research network
Online selves - self online
about
The research group ‘Online Selves - Self Online’ (OSSO) is co-founded by Sofia Rüdiger and Daria Dayter. The group brings together researchers in the fields of linguistics and communication studies who study various aspects of identity construction and self-presentation in online environments. Our areas of interest include all facets of identity construction online, incl. self-promotion and (im)politeness on Twitter; manipulative discourse in online dating; linguistic affect, intimacy and distance in online food shows; and persuasive language on social media.
aims and activities
Our aim is to coordinate short-term projects with tangible outputs among the members of the network, giving the earlier career researchers an opportunity to spearhead a project as a PI. The role of the PI is assigned on a rolling basis to the members of the network depending on the current projects and the required expertise.
Here are some of the projects and events we organise:
Language & Persuasion 3 conference, Tampere University, 19-20 November 2026
An international lecture series “Online Selves - Self Online”, currently in its 4th season in collaboration with the Finnish AFinLa research network Digital Discourse and Interaction
ISLE Expert Forum "Language and Identity in Online Interactions" with Pamela Faber & Catherine Tebaldi, 28 May 2025
An OSSO thematic panel at the conference “Influence. Manipulation. Seduction. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Persuasive Language” 18-19 November 2022 (hosted by the University of Bayreuth)
Daria Dayter (Tampere Unversity)
Dominika Kováčová (Masaryk University)
Erika Darics (University of Groningen)
Hanwool Choe (University of Hong Kong)
Liz Marsden (Abo Akademie)
Marie-Louise Brunner (Saarland University)
Morana Lukač (University of Rostock)
Nuria Lorenzo-Dus (Swansea University)
Stefan Diemer (Saarland University)
Sofia Rüdiger (University of Bayreuth)