Research output per year
Research output per year
My research is based in Philosophy of Language with an interest in context-sensitivity (specifically contextualism vs relativism) and socially important language (gender terms, slurs, online speech, masculinities, etc.). I'm currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow project called 'The Language of Misogyny: Meaning, Function, and Possible Interventions'. You can read more about it here.
I completed by PhD in January 2022. In my thesis, I put forth a novel hybrid theory - Expressive-Relativism - explaining the semantics of predicates of personal taste and expressives. My PhD thesis was supervised by Graham Stevens and Andrew Koontz-Garboned. My PhD was funded by the School of Social Sciences with the 4th year partly funded by The Royal Institute of Philosophy bursary.
Philosophy of Language, Semantics, Subjective Language, Contextualism, Semantic Relativism, Expressivism, Slurs, Offense and Derogation, Hate Speech; Online Speech; Misogyny; Feminism; Hegemonic Masculinities.
I received my BA, MA and PhD from The University of Manchester.
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For full details, please see my CV.
2025
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (start May 2025, end April 2028) 'The Language of Misogyny: Meaning, Function and Possible Interventions'
2023/24
CDTS Seedcorn Funding, CO-I 'Misogyny and Online Gender-Based Violence'
2022/23
CDTS Seedcorn Funding, CO-I 'Rebuilding Democratic Discourse: Online Harms and Trust'
2020/21
The Royal Institute of Philosophy Bursary
2018/19
Teaching Assistant Award
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Residential Life Advisor , University of Manchester (UOM)
Aug 2018 → 2021
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Popa-Wyatt, M. (PI), Batista-Navarro, R. T. (CoI) & Berskyte, J. (CoI)
1/08/24 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
Popa-Wyatt, M. (PI), Berskyte, J. (CoI) & Stevens, G. (CoI)
1/12/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
Popa-Wyatt, M. (Speaker) & Berskyte, J. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
Popa-Wyatt, M. (Participant) & Berskyte, J. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Popa-Wyatt, M. (Organiser) & Berskyte, J. (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Popa-Wyatt, M. (Co-Organiser) & Berskyte, J. (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Student thesis: Phd