The Multimodal Research Centre (MRC) is made up of researchers at Auckland University of Technology.
The Multimodal Research Centre (MRC) is made up of researchers at Auckland University of Technology interlinked with an extensive national and international network. Here at the centre, researchers take a broad look at communication, working with a strong theoretical background, particularly taking into consideration:
Linguistic theories from semantics, pragmatics and syntax to phonology and
17/03/2024
Huge congratulations to Jesse Pirini, our former postdoc fellow, who is one of seven recipients of the 2024 Fulbright Scholar Awards. He will research how innovative data visualization can support Indigenous development at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst and Boston).
Photo courtesy: Fulbright New Zealand
25/12/2023
Merry Christmas to all our followers, valued colleagues and friends! Have a great holiday and lovely time wherever you are.
📷: Yulia Khan
25/10/2023
Our friends at GRAPE of Universitat Jaume I in Castellón de la Plana, Spain, are organising the webinar. Attendance and participation is free, but please register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1UFpbkomNblnMs4VvLisnZrJafOq3MUa_-_vZOsW_OFW5FQ/viewform
Some excellent research from our friends and colleagues at Universitat Jaume I, GRAPE, in Spain 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
24/05/2023
Our graduate and postdoctoral fellow, Dr Tui Matelau and Ufitia Sagapolutele have recently published an article titled 'Constructing a hybrid Samoan identity through Siva Samoa in New Zealand: A multimodal (inter)action analysis of two dance rehearsals'.
Sincere congratulations to both - what a wonderful and important research!
Read more about their work here: https://doi.org/10.1515/mc-2023-0008
05/05/2023
Edgar Bernad our former visiting scholar, now Assistant Professor at Universitat Jaume I, Spain, has recently published an article titled 'Multimodal (inter)action analysis for the study of lectures: Active and passive uses of metadiscourse'.
https://doi.org/10.1515/mc-2023-0007
Huge congratulations, Edgar, and our warmest regards to all members of GRAPE at UJI!
02/12/2022
Some wisdom from our tangata whenua (people of the land, the indigenous people of Aotearoa NZ). As the end of year is approaching, perhaps we should take a moment to reflect upon our achievements, express gratitude to each other for all the support over the years, and take heart.
Kia kaha (stay strong)! 💚
Und Sigrid, vielen herzlichen Dank! 💙
Photo credits: Yulia Khan and altLAB
15/08/2021
Happy birthday to our former postdoctoral fellow and now senior lecturer at Vic Uni, Jesse Pirini!
