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| EMCA post doc position in Milan 2019 + | Postdoc position in Milan 2019 with Giampetro Gobo: Multisensoriality and Multimodality in collaborative workplace activities. Interaction, language and technology , deadline 18th October More info available here: https://www.unimi.it/sites/default/files/2019-09/BANDO_tipo_A_2019%20eng.pdf + |
| EMCA research job City University of London 2019 + | **Deadline 3rd Feb 2019** City, University of London - Health Services Research and Management Division, School of Health Sciences * Location: London * Salary: £37,345 to £43,267 per annum * Hours: Full Time * Contract Type: Permanent * Placed On: 3rd January 2019 * Closes: 3rd February 2019 Background City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location. City attracts around 19,500 students (35% postgraduate level) from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries. In the last REF, City doubled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. Led by President, Professor Sir Paul Curran, City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university: it has recently agreed a new Vision & Strategy 2026. The Division of Health Services Research & Management (HSRM) in the School of Health Sciences brings together Health Services Research, Health Management, Health Psychology and Public Health teams to deliver excellence in education and research. Responsibilities We have an opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work with Professor Rose McCabe on clinical communication and applied health services research primarily in mental health care. The post holder will work across a number of studies and datasets, supporting ongoing data collection, data analysis and dissemination. In addition, ll prepare proposals and grant applications for external bodies. Person Specification The successful candidate will have a PhD in Psychology or a related discipline, expertise in conversation analysis and/or other methods to analyse communication in healthcare settings and applied health services research, although we will consider candidates with a high level of expertise in one of these areas. Skills in qualitative and quantitative data analysis and a track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals along with an ability to manage time, organise and prioritise workload and work to deadlines is essential. This is a permanent appointment with fixed term funding for three years. Additional Information City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development. Closing date for applications: 11.59pm 3rd February 2019 Interviews are scheduled for 15 February 2019 The role is available from 01 April 2019 or earlier by negotiation Actively working to promote equal opportunity and diversity Academic excellence for business and the professions + |
| EMCA-friendly assistant professorship in Communicating Digitalized Spaces, University of Zurich 2019 + | The University of Zurich invites applications for an Assistant Professorship in Communicating Digitalized Spaces The position should be filled at the earliest opportunity. The position is for a six-year period pending review after the first three years. The focus of the professorship is on the linguistic analysis of digital communication and digitalized interactional spaces. The professorship is part of German linguistics and deals with the complex transformation of the interactional space of mutual perception («face-to-face») to a multimodal digitalized communication space («screen-to-screen») with a special emphasis on the linguistic manifestations of digitalized communication spaces. Possible fields of research range from telepresence communication (as, for instance, in videoconferences) and the use of mobile digital devices (such as smartphones) with physically present communicators to human-robot interaction. Candidates should be qualified in linguistic research of digitalized communication spaces and should also be able to deal with the interdisciplinary aspects of the topic in research and teaching. Active participation in the University Research Priority Program «Language and Space» (UFSP SpuR) as well as active participation in the teaching and research activities of the interfaculty «Digital Society Initiative» (DSI) are expected. The assistant professorship is located at the Department of German Studies and the DSI. Candidates should hold a PhD degree in German linguistics or an adjacent discipline completed at the time of application and have an excellent record of academic achievements in the relevant field. The University of Zurich is an equal opportunities employer and in particular strives to increase the number of women in leading positions. Qualified female researchers are, therefore, particularly encouraged to apply. The closing date for applications is 26 June 2019. Details on the application procedure are available on www.phil.uzh.ch/jobs.html. For further information, please contact Prof. Heiko Hausendorf (heiko.hausendorf@ds.uzh.ch). + |
