dr. Max Spotti

Expertise

1) asylum 2.0 and the implication of the internet for the process of asylum seeking practices and the politics of suspicion

2) the institutional responses to super-diversity in urban and non-urban spaces across Europe

3) language, identity and super-diversity in regular primary school classrooms and classrooms for the reception of young third country nationals.

4) e-citizenship apprenticeship, e-inclusion/exclusion through CEFR based applied assessment in the L2 classroom.

Teaching

Language Globalisation and Superdiversity (MA)

Advancements in Ethnography (MA Res)

The Sociolinguistics of Globalisation (MA Res)

Research Methodology: Interviewing Techniques and Ethnographic Fieldwork (MA)

Discourse and Media Theory (BA)

Digital Literacies (BA)

Doing Research: Skills (BA)

Master thesis circle MCD: Superdiversity and practices of Integration

Courses

• Research Skills: Using digital literacies
• Doing Research: Ethnography
• Urgent Media Topic: Climate Change
• Digital Literacies
• Research Skills: Anthropology and Fieldwork

Collaboration

http://incolas.eu/

http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/cms/nl/

http://www.mmg.mpg.de/departments/socio-cultural-diversity/

Highlights

Spotti, M. (2018). "It's all about naming things right": The Paradox of Web Truths in the Belgian Asylum-Seeking Procedure. In: Gill, N. & A. Good (eds.) Asylum Determination in Europe - Ethnographic Perspectives. London: Palgrave, 69-90

Garcia, O., Flores, N. & M. Spotti (2017) (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Language and Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Arnaut, K. M. Sif Karrebaek, J. Blommaert & M. Spotti (2017) (eds.) Engaging Superdiversity: Recombining Spaces, Times and Language Practices. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

Arnaut, K. & M. Spotti (2015) Superdiversity Discourse. The International Encyclopedia of Language and Social Interaction. Wiley-Blackwell. DOI: 10.1002/9781118611463.wbielsi13.

Spotti, M. (2011). Ideologies of Success for Superdiverse Citizens: the Dutch Testing Regime for Integration and the Online Private Sector. In: Blommaert, J. Rampton, B. & M. Spotti (Eds.) Language and Superdiversity - Special issue of Diversities Journal Vol.13 (2), 39 - 52. Max Plank/UNESCO.

Recent publications

1. Religion, Nationalism, And ‘Western’ Hate - The Covid-19 Crisis Expla…

   de Ruiter, J. J., Spotti, M., & Vdovychenko, N. (2023). Religion, Nationalism, And ‘Western’ Hate: The Covid-19 Crisis Explained In Russian-Speaking And Arab-Islamic Regions. Rozenberg Quarterly, 1-8. https://rozenbergquarterly.com/religion-nationalism-and-western-hate-the-covid-19-crisis-explained-in-russian-speaking-and-arab-islamic-regions/

2. Lesmodule Superdiversiteit voor Kinderen

   Aarts, R. (Author), Spotti, M. (Author), & Swanenberg, J. (Author). (2022). Lesmodule Superdiversiteit voor Kinderen. Web publication/site, Tilburg University. https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl/onderwijs/junior/junior-kennisbank/superdiversiteit

3. Enregistering the pandemic into Russianness

   Spotti, M., de Ruiter, J. J., & Vdovychenko, N. (2022). Enregistering the pandemic into Russianness. Manuscript submitted for publication. In 9th European Conference on Social Media: Conference Proceedings (pp. 1-9)

4. Language policies and the politics of language practices - Essays in …

   Spotti, M., Swanenberg, J., & Blommaert, J. (2022). Language policies and the politics of language practices: Essays in honour of Sjaak Kroon. Springer International.

5. Sociolinguistics and Superdiversity - Innovations and Challenges at t…

   Spotti, M., & Blommaert, J. (Accepted/In press). Sociolinguistics and Superdiversity: Innovations and Challenges at the online - offline nexus. In S. Vertovec, F. Messner, & N. Sigona (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Superdiversity (pp. 1). [31] Oxford University Press.