Kate Power is a critical discourse analyst, whose research and teaching focus on how meaning is made, identities and relationships constructed, and power wielded. Former Secretary of the International Gender and Language Association, she holds a teaching and research position at The University of Queensland, where she works across disciplines to address issues of social justice in which gender and language are key components. Her research addresses diverse academic, economic, media, organizational, and other social contexts, with particular sensitivity to gender, sexuality and sustainability.
Experience
2018–present
Lecturer, The University of Queensland
2011–2018
Instructor, University of British Columbia
Education
2019
Higher Education Academy, Fellow
2016
University of British Columbia, Certificate on Curriculum & Pedagogy in Higher Education
2011
Cambridge University, Cambridge ESOL CELTA CertificateCELTA Certificate
2010
Lancaster University, PhD in Applied Linguistics
Publications
2021
‘Sustainability’ and the performing arts: Discourse analytic evidence from Australia, Poetics
2019
Discourse analysis and austerity: Critical studies from economics and linguistics, Routledge
2019
Women in business media: A critical discourse analysis of representations of women in Forbes, Fortune and Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 2015-2017., CADAAD Journal
2017
"Church trailblazer Rev Pat Storey on Weight Watchers, caffeine and how she named her dog after former New York mayor”: Media representations of the first female Anglican Bishop in the UK and Ireland. , Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies
2017
What is a research article? Genre variability and data selection in genre research. , Journal of English for Academic Purposes
2015
Eating Words: A discourse historical analysis of the public debate over India’s 2013 National Food Security Act., On the Horizon
2014
Investigating religious ‘identity’: The promise and problem of discourse analytic methods for Religious Studies inquiries., Fieldwork in Religion
Grants and Contracts
2020
Industry Research Fellowships
Role:
Fellow
Funding Source:
Queensland Government
2018
Early Career Academic Grant
Role:
Principal investigator
Funding Source:
The University of Queensland
Professional Memberships
International Gender and Language Association
Applied Linguistics Association of Australia
Australian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association