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Felix Benjamin Tripps is a researcher and doctoral candidate at the University of Siegen, affiliated with the Department of German Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. He works as a research assistant at the Chair of Socio- and Discourse Linguistics, focusing on strategic communication, political discourse, and corpus-based legal linguistics. He is actively involved in teaching and research projects such as the Discourse Monitor and digGer|net.
Research Interests:
- Discourse and socio-linguistics
- Strategic and political communication
- Legal and media discourse analysis
- Corpus linguistics in law
- Risk and threat discourse in public security
- Argumentation and media analysis
His recent publications and workshops highlight a strong focus on the linguistic mechanisms of power, ideology, and public debate, particularly in digital and political contexts. He has contributed to understanding how terms like 'threat,' 'danger,' and 'businesslike' are strategically deployed in legal and media discourses.
Scientific Contributions:
- Co-editor of Corpus Linguistics in Law (2022)
- Author of Politicization of Everyday Life (2024)
- Developer of the Discourse Monitor platform
- Active participant in national workshops and summer schools on discourse analysis
Tripps advises student researchers and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams. He has been involved in externally funded projects such as digGer|net (OER in German Studies) and has presented at institutions including Heidelberg University and Ruhr University Bochum. His work bridges academic research with public discourse intervention.
He is a member of the Research Group Discourse Monitor and Discourse Intervention and the Academy for Participatory Communication (diskursiv). His research is grounded in empirical, corpus-driven methodologies and critical discourse analysis.
