Janet Connor is a linguistic anthropologist and sociolinguist whose research explores how forms of listening become socially and politically meaningful, in both Norway and the Netherlands. She also teaches about and does research on multilingualism in cities. Since August 2021, she is an Assistant Professor at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics.

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Research

My research examines communicative practices as a form of liberal democratic political action, with an emphasis on different modes of listening. I am currently working on a book project based on my doctoral research, looking at how ways of listening to others has become key in imagining the future of the Norwegian welfare state. I am also beginning a new project on interactional frames, language ideological work, and forms of expertise in Dutch water governance.

In addition to these larger projects, I am part of an international project exploring urban multilingualism, and I am happy to supervise BA or MA student research in The Hague or Leiden on this topic. I have previously done work on regional and minority languages in France.

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