Amorós-Negre is a tenured professor of General Linguistics at the University of Salamanca and focuses primarily on research in sociolinguistics, […]

We want to congratulate our colleague, Virginia Unamuno, awarded with the IPrA Social Impact Award

September 4, 2026 • santi

We at the MIRCo-UAM Center would like to congratulate our colleague Virginia Unamuno, who recently received the IPrA Social Impact Award, awarded […]

The call for proposals for the 8th EDiSo Symposium (June 9–11, 2027) is now open

July 14, 2026 • santi

On June 9th, 10th, and 11th, 2027, the 8th EDiSo Symposium: Linguistic-Discursive (Dis)memorization will take place at the School of Philology at […]

The article “Artes para la re(ex/s)istencia Musicares desde Chiapas” has been published as part of the ReDes_Ling project

July 14, 2026 • santi

MIRCo member María Luisa de la Garza (UNICACH), together with Miriam Rosas (UNICACH), have published the article Artes para la re(ex/s)istencia […]

Guided tour to Valle de Cuelgamuros, MIRCo-UAM

July 14, 2026 • Edith Muleiro Smoyer

Edith Muleiro Smoyer is a linguistic anthropologist and member of MIRCo, she graduated from the Publicly Oriented Anthropology Program in […]

Luisa M. Rojo, Director of MIRCo, was interviewed for the program “Un idioma sin fronteras” with Ángela Núñez

July 13, 2026 • santi

Last Saturday, July 11th, Radio Nacional (RNE)’s program Un idioma sin fronteras aired an interview conducted by Ángela Núñez with Luisa M. […]

The Redes_Ling project is launching its social media accounts and new website!

July 13, 2026 • santi

After several years of activity, the ReDes_Ling project: Resisting Linguistic Inequality (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Grant Agreement No. 101131469) is launching […]

The I International Forum on Linguistic Inequality: Languages, Discourse, and Society took place last July 7th and 8th at the National University of San Martín (Argentina)

July 6, 2026 • santi

The I International Forum on Linguistic Inequality: Languages, Discourse, and Society took place last July 7th and 8th at the National University […]

We are sharing the recording of the webinar “Regenerating Spaces, Transforming Experiences: Ethnography and Communication in Higher Education in the United Kingdom,” organized by ENALLT-UNAM

July 2, 2026 • santi

Last June 25th, the webinar “Regenerating Spaces, Transforming Experiences: Ethnography and Communication in Higher Education in the United Kingdom” was […]

What Was the Language Policy Under Franco’s Regime? Linguistic repression and Resistance on the “Atado y Bien Atado” Podcast

June 26, 2026 • santi

On June 13th, a new episode of the podcast “Atado y Bien Atado” was recorded at La Corrala de la […]

The UAM is offering a new university-administered certificate program: the Diploma of Experts in Romani Studies in the Spanish Context

June 12, 2026 • santi

The Faculty of Philosophy and Letters at the Autonomous University has created a new Expert Diploma in Romani Studies in […]

The Geopolitics of Superman

June 11, 2026 • santi

We publish now Óscar García Agustín’s contribution on the MIRCo blog. Óscar is a professor in the Department of Culture […]

We are sharing the infographics from the Xarxa BCN Antirumors to help identify racism and xenophobia in the media

June 8, 2026 • santi

Below is a report on the release of infographics designed to identify hate speech and xenophobia in the media, created […]

You can now listen to the audio recordings from the “Spoken Word” recital held on May 14!

June 2, 2026 • santi

On May 14th, at 12:30 PM, an end-of-year celebration featuring a spoken-word poetry session (slam poetry, performance, expanded poetry, among […]

The new episode of the “Atado y Bien Atado” podcast, “Así no se habla,” is now available on all platforms

May 29, 2026 • santi

On June 13, the new episode of the “Atado y Bien Atado” podcast from eldiario.es was recorded. This time, the […]

The recording of Stephen Marlett’s lecture at UAM is now available on YouTube

May 19, 2026 • santi

On March 16th, the Department of General Linguistics at the Faculty of Philosophy and Languages, in collaboration with the MIRCo-UAM […]

The presentation by MIRCo guest researcher Carlos Bem Gonçalves is available to watch online

May 11, 2026 • santi

Last May 21st, MIRCo-UAM hosted a lecture by its visiting scholar, Carlos Bem Gonçalves, a postdoctoral researcher at the Federal […]

Language Day 2026 Chronicle

April 30, 2026 • santi

On April 28, we celebrated International Mother Language Day 2026 in the central hallway of the Faculty of Philosophy and […]

Sloganization: the pleasure of letting others think for us

April 24, 2026 • Sonia Madrid Cánovas

Sonia Madrid Cánovas is a Tenured Professor of General Linguistics in the Department of Spanish Language and General Linguistics at […]

Linguist Yásnaya Elena A. Gil invites us to reflect on languages in the latest episode of Reina Sofía Radio

April 20, 2026 • santi

Yásnaya Elena A. Gil has participated, in collaboration with the Reina Sofía National Art Museum, in the recording of the […]

