- Senior Research Fellow of Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder
- Research Fellow, Griffith University
- Research Fellow, University of New England
Dr Karen Stollznow is a linguist, researcher, and author. She is also a Research Fellow of Linguistics at the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research at Griffith University. Her research interests lie at the intersection of language, meaning and culture. Karen has a particular focus on discrimination and prejudice in language. She is the author of the books On The Offensive (Cambridge University Press), Bitch: The Journey of a Word (Cambridge University Press); and Beyond Words: How we Learn, Use, and Lose Language (Cambridge University Press).
Experience
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2019–presentResearch fellow, Griffith University
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2025–presentVisiting Scholar, University of Colorado, Boulder
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2012–2019Lecturer, University of New England
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2008–2012Lecturer , San Francisco State University
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2008–2012Research associate, University of California, Berkeley
Education
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2008University of New England, PhD, Linguistics
Publications
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2025Beyond Words: How we Learn, Use, and Lose Language, Cambridge University Press
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2024Bitch: The Journey of a Word, Cambridge University Press
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2020On The Offensive: Prejudice in Language Past and Present, Cambridge University Press
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2017The Language of Discrimination, Lincom
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2014Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic, Palgrave Macmillan
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2013God Bless America, Pitchstone Press
Professional Memberships
- Fellow, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research
Contact Karen for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
- Website
- BlueSky: @karenstollznow.bsky.social
- LinkedIn: karenstollznow
- X (formerly Twitter): @karenstollznow
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- ORCID
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