Dimitris Serafis

Dimitris Serafis is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen, specializing in (multimodal) critical discourse studies, social semiotics, and argumentation theory. His research focuses on racism, hate speech, populism, and authoritarianism in crisis contexts, particularly in Europe and Greece. He holds editorial roles at journals such as CADAAD Journal, Argumentation, and Journal of Argumentation in Context.

His interdisciplinary work bridges linguistics, communication studies, and social sciences. Recent studies examine soft hate speech, right-wing discourse on refugees, and media portrayals of crises. He is the author of Authoritarianism on the Front Page: Multimodal discourse and argumentation in times of multiple crises in Greece (2023).

His research contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals addressing inequality and social justice. He actively organizes academic events on hate speech and multimodal argumentation, reflecting his commitment to critical discourse analysis across disciplines.