Elise Westin
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Humanities
Faculty of Arts
Elise Westin's research examines how narratives are constructed within survivor testimony and how they relate to the construction of a collective identity among survivors and future generations.
Elise is currently a PhD Candidate at The University of Adelaide, writing a dissertation on the development of Holodomor discourse in the West and how it has impacted on the construction of identities in the Ukrainian diaspora. My research interests have been driven by a curiosity surrounding the ways in which language can motivate, shape and drive social movements and collective identities. My approach is cross-disciplinary, incorporating linguistic, cultural, literary and anthropological theories. I currently teach at the University of Adelaide and my most recent publication was Text-Based Research and Teaching: A Social Semiotic Perspective on Language in Use, co-edited with Dr Peter Mickan.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2020 Course Coordinator + Lecturer Adelaide Institute of Higher Education 2017 Writing Mentor The University of Adelaide 2013 - 2015 Senior Editor Tongues Magazine -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review French Can read, write, speak and understand spoken Polish Can read and write Russian Can read and write Spanish; Castilian Can read, write, speak and understand spoken Ukrainian Can read and write -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2012 - 2015 University of Adelaide Australia Master of Arts 2007 - 2011 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Development Studies (Honours in Anthropology) 2007 - 2010 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of International Studies -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2019 Febrianti, Y., Westin, E., Vu, T., & Yang, J. (2019). Non-native and native speakers’ casual conversations: A comparative study of involvement and humour. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 27(3), 1525-1540. -
Books
Year Citation 2017 Lopez, E., & Mickan, P. (Eds.) (2017). Text-Based Research and Teaching: A Social Semiotic Perspective on Language in Use.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2015 Lopez, E. (2015). The Couple in the Woods: Fragments of a Memoir. In H. Scheuerer (Ed.), Kindling Volume II (pp. 1-11). Sydney: Writer's Edit Press. 2015 Lopez, E. (2015). A study of emic proportions: contextualising phraseological false friends. In J. Szerszunowicz, B. Nowowiejski, P. Ishida, & K. Yagi (Eds.), Intercontinental Dialogue on Phraseology 3: Linguo-Cultural Research on Phraseology (Vol. 3, pp. 197-210). Bialystok: University of Bialystok.
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Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC) Research Grant |
2019 |
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Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC) Fellowship to attend the Genocide and Human Rights University Program in Toronto |
2019
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Elise works at The Writing Centre, where she teaches students one-on-one and in groups, develops teaching materials for preparation for students undertaking the LANTITE test, and helps students from different linguistic backgrounds to improve their English.
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2017 - ongoing Member LCNAU (Languages & Cultures Network for Australian Universities) Australia 2017 - 2018 Member International Systemic Functional Linguistics Association — 2017 - ongoing Member ASFLA (Australian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association) Australia
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