Title

Language Workers 2.0

Speaker bio

Dr. Cécile B. Vigouroux is a professor at the Department of Linguistics, Simon Fraser University. Her work aims to bridge sociolinguistics and other disciplines such as geography and economics. Professor Vigouroux transferred from the Department of French in Fall 2025. Vigouroux is a talented, popular instructor who teaches lower division, upper division and graduate-level courses. She has also supervised MA students and served as a committee member for thesis defences. 

Professor Vigouroux’s research interests include transnational identity formation, the reshaping of linguistic ideologies, sociocultural transformations triggered by new forms of mobility, socioeconomic inequalities, the impact of informal economy on language practices and La Francophonie. She has held fellowships at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, the Mellon Foundation, and the Collegium de Lyon. 

Vigouroux is the editor of Language, Culture and Society. This journal provides an international platform for cutting-edge research that advances thinking and understanding of the complex intersections of language, culture and society, with the aim of pushing traditional disciplinary boundaries through theoretical and methodological innovation.