Sabrina Fluegel

She/her/ella/ela

Spanish & Portuguese Studies

404B Folwell Hall

9 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Collegiate Affiliation

My research focuses on the intersection of language, culture, society, and media representation to understand how media reflects larger societal issues.

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

M.A.: Hispanic Linguistics, University of Minnesota, 2020
B.S.: Health Sciences, University of Minnesota Rochester, 2018
B.A.: Spanish Studies, University of Minnesota, 2019

Specialties

Sociolinguistics
Discourse Analysis
Applied Linguistics
Language Policy & Planning
Media Studies

Publications

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Publications

Kendall King (2021). #workfromhome: how multi-level marketers enact and subvert federal language policy for profit. Language Policy, 21, 121-154.
Fluegel, S.. “Explore the Driftless Area at Mystery Cave in Preston, Minnesota - Video Reel.” Explore Minnesota Tourism, published by Explore Minnesota Tourism, September 2022, https://www.exploreminnesota.com/article/cool-caves-more-to-explore-southeast-minnesotas-driftless-area.
Fluegel, S. “The Neoliberal Logic of State Seals of Biliteracy - Video Abstract.” Wiley Online Library, uploaded by Foreign Language Annals, 2020, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/19449720.

Activities

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Activities

Professional

Presenter: "Packaging bilingual parenting as market advantage: The neoliberal roots of ‘grassroots’ media" Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy & Planning Conference, Online (August 27, 2022).
Honorary Speaker: "Writing for the public: Translating academics to activism" American Association of Applied Linguistics – Public Affairs & Engagement Committee & Committee for Online Education & Outreach, Online (August 3, 2022).
Presenter: "#workfromhome: how multi-level marketers enact and subvert federal language policy for profit" American Association of Applied Linguistics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (March 20, 2022).
Presenter & Top Paper Award Finalist: "Perceptions of “foreigner talk”: How media viewers describe Latine stereotypes in popular U.S. media" Carolina Communication Association Conference, Online (September 24, 2021).
Presenter: "#workfromhome: how multi-level marketers enact and subvert federal language policy for profit" Tel Aviv University’s Research Forum of the Multilingual Education Program, Online (November 19, 2020).

Research

Research Assistant - Diverse & Inclusive Marketing Consultant: Driftless Area Karst Trail - National Speleological Society; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; National Park Service-Rivers, Trails, & Conservation Assistance. 2021 - Present
Research Assistant: Linguistic Markers of Stance in Advanced Second Language Spanish Academic Writing. 2020
Research Assistant: The Neoliberal Logic of State Seals of Biliteracy - Video Abstract Production. 2020

Awards

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Awards

Graduate Student Travel Grant, Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies, University of Minnesota, 2022
Summer Internship Program, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, 2022

Courses

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