| ERUMARG 2020 workshop on Conversation Analysis Methodology to Analyse Social Interaction: A Case of Kindergarten Interaction + | Use of Conversation Analysis Methodology to Analyse Social Interaction: A Case of Kindergarten Interaction Workshop Presenter(s): ERUMARG (Erciyes University Micro Analysis Research Group) 1 The workshop will introduce the participants to conversation analytical (CA) method of analysing social interaction. Specifically, we will use video recordings of a teacher and young learners of English interacting in a kindergarten context as data in the analysis process. We will also provide the participants with a transcript of the recordings and the transcription conventions to interpret the interaction in that particular context. This workshop mainly aims to show the participants how to conduct an interaction analysis by focusing on the interactional features of CA (e.g., turn-taking, repair, sequence organisation). As such, the knowledge of these interactional features is preferred, but it is not necessary in order to be a participant of the workshop, since it also aims to get the participants familiar with them by providing the necessary information while conducting the analysis. In addition, throughout the workshop, we will emphasise the reliability of a transcript (i.e., what it should include, how interactional patterns should be represented, and how these will help analysts to have valid claims). At the end of the workshop, the participants are expected to have the knowledge and experience to understand the interactional features of CA, the use of transcription conventions, and how to conduct an interaction analysis by using the CA methodology. 1� Dr. Ufuk GIRGIN; Yasemin ACAR; Dr. Erdem AKBAS; Emine YAVUZ; Almila Elif ALTAN; Murat BORAN; Dr. Durdane TOR; Dr. Gurkan MORALI. + |
| ESI - Exploring Social Interaction conference 2021 + | The Danish network on human interaction, MOVIN, celebrates its 25th anniversary from June 23-25, 2021. The network consists of researchers from Roskilde University, The University of Aalborg, The University of Aarhus, The University of Copenhagen, and The University of Southern Denmark. Throughout more than 25 years MOVIN has conducted a wide range of studies in a variety of settings with a focus on all kinds of aspects of possible relevance to social interaction. With the conference “Exploring Social Interaction”(ESI), we celebrate our cooperation in the network and the research curiosity that characterizes it. Notice that ESI is organized as a virtual event. Register free of charges at https://hum.nemtilmeld.dk/45/ Conference contact: Johannes Wagner, jwa@sdu.dk <b>PROGRAMME (all times are in CEST - Central European Summer Time)</b> <b>Wednesday, June 23, 2021</b> 09.00-09.30 Opening: Why this now? 09.45-12.00 A grammar of Danish talk-in-interaction With Maria Jørgensen, Aarhus; Nicholas Mikkelsen, Aarhus; Marja-Leena Sorjonen, Helsinki, Jakob Steensig, Aarhus The GEL project (Grammar in Everyday Life) analyzes three action types in Danish everyday interactions with the purpose of using these action descriptions as a basis for constructing a grammar of Danish talk-in-interaction. In our panel, the current GEL project members (Maria Jørgensen, Nicholas Mikkelsen and Jakob Steensig) will present their results on “proform questions”, requests for immediate action and the use of the final particle ikkå (close to ‘right’, but not quite) and sum up some consequences of these results for a grammatical description. Marja-Leena Sorjonen will then comment on the presented papers and discuss the suggested implications. After this, we open up to a discussion based on discussion points we have set up. 14.30-17.00 Doing leadership in meetings 14.30-14.35 Christian Dyrlund Wåhlin-Jacobsen, Copenhagen: Welcome and Agenda 14.35-14.50 Magnus Larsson, Copenhagen: Leadership in Interaction so far - A brief overview 14.50-14.55 Short break/energizer 14.55-15.30 Jonathan Clifton, Valenciennes: A multimodal approach to leadership in interaction 15.30-15.45 Break 15.45-16.30 Data session 16.30-16.40 Break 16.40-17.00 Wrap-up discussion - where are we going as a field, and what are the tasks and challenges ahead? 18.00-20.30 Exploring blind people in interaction 18.00-18.10 Brian Due, Copenhagen: Introduction - What gets respecified by studying visual impairment as natural practical action? 