Overview
Background
Sol's research interests include: (Critical) Discourse Analysis, Trauma and Memory Studies, Perceived Discrimination, Critical Translation Studies, Decolonial Thought.
Sol is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland in Australia. She teaches language, literature, and cultural studies courses. Sol’s research interests include memory and trauma studies, everyday discourses of discrimination, and Decolonial Thought. Sol has over 50 publications, including four books, one co-edited book, and five books as a translator. Her work has appeared in journals such as Social Semiotics, Critical Discourse Studies, Memory Studies, Journal of Pragmatics, Languages in Contrast, Babel, Delaware Review of Latin American Studies, and JILAR among others. Her co-authored historical Graphic Memoir Historias Clandestinas (2014) had a second edition in 2023 and is currently being made into a film. The English version of the graphic novel was published in 2023 in the U.S.
Availability
- Dr Sol Rojas-Lizana is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Cape Town
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of Cape Town
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Discourse Studies
Discourse Analysis from a decolonial perspective using tools from Critical Discourse Analysis and Discursive Psychology.
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Memory and Trauma Studies
Sites of Memory, Digital Memory Studies
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Perceived Discrimination
Perceived Discrimination in the field of Discourse Analysis is the study of discourse from the perspective of the victims of discrimination. Qualitative analysis of open ended interviews are used as data.
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Critical Translation Studies
The phenomenon of manipulation and censorship in translations Spanish-English-Spanish. The translation of Decolonial Thought.
Works
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2020
Book Chapter
Acknowledging trauma in a global context: narrative, memory and place
Hubbell, Amy L., Rojas-Lizana, Sol , Akagawa, Natsuko and Pohlman, Annie (2020). Acknowledging trauma in a global context: narrative, memory and place. Places of traumatic memory: a global context. (pp. 1-12) edited by Amy Lynn Hubbell, Natsuko Akagawa, Sol Rojas-Lizana and Annie Pohlman. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-52056-4_1
2020
Book Chapter
The visitor’s gaze in the museum of memory and human rights in Chile
Rojas-Lizana, Sol (2020). The visitor’s gaze in the museum of memory and human rights in Chile. Places of traumatic memory. (pp. 83-106) Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-52056-4_5
2020
Book
Places of traumatic memory: a global context
Amy Lynn Hubbell, Natsuko Akagawa, Sol Rojas-Lizana and Annie Pohlman eds. (2020). Places of traumatic memory: a global context. Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies, Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-52056-4
2020
Book Chapter
Preface
Hubbell, Amy L., Akagawa, Natsuko, Rojas-Lizana, Sol and Pohlman, Annie (2020). Preface. Places of Traumatic Memory: A Global Context. (pp. v-vi) edited by Amy L. Hubbell, Natsuko Akagawa, Sol Rojas-Lizana and Annie Pohlman. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-52056-4
2019
Journal Article
‘Changes’ to the new Japanese-Language Proficiency Test: Newly emerged language policies for non-Japanese and Japanese citizens
Niveri, Roxanne Lizelle and Rojas-Lizana, Sol (2019). ‘Changes’ to the new Japanese-Language Proficiency Test: Newly emerged language policies for non-Japanese and Japanese citizens. electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies (ejcjs), 19 (3) 8.
2019
Journal Article
Aging and migration: the value of familism for Spanish speakers
Cordella, Marisa and Rojas-Lizana, Sol (2019). Aging and migration: the value of familism for Spanish speakers. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 35 (1), 99-109. doi: 10.1007/s10823-019-09389-1
2019
Book Chapter
Citizen voices in the visitor book of the Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Chile
Rojas-Lizana, Sol (2019). Citizen voices in the visitor book of the Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Chile. Ottawa Hispanic Studies 28: An open dialogue on democracy and citizen empowerment in the Latin-American context: Our voices. (pp. 17-40) edited by Ana M. Fernandez. Ottawa, Canada: Alter/Lugar Comun.
