In this paper I lay out some of the main theoretical methodological principles that underlie a
narratives-as-practices approach and discuss three foci that emerge from current research …

Recent work on scale, chronotope and scale-making offers exciting ways for rethinking what
we often refer to as “context”. In this paper, we review these ideas pointing to how we might …

In this article we analyze the role of chronotopes in the formation and negotiation of
identities. In particular, we consider the case of a superdiverse community of practice formed …

" This book explores the notion that the construction and representation of Tudor royal power
was, in part, a textual process: a combination of verbal and visual strategies through which …

How do certain ideas and practices become socially valued in particular times and places?
Why do we see some countries as having better governance or leadership than others? In …

This chapter uses a sociolinguistic lens to examine language change and diversity in
contemporary Indonesia. Using examples from conversations, Indonesian television …

Using discursive data from Indonesia, this paper discusses a semiotic configuration we refer
to as “scalar shifters”(Goebel, Cole, & Manns, 2016) and how we see these shifters as …

More than 1,750 Nepalis leave the country every day for employment abroad; as of 2011,
8.3 per cent of the country's population lived abroad. Nepalis clean American bases in …

This chapter examines how a particular chronotopic formulation, that is inhabited by
populations of deviant civil servants or bureaucrats, 2 emerged over a relatively short period …

Memes have been described as textual forms of “(post) modern folklore”(: 5). Photos or short
videos, they highlight current cultural phenomena, and they spread exponentially through …