18.10-18.45 Mark Relieu, Paris: Coping with asymmetry. The production and reception of help proposals from pedestrians to visually impaired persons during a course in Locomotion and Orientation 18.45-18.55 Break 18.55-19.30 Jürgen Streeck and Rachel Chen (Austin): On the Blindism Spectrum 19.30-19.40 Break 19.40-20.15 Rikke Nielsen, Brian L. Due and Louise Lüchow, Copenhagen: Respecifying “glancing”, “searching” and “staring” as digitally mediated practices. 20.15-20.30 General discussion <b>Thursday, June 24, 2021</b> 09.00-11.30 Travelling together: Exploring train passenger practices. Graphic transcript workshop on 360 train data 09.00-09.10 Laure Bang Lindegaard & Tobias Boelt Back, Aalborg: Presentation of travelling together project 09.10-09.40 Data session 09.40-09.50 Break 09.50-10.00 Eric Laurier, Edinburgh: introduction to graphic transcripts 10.00-10.45 Transcription in groups 10.45-11.30 Presentation of group work and discussion 13.00-15.30 Drawing upon semiotic resources in social interaction – the case of shopping 13.00-13.05 Gitte Rasmussen, Odense: Introduction to the panel 13.05-13.30 Elwys De Stefani, Leuven: On the way to the counter: How shoppers identify purchasable items and how they accomplish couplehood 13.30-13.35 Break 13.35-14.00 Spencer Hazel, Newcastle: Being the phenomenon - the body as tool for studying interaction 14.00-14.10 Break 14.10-14.30 Elisabeth Kristiansen & Gitte Rasmussen, Odense: The role of plastic bags in the routine practice of closing face-to-face buying/selling encounters 14.30-14.40 Break 14.40-15.30 Anja Stuckenbrock, Heidelberg: Noticing things at the market (Data-session) 18.00-20.30 Mobility in shared public space. Interdisciplinary understanding of the system characteristics of Traffic 18.00-18.10 Kristian Mortensen, Kolding: Introduction 18.10-18.25 David Sirkin, Stanford & Rebecca Currano, Stanford: Exploring the complexities of situation awareness in automated driving 18.25-18.40 Wendy Ju, New York: Where did this AV learn to drive? 18.40-18.55 Erik Vinkhuyzen, Silicon Valley: Beyond eHMI: communication between AVs and people on the road 18.55-19.05 Break 19.05-19.20 Kristian Mortensen, Kolding & Johannes Wagner, Kolding: Good reasons for bending the rules 19.20-19.45 Kerstin Fischer, Sønderborg: How feasible is doing being oblivious on a robot? 19.45-20.00 Antonia Krummheuer, Aalborg: Setting the turn signal. The situated and moral order of wheelchair navigation in a supermarket 20.00-20.30 Discussion <b>Friday, June 25, 2021</b> 09.30-12.00 Professionals’ video-mediated encounters 09:30-09:35 Social opening 09:35-09:55 Mie Femø Nielsen, Copenhagen: Using professionals' video-mediated encounters to study formality 09:55-10:00 Physical energizer 10:00-10:30 Brian Due, Rikke Nielsen, Louise Lüchow (all Copenhagen): Video-Mediated Interaction and blindness: Preliminary observations on the accomplishment of organizing a face-to-screenface formation without sight. 10:30-10:40 Screen break 10:40-11:00 Bergur Rønne Moberg, Copenhagen: Respecifying presence 11:00-11:15 Eye exercise and social break 11:15-11:35 Discussant: Jan Svennevig, Kistiansand 11:35-12:00 Facilitated open floor discussion with mix of written and verbal input 13.30-16.00 Interactional approaches to second language learning and teaching 13.30-13.40 Johannes Wagner, Kolding: Introduction 13.40-14.00 Marta Kirilova, Copenhagen: ’Getting the job done’: Conventional expressions and their meaning for L2-learning – a case from a job interview 14.00-14.20 Guðrún Theódórsdóttir, Reykjavik & Søren Wind Eskildsen, Kolding: Learning L2 Icelandic in the wild: The case of requesting in service encounters 14.20-14.40 Louise Tranekær & Catherine E. Brouwer: From EMCA to gameplay – building second language learning games from etnomethodological findings. 14.40-14.50 Break 14.50-15.10 Tim Greer, Kobe & Johannes Wagner, Kolding: Study abroad interactions in the life world 15.20-15.40 Niina Lilja, Tampere: Language on the side: instructing manual and bodily actions in second language contexts 15.40-16.00 Concluding Discussion: What is the status of the field? What do we need to do next? 16.30-17.30 Closing + |