Language as a mechanism of resistance: Slang, antilanguage and survival: what the language of the margins reveals

April 13, 2026 • Luisa Martín Rojo

This article was written by Luisa Martín Rojo, MIRCo-UAM Director, in the 21st issue of La voz del patio, the […]

The II Conference on Democracy, Media and Political Discourse took place on April 8th, 9th and 10th

March 20, 2026 • santi

Last April 18th, 19th and 20th, the Second Edition of the Conferences on Democracy, Media and Political Discourse, organized by the research […]

Using the FARO App: the Project’s Visit to Rome

March 13, 2026 • santi

The FARO app is now available to download in Google Play and App Store! Developed by MIRCo researchers under the […]

Do not miss the next episodes of the “Atado y Bien Atado” Podcast!

March 11, 2026 • santi

As part of the activities of “Atado y Bien Atado”, eldiario.es is leading a live podcast to discuss different topics […]

Queer (socio)linguistics: What is it? How is it done? Does it really exist?

March 6, 2026 • Daniel Amarelo

Daniel Amarelo is a professor and researcher on Sociolinguistics, LGBTIQ Studies and Galician/Portuguese at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) […]

“La poesía de las lenguas”: Video Fragments from Mario Obrero at UAM

February 26, 2026 • santi

Last Thursday, March 5th, we organized an event with the young poet Mario Obrero, in the Conference Hall at the […]

The recording of the “Innovation Coffee” (MIRCo-UAM) from last March 5th is now available

February 11, 2026 • santi

Last March 5th, the MIRCo-UAM Center and the UAM Foundation (FUAM) co-hosted the Innovation Coffee “Debating language and social inequality”, […]

We offer the new FARO-CIVIS app, available for free download

February 10, 2026 • santi

Do you want to know and study the contributions different minorities did to the collective culture? Do you want to […]

Dis/Enabling the linguistic land- and soundscape of a train station

February 6, 2026 • Philippe Humbert

This article is an external collaboration by Philippe Humbert, a sociolinguist and senior researcher at the Institute of Multilingualism of […]

On February 12th and 13th, the MIRCo Center celebrated a seminar of the Discourse and Political Action Group

February 5, 2026 • santi

Last February 12th (from 4PM to 6PM) and 13th (10AM to noon), the Discourse and Political Action Group of the […]

Review of the new Book by Beatriz Gallardo Paúls: “Dejemos de hablar (solo) del clima. El discurso sobre el cambio climático y la transición ecológica” (2026, Ediciones Complutense)

February 2, 2026 • Beatriz Gallardo Paúls

One of the conclusions of Beatriz Gallardo Paúls’ new book, Dejemos de hablar (solo) del clima (Let’s stop talking (just) about the […]

The presentation of the book “Lenguas extintas” took place last February 4th, at UAM

January 30, 2026 • santi

Roberto Elvira Mathez presented his poem book Lenguas Extintas (Visor) at UAM, a search and evocation on the languages that […]

Lang may yer lum reek! In memory of Deborah Cameron

January 27, 2026 • Teresa Moure

The Writer and Linguist Teresa Moure bids her Farewell to Deborah Cameron. Teresa Moure is a Tenured professor of General […]

Critical and creative explorations of the languages that shape our lives

January 14, 2026 • santi

Languages We Live By, by Katrin Ahlgren and Clara Molina, has just been published in Multilingual Matters’ Writing Without Borders […]

The Murcian Variety and Humor: A Model of Unintelligibility? (II)

January 14, 2026 • Pedro Fernández Riquelme

Pedro Fernández Riquelme publishes in MIRCo blog the second of the two parts of his article The Murcian Variety and Humor: A Model […]

We present the Memory Maps, an “Atado y Bien Atado” Initiative

January 8, 2026 • santi

Between October and December last year, the MIRCo center, along with entities such as Verso, Viento Sur, the Rose Luxembourg […]

MIRCo Bibliography on Linguistic Landscapes

December 19, 2025 • santi

The MIRCo Center has gathered all the bibliography made by our researchers on linguistic landscapes. You may download it here:

MIRCo’s General Assembly: Results and Lessons

November 28, 2025 • santi

Last November 11th, the Annual General Assembly of Research Center MIRCo-UAM took place, thought of as the center’s main space […]

Impact of the International Seminar: Atado y Bien Atado. The End of Dictatorships in Southern Europe

November 21, 2025 • santi

The MIRCo Centre, in collaboration with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and other institutions, has organized the International Seminar: Atado y […]

Statement on the passing of Louis-Jean Calvet

November 14, 2025 • Adil Moustaoui

Last October 29th, Louis-Jean Calvet, passed away. He was a Tunisian-born sociolinguist (Tunis, 1942), where he lived until he was […]

The monographic “In search of sociolinguistic justice: mobilizing transformative agency through action-research” is published

November 12, 2025 • santi

In November 2025, the publishing of the monographic In search of sociolinguistic justice: Mobilizing transformative agency through action research was completed. It […]

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