Lara Hoffmann

• Doctor of Philosophy
• PostDoc Position at University of Iceland

This study examines the impact of language ideologies on adult migrants' language learning experiences in Iceland and the Faroe Islands. While prior research shows that larger and smaller language contexts provide different ideological environments for learners, few studies reflect on how newcomers in smaller language communities experience and res...

The article discusses an artistic event "Emotions Icelandic Awakes" organized by the Reykjavik City Library as part of the national celebrations for Icelandic Language Day. It examines the potential of affording genuine attention to language as a matter of emotional inquiry for the process of intercultural exchange. We reflect on the role of public...

Information and communication technologies enable migrants to maintain bonds with multiple communities. Little is known about the association between migrants’ connections to their country of origin and different integration practices in online and offline communities in the receiving society. We draw on a survey conducted amongst migrants in Icela...

This article aims at a further understanding on the role of formal language education in immigrants’ inclusion and identity redefinition in a new society. We analyze adult immigrants’ perspectives on education in Icelandic as a second language (ISL) by conducting a cross-analysis of a survey and various ethnographic studies. Many immigrants in Icel...

Ós Pressan was born in the Icelandic literary landscape of 2015 as a continuation of a multilingual writing workshop sponsored by UNESCO Reykjavík City of Literature and the Reykjavík City Library. Ós Pressan prints an annual literary magazine that includes works from authors who write on, write about, or are connected to Iceland. The press has als...

Acquiring the language of the receiving society is often considered a central aspect of immigrants’ integration into a new society. We investigate predictors of self-reported Icelandic proficiency and satisfaction/dissatisfaction with language courses among immigrants in Iceland, drawing on data (N=2,139) collected in 2018.

What is the potential of cultural spaces for facilitating encounters between immigrants and other inhabitants of a community? This article discusses the development of participatory methods in the project “Community Co-Creation“ which reflects on the role of libraries and other cultural institutions in the context of migration and mobility to the r...

Jaki jest potencjał instytucji kultury w tworzeniu przestrzeni sprzyjających interakcji między imigrantami a innymi mieszkańcami danej społeczności? Niniejszy artykuł omawia proces formułowania metod partycypacyjnych w ramach projektu „Współtworzenie społeczności”, który podejmuje refleksjęnad rol ą bibliotek i innych instytucji kultury w kontekści...

This article explores migrants’ language learning experiences in two small language communities in the West Nordic Region. We provide a comparative perspective based on an online survey and ethnographic interviews conducted in Iceland and qualitative research conducted in the Faroe Islands. A major finding from this study is that investment in lang...

The study of migration governance requires a global and interdisciplinary framework of analysis. The editors of the “Handbook of the Governance and Politics of Migration” bring together multifaceted perspectives to further understanding on how migration is governed and politicized today. This anthology is edited by Emma Carmel, an Associate Profess...

This is a review of the book "Immigration in the Circumpolar North: Integration and Resilience" edited by Nafisa Yeasmin, Waliul Hasanat, Jan Brzozowski, and Stefan Kirchner (London: Routledge, 2021).

This is a review of the book "Bilateral Relations in the Mediterranean: Prospects for Migration Issues" edited by Francesca Ippolito, Gianluca Borzoni and Federico Casolari (Cheltenham: E. Elgar, 2020).

A history of key-ideas concerning migration, prejudice in particular. Cite as: Giorgio Baruchello & Lara Hoffman, "History and Philosophy", in E. Avdi & M. Meckl (eds.), "REMix: The university as an advocate for responsible education about migration in Europe: Inclusive societies: A textbook for interdisciplinary migration" (Akureyri: University o...

This is a review of the book "From Here and There: Diaspora Policies, Integration, and Social Rights beyond Borders" by Alexandra Délano Alonso (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018) published in Nordicum-Mediterraneum 15(1). Alexandra Délano Alonso book, “From Here and There: Diaspora Policies, Integration, and Social Rights beyond Border”, goe...