Marina Matytsyna to Give a Plenary Talk on the Representation of Immigrants in English-Language Discourse
Last updated: Thursday, November 12, 2026
How have recent political changes in Europe shaped the way immigrants are talked and written about? This question will be the focus of a plenary talk at the 7th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Current Issues in Linguistics and Professional Language Education: Trends and Prospects” at Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
The talk will be given by Marina Stanislavovna Matytsyna, Doctor of Science in Philology, Associate Professor, and Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at Lipetsk State Technical University.
Plenary Talk
“From ‘Exclusion’ to ‘Inclusion’ and Back Again: The Representation of Immigrants in Critical Discourse Studies”
Marina Stanislavovna Matytsyna, Doctor of Science in Philology, Associate Professor, and Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at Lipetsk State Technical University
Professor Matytsyna will examine contemporary English-language discourse on immigration in the context of recent political changes in Europe. Drawing on specific examples, she will identify the defining features of this discourse and show how immigrants are represented within it.
The study uses critical discourse analysis, which treats discourse as a form of social interaction. This approach helps explain how ideology shapes both what is said about immigration and how it is said, and how patterns of inclusion and exclusion are expressed through language.
We invite educators, researchers, and linguistics specialists to join the conference and discuss how language shapes perceptions of immigration.