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Elijah Lazar, MA Student

Focus of research

My research critically problematizes and deconstructs EU institutional discourse surrounding asylum seeking. 

Interests

Sociolinguistics; language and migration; asylum

Education

MA student, Linguistics, 91ÅÝܽ

BA, French Major and Extended Minor in Linguistics, 91ÅÝܽ

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Elijah Lazar attended SFU for his bachelor’s degree. He majored in French with an extended minor in Linguistics. Elijah is interested in sociolinguistics, notably with regards to human mobility processes such as migration as well as discourse surrounding asylum seeking. Working under the supervision of Dr. Cécile Vigouroux, Elijah is studying European Union institutional discourse related to migration and the asylum process. Outside of academia, he enjoys travelling, reading and skiing. 

Awards and recognitions

2025: SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master’s

2020–2024: SFU Undergraduate Entrance Scholarship with Distinction