2018
Journal Article
"Kiss me on the lips, for I love you," Over A Century of Heterosexism in the Spanish Translation of Oscar Wilde
Rojas-Lizana, Sol, Tolton, Laura and Hannah, Emily (2018). "Kiss me on the lips, for I love you," Over A Century of Heterosexism in the Spanish Translation of Oscar Wilde. International Journal of Comparative Literature & Translation Studies, 6 (2) 2, 9-18. doi: 10.7575/aiac.ijclts.v.6n.2p.9
2017
Journal Article
The indigenous concept of Vivir Bien in the Bolivian legal field: a decolonial proposal
Dolhare, Maria Itati and Rojas-Lizana, Sol (2017). The indigenous concept of Vivir Bien in the Bolivian legal field: a decolonial proposal. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 47 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.1017/jie.2017.31
2017
Book Chapter
Who is asking the questions? Using co-constructed interviews in the study of perceived discrimination from a discourse analytical perspective
Rojas-Lizana, Sol (2017). Who is asking the questions? Using co-constructed interviews in the study of perceived discrimination from a discourse analytical perspective. Narrative research in practice: stories from the field. (pp. 159-181) edited by Rachael Dwyer, Ian Davis and elke emerald. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-1579-3_8
2016
Journal Article
The pragmatics of legal advice services in a community legal centre in Australia: domination or facilitation?
Dieckmann, Cristy and Isolda Rojas-Lizana (2016). The pragmatics of legal advice services in a community legal centre in Australia: domination or facilitation?. The International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, 23 (2), 167-193. doi: 10.1558/ijsll.v23i2.20291
2015
Journal Article
“A very big thank you to…”: Letters of gratitude in local newspapers from Australia and Chile
Rojas-Lizana, Isolda (2015). “A very big thank you to…”: Letters of gratitude in local newspapers from Australia and Chile. Languages in Contrast, 15 (2), 251-279. doi: 10.1075/lic.15.2.05roj
2015
Journal Article
Promotional discourse in the websites of two Australian universities: a discourse analytic approach
Hoang, Thi Van Yen and Rojas-Lizana, Isolda (2015). Promotional discourse in the websites of two Australian universities: a discourse analytic approach. Cogent Education, 2 (1) 1011488, 1-19. doi: 10.1080/2331186X.2015.1011488
2014
Journal Article
Seguridad cultural para las madres indigenas mesoamericanas. Una exploracion de las Epistemologias del sur con el Códice florentino como guia
Reid, Alison and Rojas-Lizana, Isolda (2014). Seguridad cultural para las madres indigenas mesoamericanas. Una exploracion de las Epistemologias del sur con el Códice florentino como guia. Delaware Review of Latin American Studies, 15 (2).
2014
Journal Article
Mental illness, dementia and family in China, by Guy Ramsay
Rojas-Lizana, Isolda (2014). Mental illness, dementia and family in China, by Guy Ramsay. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, 1-2. doi: 10.1080/17542863.2014.894544
2014
Other Outputs
Historias clandestinas
Rojas Lizana, Ariel and Rojas Lizana, Sol (2014). Historias clandestinas. Santiago, Chile: LOM Ediciones.
2014
Journal Article
Perceived discrimination in LGBTIQ discourse from Australia: a typology of verbal discrimination
Rojas-Lizana, Isolda (2014). Perceived discrimination in LGBTIQ discourse from Australia: a typology of verbal discrimination. Portal: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 11 (1). doi: 10.5130/portal.v11i1.3303
2014
Journal Article
Stigma and exclusion in cross-cultural contexts
Pohlman, Annie, Rojas-Lizana, Sol and Jamarani, Maryam (2014). Stigma and exclusion in cross-cultural contexts. Portal: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 11 (1), 1-7. doi: 10.5130/portal.v11i1.3749
2013
Journal Article
An error analysis of persistent grammatical errors carried over from beginner to intermediate Spanish
Mendez de Sifontes, Isabel and Rojas Lizana, Isolda (2013). An error analysis of persistent grammatical errors carried over from beginner to intermediate Spanish. Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada, 12 (1), 63-85.
