Departing from Crititical Discourse Studies and the sociolinguistics of pop culture, I focus on how language shapes our understanding of the world, particularly in the contexts of media, pop culture, and education. My research aims to deepen our understanding of how public discourse influences perceptions of society and the self, with the ultimate goal of fostering critical literacy skills. Having moved from a Department of Education (Early Childhood Education) to a Department of Foreign Languages (German Language and Literature), my more recent work delves into critical discourse analytical approaches to multilingualism and intercultural communication.
Current Research Projects The discursive construction of Germanness and ethnocultural stereotypes in Greek public discourses (e.g., newspapers, advertisements, films, and TV sketch comedies). Fictional representations of sociolinguistic diversity in constructing youth, gender, and ethnic/national identities. Mediatization of multilingualism