معرفی
Giuliana Ferri is a Lecturer (equivalent to Associate Professor internally) in Language and Intercultural Communication at the UCL Institute of Education, University College London, based in the Department of Culture, Communication and Media. She is also a core member of the International Centre of Intercultural Studies and the Applied Linguistics Centre at UCL IOE, and an affiliated member of the Gender and Feminism Research Network.
Education
- PhD – University College London, London, United Kingdom
Research Interests
Dr Ferri’s research concentrates on three interlocking strands: critical intercultural communication, language ideology and language & identity. More specifically, she interrogates intercultural ethics and education, the philosophy of intercultural difference, language ideologies, the interplay of language, culture and identity, and the discourse of neoliberal feminism. Her work is explicitly framed by critical, feminist and decolonial theories, seeking to expose and transform intersecting inequalities within and beyond educational contexts.
Across her recent publications she has examined how artificial intelligence is reshaping intercultural ethics, how student perceptions of English accents reflect broader ideologies in multilingual universities, and how higher education can be decolonised through radical rethinking of interculturality. Collectively, her scholarship pushes the field toward post-human, rhizomatic and ethical paradigms that move beyond essentialist notions of culture and otherness.
Professional Service & Awards
- Editorial Board Member, Language and Intercultural Communication (Taylor & Francis)
- Secretary, BAAL Special Interest Group in Intercultural Communication
- External Examiner, MA Intercultural Communication, University of Edinburgh (2023–present)
- Consultant, Multilingual Education Advisory Group, British Council India (2024)
Teaching, Supervision & Outreach
Dr Ferri teaches and convenes modules on Intercultural Education and Language and Identity for MA programmes in Applied Linguistics/TESOL and Intercultural Communication. She supervises numerous doctoral candidates in critical applied linguistics, intercultural studies and education. Beyond UCL, she delivers keynotes and guest lectures worldwide—from Lisbon to Beijing—on decolonising interculturality and feminist language pedagogies.
Laboratories & Networks
She is an active member of the International Centre of Intercultural Studies and the Applied Linguistics Centre at UCL IOE, and participates in the university-wide Gender and Feminism Research Network, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration for social justice-oriented research.
