This presentation explores and showcases the use of dialogue as a pivotal tool for research, pedagogy, and reflection in our recently published edited book Reimagining Dialogue on Identity, Language and Power (Multilingual Matters). The primary objective of the book is to position dialogue at the center of both research methodology and academic writing. Each chapter seeks to understand the complex lived experiences of individuals and groups, particularly in relation to identity, language, and power. This approach challenges conventional academic writing, social inquiry, and educational practices by emphasizing multilingualism and multimodality. Key questions addressed in the book include: the definition and importance of dialogue in academic and community settings, the feasibility of capturing dialogue in writing and research, and the creation of authentic spaces for dialogue among researchers and professionals. Additionally, the role of power, language, and identity in dialogue is scrutinized. 

Through concrete examples, the presentation demonstrates ways each chapter serves as a collaborative platform to explore these questions, promoting dialogue as a qualitative research method. 

Conceptually, the book draws on critical theories, where dialogue is viewed as a process of knowing that values diverse perspectives, fostering an understanding of coexisting viewpoints. This method opposes traditional research practices that often neutralize and decontextualize discourse, thereby perpetuating knowledge production cycles and oppression. Emphasizing participative listening and responsiveness, dialogue creates relational spaces characterized by openness and understanding. Dialogic approaches involving individuals from varied cultural and linguistic backgrounds enable critical reflection on language learning, teaching, and identity. Through these discussions, dialogue facilitates public engagement, social interaction, and knowledge construction. Each chapter showcases concrete examples of dialogue among diverse researchers, focusing on the complex relationship between identity, language, and power. 

As most contributors are multilingual writers whose work has been marginalized in prestigious publications, the book also aims to disrupt academic exclusion by using dialogue as a primary medium for academic research and practice, questioning the dominance of standardized English in global publications and language practices. In addition, in integrating oral, written, and semiotic media, the chapters display dialogue in action, embracing hybridity and challenging conventional academic boundaries. Ultimately, in showcasing the examples in the book, this presentation underscores dialogue as an egalitarian practice, inviting enriched discourse through critical collaboration while highlighting a commitment to fostering conversations across diverse cultural environments, disciplines and institutions.