2013
Journal Article
Manipulacion del genero gramatical y sexual en la traduccion espanola de un cuento de Oscar Wilde
Rojas-Lizana, Isolda and Hannah, Emily (2013). Manipulacion del genero gramatical y sexual en la traduccion espanola de un cuento de Oscar Wilde. Babel, 59 (3), 310-331. doi: 10.1075/babel.59.3.04roj
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Sol Rojas-Lizana is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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The discourse of perceived discrimination of stigmatised identities
Perceived Discrimination (PD) is the study of discrimination that centres on the victims' experience through the analysis of their accounts. PD emerged in the areas of social psychology, psychiatry, migrant studies as quantitative research. PD in the area of Discourse Studies is qualitative research that looks at the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of PD discourse. It uses content and discourse analysis (CDA, Cognitive Linguistics, Discursive Psychology) to analyse the data. I am available to supervise projects on PD in the area of Discourse Studies working with the following identities: international students, ageism, neurodivergent people, blind people, deaf people, or other stigmatised identities. Please read the book The discourse of perceived discrimination: Perspectives from contemporary Australian society (Routledge, 2020) before contacting me.
I am available to supervise in the fields of Trauma and Memory Studies and Decolonial Thought.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
20th century Western discourses in Martín Gusinde and José Emperaire's monographs on the Kawésqar world and southern Chile: A decolonial reading
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Amy Hubbell
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Doctor Philosophy
The discourse of Perceived Discrimination in non-Japanese and mixed-race Japanese people in Japan
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lucy Fraser
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Doctor Philosophy
20th century Western discourses in Martín Gusinde and José Emperaire's monographs on the Kawésqar world and southern Chile: A decolonial reading
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Amy Hubbell
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Doctor Philosophy
The discourse of Perceived Discrimination in non-Japanese and mixed-race Japanese people in Japan
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lucy Fraser
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Doctor Philosophy
20th century Western discourses in Martín Gusinde and José Emperaire's monographs on the Kawésqar world and southern Chile: A decolonial reading
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Amy Hubbell
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Doctor Philosophy
Silenced Stories, Unveiled Identities: A Critical Analysis of Trans-generational Trauma Narratives in Polish Literature
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Anna Mikhaylova, Associate Professor Amy Hubbell
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Master Philosophy
An interdisciplinary study of transgenerational trauma in Russia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Anna Mikhaylova, Associate Professor Amy Hubbell
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
20th century Western discourses in Martín Gusinde and José Emperaire's monographs on the Kawésqar world and southern Chile: A decolonial reading
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Amy Hubbell
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The concept of Vivir Bien (Living Well) and the constitutional recognition of indigenous epistemologies: Towards a decolonising legal project
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Roberto Esposto, Associate Professor Sally Babidge
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Medium of instruction and the discourses of "Self" and "Other" in print and social media in Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Min Jung Jee
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Deconstruction of Cultural Knowledge and Ideologies in Saudi Arabia Secondary School English Language Textbook Series
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Isaac Lee
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Building belonging through everyday otherness and conviviality: A study of people from African backgrounds and long-term residents in the community of Moorooka, Brisbane
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adriana Diaz
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
ZNeo-caudillismo in Argentine political literature: Crónicas on Carlos Saúl Menem and Néstor Carlos Kirchner
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Roberto Esposto
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Language and culture maintenance among Bangladeshi migrants in Southeast Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
An Interactional Sociolinguistic Analysis of Kanto and Kansai Listening Behaviours
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kayoko Hashimoto
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Ideologies and power relations in a global commercial English language textbook used in South Korean universities: A critical image and a critical discourse analysis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Isaac Lee
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Legitimation of violence against women in Colombia: A feminist critical discourse analytic study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Roland Sussex
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Sol Rojas-Lizana directly for media enquiries about:
- Discourse analysis
- Discrimination research
- English to Spanish
- Second language teaching
- Spanish
- Translation (English to Spanish)
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