| ESRC Doctoral Training Centre Collaborative PhD Scholarship 2017 + | ESRC Doctoral Training Centre Collaborative PhD Scholarship - Dignity and Compassion in Practice: an audio and video based study with advanced nurse practitioners PhD studentship with the School of Health Sciences and the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham, and Nottingham Universities NHS Trust Closing Date: 18th April 2017 Department : School of Health Sciences with School of Sociology and Social Policy Applications are invited for this +3 PhD Studentship from suitably qualified UK/EU graduates who meet ESRC residency requirements. The PhD will entail an empirical study of healthcare interactions. Specifically, the study will involve designing and conducting video and audio based research on interactions between senior nurses and patients in healthcare of older people settings within a single hospital trust. The research approach used will be conversation analysis. The purpose of the project will be (1) to identify and analyse the largely tacit communication strategies through through which compassionate care is accomplished, and through which obstacles to compassionate care are circumvented, and (2) To design communication teaching resources based on recordings of real life practice. Extensive support and supervision will be provided by Prof Alison Pilnick, Dr Alison Edgley and Dr Ruth Parry, who have expertise in video-based conversation analysis and in conducting studies in sensitive healthcare environments, and by Dr Joanne Cooper –an experienced health services researcher, who will play a key role in brokering relationships with potential nurse participants and champions, and with service and research leaders in the clinical field. In order to meet ESRC requirements for admission to a +3 funded PhD, applicants must hold or be in the process of completing a Masters in Research Methods or equivalent course. Candidates holding other Masters degrees without a majority research methods focus are unlikely to be eligible. The successful applicant will benefit from the Advanced Research Training opportunities offered by the Nottingham ESRC DTC and the wider DTC network. They will also benefit from established PhD support and training in the Schools of Health Sciences and Sociology and Social Policy, from being part of a vibrant community of PhD students engaged in conversation analytic projects and healthcare research projects, and from participation in regular conversation analytic data sessions at Nottingham and other local Universities. Prior experience of work within health or social care settings and/or exposure to the perspectives and methods of conversation analysis will be an advantage. Skills required in order to successfully conduct the research include: (1) the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with people who are particularly vulnerable by nature of their need for healthcare and with busy healthcare practitioners and managers, (2) the ability to master a complex analytic approach grounded in social scientific and also linguistic concepts, which requires an eye for detail. The Studentship: Depending on residency eligibility, a full studentship covers home student tuition fees and provides a stipend of up to £14,553 per annum for the duration of the project (three years) – starting from October 2017. This is an excellent opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic Masters graduate in a healthcare or social science subject. Professor Alison Pilnick Professor of Language, Medicine and Society/Director, ESRC Doctoral Training Centre Room B33 School of Sociology and Social Policy University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD + |
| ESRC Midlands Graduate School PHD 2020 + | Managing Selfhood in Dementia: Interrogating the operationalisation of identity work and its relationship with media representations. The study of how identities are negotiated and enacted in talk has a long history in Conversation Analytic (CA) research and, given the complexities associated with personhood/communication in dementia such research continues to be important. The loss of sense of selfhood is a commonly feared part of dementia, but little is known about how recent increased dementia media presence impacts wider public identities. The project aims to interrogate the concepts of ‘identity’ and ‘concern’ (or dementia worry) within dementia communication and media representation. The research questions are: * RQ1) How are issues of identity, and self, managed in communication with people living with a dementia? What are the interactional components of identity work? * RQ2) How are ideas and expectations about the relationship between memory, self and identity constructed in contemporary media representations of dementia? * RQ3) What is the relationship between media representations of dementia and ‘dementia worry’, and how do gender, age, and other characteristics inform this relationship? To address RQ1, a pre-existing video-data corpus, comprising recordings in domestic contexts (specialist dementia care home and the homes of family dementia carers) and a memory clinic will be analysed using CA. To explore RQ2 and 3, recent media coverage of dementia will be analysed for recurring themes. Vignettes/examples of key media messages about brain health/dementia risk then will comprise part of an attitudinal online questionnaire targeted at a large and broad sample of over 18s. This