The MultiLX blog

Video-calling a Moroccan friend in Berlin

This is not a butcher shop: Finding the artistic in the ordinary

August 2026

Marta Lupica Spagnolo reflects on multilingual communication, everyday artistry, and the material traces of fieldwork in a Moroccan butcher’s shop at Turin’s Porta Palazzo market.

Two days in Transylvania

June /July 2026

Jai Mackenzie visits the newest MultiLX case-study site, meeting researchers exploring multilingual storytelling in Transylvania.

Challenge accepted: Galician female teens mastered the art of regueifa once again

May 2026

An exploration of initiatives supporting Galician among young people, focusing on the revitalisation of regueifa: the art of oral improvisation in verse.

Mehrsprachig unterwegs – Einblicke in die Datenerhebung in Genf

April 2026

A personal reflection, written in Swiss Standard German, on multilingual fieldwork between Bern and Geneva, moving between research planning, everyday school life, and different linguistic spaces.

Two together: Stories of language, trust, and building community

March 2026

A multilingual collection of reflections and documentary storytelling about research built through participation, trust, collaboration, and shared community practices.

Monikielisen tutkimuksen tekeminen digitaalisessa ympäristössä / Doing multilingual research digitally

February 2026

A reflection, written in Finnish, on how multilingualism can be researched ethically and effectively in an academic environment increasingly shaped by digital platforms and artificial intelligence.

Larschs e randulinas

December 2025

A lyrical reflection, written in Romansh, capturing the changing landscape, golden larches, deep-blue skies, and the approach of winter.

Opening doors to creativity, collectivity, and relationality

October 2025

A journey through the unexpected places where languages are lived, felt, shared, and creatively reimagined across the MultiLX research sites.

Two days in Santiago de Compostela

September 2025

The research team reflects on a busy summer of fieldwork, including following a regueifa group to festivals and performances across Galicia.

Four days in Norway

September 2025

MultiLX researchers meet colleagues from the sister project FOSTERLANG to exchange ideas, compare research trajectories, and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Finding our collective voice

August 2025

Researchers from across Europe gather at Warwick for the first time to develop shared relationships, research practices, and a collective voice for MultiLX.

Two days in Berlin

July 2025

The research team encounters the multilingual people, places, and everyday practices shaping the Berlin case study in the neighbourhood of Neukölln.

Two days in Barcelona

July 2025

Barcelona’s markets, streets, and communities prompt questions about language, mobility, identity, and the social life of multilingual urban spaces.

Two days in Lucerne

July 2025

Lucerne’s connections to international art and women’s sport provide a striking setting for meetings, observations, and early case-study reflections.

Two days in Turin

June 2025

The team visits research sites and meets creative practitioner-activists working to recognise the talents and resources of mobile and neighbourhood communities.