IPJLL welcomes interdisciplinary scholarship across the humanities, linguistics and the arts.
Core Areas
- Linguistics: theoretical, applied, socio-, psycho- and neurolinguistics; language structure, acquisition, use and cognition.
- Literary Studies: literary theory, comparative literature, genre studies, and analysis of individual authors or works.
- Cultural Studies: the intersection of language, literature and cultural identities.
- Translation Studies: translation theory and practice, cross-cultural communication, linguistic mediation.
- Historical Linguistics and Philology: historical development of languages and textual analysis of historical documents.
- Ethnolinguistics and Anthropological Linguistics: language, cultural practices, beliefs and social identities.
- Digital Humanities: digital tools for textual analysis and the implications of digital media.
- Educational Practices in Language and Literature: teaching innovations, curriculum development, pedagogical theory.
- Interdisciplinary Approaches: psychology, philosophy, history and the arts.
- Media Studies: adaptation of language and literature across film, television and online platforms.
- Postcolonial Studies: colonial impact on languages and literature; power, identity, resistance.
- Gender Studies and Feminist Literary Criticism: gender identity, sexuality and power in literary narratives.
- Ecocriticism: environment and ecological consciousness in literature.
- Law and Literature: legal narratives and discourse in literature.
- Psychoanalytic Criticism: psychoanalytic interpretation of literary texts.
Arts, Design & Humanities
- Fine Arts and Visual Arts: artistic practices, visual culture, creative expression, aesthetic theory.
- Liberal Arts: interdisciplinary humanistic inquiry and critical thinking.
- Photography: theory, visual narratives, documentary practice.
- Performing Arts: theatre, drama, dance and performance studies.
- Musicology: music theory, history, ethnomusicology.
- Film and Film Production: film theory, cinema studies, visual storytelling.
- Physical Education and Sports (Humanities Perspective): cultural studies of sport and embodiment.
- Museology and Curatorial Studies: museum practice, heritage preservation, exhibition narratives.
- Design; History of Art and Design; Architecture; Urban and Town Planning; Pedagogy of Arts and Design.