will substantively add to knowledge about the relationship between dementia media representation and individuals’ perceptions of risk and ‘concern’ about a most feared disease. Moreover, the questionnaire will be used as a recruitment tool to sample a diversity of respondents for follow-up interview/focus group (n=30) to gain in-depth insight into the impact of contemporary media representation on perception. Further details of the academic content of this studentship can be found here on the full-length version of the advertisement. Application Process To be considered for this PhD, please complete the Joint Studentship application form available online here and provide a CV and covering letter and email this to d.j.wade@lboro.ac.uk Shortlisted applicants will also be required to provide two references. * Application deadline: Friday 14 February 2020 * Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP * Supervisors: Prof Liz Peel and Prof Alison Pilnick (University of Nottingham) Our ESRC studentships cover fees and maintenance stipend and extensive support for research training, as well as research activity support grants. Support is available only to successful applicants who fulfil eligibility criteria. To check your eligibility, visit: www.mgsdtp.ac.uk/studentships/eligibility/ Informal enquiries about the research or the Communication & Media Department prior to application can be directed to Elizabeth Peel, e.peel@lboro.ac.uk + |
| EXTENDED CFP for The International Conference on Conversation Analysis and Psychotherapy (May 15th 2022) + | EXTENDED CFP for The [http://emcawiki.net/International_Conference_on_Conversation_Analysis_and_Psychotherapy_8-10_September_2022 International Conference on Conversation Analysis and Psychotherapy] invites papers for its annual conference. From 8th-10th September 2022 in Ghent Belgium. Abstracts NOW DUE 15th May 22. https://bit.ly/34LBLBe #EMCA #LSI #Psychotherapy + |
| Edge Study PhD Scholarship Melbourne Graduate School of Education 2022 + | '''PhD Scholarship with the Edge Study''' Applications Close 31 August 2022 The Research in Effective Education in Early Childhood (REEaCh) Hub at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education seeks expressions of interest from eligible graduates for a PhD position studying the quality of child–teacher interactions in three-year-old kindergarten programs. The PhD position is part of the Educational and Developmental Gains in Early Childhood (EDGE) Study, a partnership between REEaCh and The Front Project, working closely with the Victorian Department of Education and Training for a five-year evaluation of the state-wide roll-out of Three-Year-Old Kindergarten in Victoria. The PhD project is focused on the quality of feedback in learning experiences, how teachers respond to young children’s interests and how children’s inquiry is supported and extended by responsive engagement. The quality of interactions in early childhood environments has an impact on children’s learning and development. The PhD candidate, with support from academic supervisors, will investigate the details of these interactions to identify how responsivity is achieved. The aim of this higher degree by research is to contribute to the EDGE team’s investigation of what matters most in the provision of three-year-old Kindergarten '''The successful candidate will:''' * Have experience in designing and implementing a research project and working with empirical data ; * Demonstrated experience and interest in young children’s learning and/or teacher practices in early childhood education; * Strong communication skills, demonstrated through presentations in seminars, workshops and conferences; * Demonstrated ability to work with a team; * Independent capacity to lead and collaborate in research outputs (e.g. publication of journal articles, book chapters, research reports) '''Benefits''' The successful candidates will receive a scholarship of approx. $32,400 pro rata per year for 3.5 years of the PhD (full time). '''Eligibility''' To be eligible or considered for this scholarship, you must: have an honours or postgraduate degree in early childhood education, psychology (with evidence of an interest in young children’s learning), linguistics (with focus on language acquisition, pragmatics or conversation analysis) or related discipline. satisfy the School’s PhD entry requirements (e.g. a research component in a relevant postgraduate degree). Must commence by January 2023 Full-time enrolment is a condition of this scholarship position. We encourage you to contact us at achurch@unimelb.edu.au if you wish to discuss your eligibility, the requirements of the research proposal or any other aspect of the scholarship. EOI '''Applicants will be considered