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I’m a linguist working in the field of sociolinguistics and lexicography with the focus on how gender and sexuality are manifested in the language we use in our everyday lives. Apart from information on my qualifications and academic activity, this site provides some links to resources of interest to those with similar research pursuits.

Speaking at the 57th IATEFL Conference in Brighton!

February 5, 2024|

Speaking at the 57th IATEFL Conference in Brighton! I am thrilled to share that my talk proposal has been accepted for the upcoming 57th International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign [...]

  • Łukasz Pakuła gender and sexuality in the neoliberal university

Gender and Sexuality in the Neoliberal University Conference

July 23, 2021|

Gender and Sexuality in the Neoliberal University Conference This year has been different for all of us. Most academic conferences moved online and fared pretty well there. Although, I must admit that self-identifying as [...]

  • Linguistic Perspectives on Sexuality in Education: Representations, Constructions and Negotiations

This journey is over… or is it just the beginning? 

March 24, 2021|

This journey is over... or is it just the beginning?  And it’s out! A collective effort to introduce a wholistic linguistic perspective to the study of sexuality in educational contexts Linguistic Perspectives on [...]

Hot off the press: LGBT issues at Polish universities

March 5, 2021|

Hot off the press: LGBT issues at Polish universities I'm thrilled to bits to announce that a paper I wrote jointly with my amazing collaborator, Joanna Chojnicka, is now out! When the obligation to [...]

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New book out soon!

November 10, 2020|

New book out soon! It's been an immensely educational, intelectually stimulating and -- most importantly -- exciting journey! Yes, my edited collection, Linguistic Perspectives on Sexuality in Education: Representations, Constructions and Negotiations, is in [...]

  • Gender and Language journal

Gender and Language Editorial Board membership

February 13, 2020|

Gender and Language Editorial Board membership The new Editorial Board for Gender and Language is up and running. Among its members, you'll find me as well. I'm honoured, humbled and delighted at the same time [...]

  • Lavender Linguistics (Gothenburg)

Lavender Linguistics (Gothenburg) and SLE (Leipzig)

August 25, 2019|

Lavender Linguistics (Gothenburg) and SLE (Leipzig),  Lavender Languages and Linguistics is a must-go for every language and sexuality scholar. For a variety of reasons, annual conference travels might prove untaneable for everyone. Fortunately, papers [...]

  • 3rd Days of Antidiscrimination, Poznań (Poland)

3rd Days of Antidiscrimination, Poznań (Poland)

April 2, 2019|

3rd Days of Antidiscrimination, Poznań (Poland) 2019 has been somewhat quiet in terms of active conference participation -- the three talks I'm poppoing into my CV were delivered by my wonderful collaborator, Joanna [...]

  • Institute od Education (UCL), London (UK)

Institute od Education (UCL), London (UK)

March 16, 2019|

Institute od Education (UCL), London (UK) Oldie but goodie? Time goes by and the British Council report is getting older and older -- but does it follow it's less relevant than it used [...]

  • Colloquium BAAL York

BAAL, York (UK)

September 8, 2018|

BAAL, York (UK)  2018 is slowly coming to an end. It’s been an extremely intensive, at times even overwhelming time, but a fruitful one at that! Apart from the Vienna conference (see below) [...]

  • gender and sexuality in english language education: focus on Poland

Reviews of our British Council book

June 2, 2018|

Reviews of our British Council book Time flies! It's already 3 years since Gender and Sexuality in English Language Education: Focus on Poland came out! As Google Scholar citations might suggest, this publication is receiving [...]

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Symposium in Vienna

March 24, 2018|

Symposium in Vienna Late March 2018, Vienna witnessed yet another symposium on Slavonic linguistics organised by dr Dennis Scheller-Boltz on the stunningly beautiful Wirtschaftsuniversitaet campus, this time with the leitmotif Language Policies in the Light of Anti-Discrimination [...]

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Lavender Languages & Linguistics 24 in Nottingham

April 30, 2017|

Lavender Languages & Linguistics 24 in Nottingham Organised for the very first time outside Washington DC, Lavender Linguistics and Languages 24th Conference, gathered a multitude of researchers from numerous disciplines at the beauttiful Nottingham [...]

  • Łukasz Pakuła and Rosamund Moon

10th BAAL LGaS SIG event: Language, Discrimination and Conflict

April 24, 2017|

10th BAAL LGaS SIG event: Language, Discrimination and Conflict Nottingham University stood out on the map of sociolinguistic events in April 2017. Not only did it host the unique confernece on nonheteronormativities and [...]

  • The ideology of gender: Polish struggles

The ideology of gender: Polish struggles

February 20, 2016|

The ideology of gender: Polish struggles  Grandfather sitting in an armchair. Smoking a pipe. The rest of the family scattered around the room. It’s 2014 and compilation of the first state-funded Primary School [...]

  • Gender Representation in Learning Materials: International Perspectives

New book on gender and Education!

September 12, 2015|

New book on gender and Education! Gender Representation in Learning Materials: International Perspectives edited by Abolaji S. Mustapha, Sara Mills is out now! Among many fascinating articles, the book also features a chapter I co-authored: [...]

  • British Council report

British Council report out soon!

August 15, 2015|

British Council report out soon! Together with other members of the project team, we haven’t been idle for the past two years! Lots of presentations some papers and — most importantly — the [...]