based on:''' A research proposal stating the rationale, aims, and methological design of a possible PhD project focusing on child–teacher interactions. The successful candidate will be supported to use conversation analysis as a method; ideally this would be included in the design of a proposed project. The proposal should be no longer than 1,500 words (excluding references) Curriculum vitae – with a focus on previous research and professional experience, current educational qualifications, research and professional publications Academic transcript Contact details for two academic referees Outcome Candidates will be advised of the outcome of their EOI by email as soon as possible. '''Enquiries''' For EOI, please contact: Dr Amelia Church (achurch@unimelb.edu.au). EOI (Proposal, CV with referee contact details, Academic transcript) should be emailed as a single PDF document. + |
| Ehess Garfinkel studies of work program + | Garfinkel’s studies of work program – by Michael Lynch In the early 1970s, Harold Garfinkel launched a research program that would focus on work. Such work was not limited to on-the-job performances in specific occupations or professions. Although it included labor practices associated with particular organizations and occupations, it also encompassed the work of driving in traffic, queuing for a service, and other everyday practices. “Work” thus was salient in at least two ways: first, as a reference to occupational, professional, and organized recreational activities, and second as a reference to the practical accomplishment of a broad range of what Garfinkel called “naturally organized ordinary activities.” This presentation focuses on both aspects of such studies of work: the study of specialized organizational activities and the study of everyday activities. In addition to reviewing the studies of work program and tracing its influence in fields such as science and technology studies (STS) and computer supported cooperative work (CSCW), the presentation focuses on distinctive themes, such as “the unique adequacy requirement of methods” and the constitutive role of “instructed actions” in the production of social order. Finally, it discusses practical and professional implications of Garfinkel’s proposal for the development of “hybrid” fields that would integrate ethnomethodology with the practices studied. + |
| EindhovenPhDs2019 + | Obtain your Doctoral degree by carrying out industrial research, enlarging relevant knowledge and bringing-in new knowledge regarding advanced machine learning algorithms combining both knowledge-driven and data driven approaches for conversational AI in healthcare applications. The offered position is part of an international and interdisciplinary project, called PHILHUMANS, which provide Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD Fellowship to 8 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs). More specifically, the PHILHUMANS research program will investigate novel AI methods for human-machine interaction in the personal health domain through a well-designed and well-structured research training program. As ESR2, you will spend most of the time at Philips Research, Eindhoven, but will be promoted to the PhD degree in the Computer Science program at the University of Cagliari, Italy. As such, you are expected to spend about 10% of your time at the University of Cagliari in direct supervision of Prof. Riboni and Prof Reforgiato. EU’s Marie Curie training network PHILHUMANS is looking for several PhD students to work on information technologies for personal health. The ESR2 project is in the intersection of discourse and conversation analytics, counseling, and computer science, and welcomes applicants with different combinations of relevant backgrounds. In case you are interested in the position, you can find more information, and apply by following the links here: https://www.philhumans.eu/esrs/esr-2/ Best regards, Rim Helaoui, Philips Research (rim.helaoui@philips.com) + |
| Embodied Syntax Network Conference 2023 + | Submission of abstracts to the Embodied Syntax Network Conference is now open! We welcome your abstract (300w) on all things embodied syntax. More details (including plenaries, workshops, topical details, & registration link) can be found at our website: https://nonlexicalvocalizations.com/embodied-syntax-network-conference/ Submission site: https://ecp.ep.liu.se/index.php/ESNC/about/submissions. The ESNC has no fees; if you can get to us, we will both inspire you with amazing talks and feed you lunch! Please note that our submission system uses OJS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Journal_Systems), an open source journal software, which makes the submission process look rather like submitting a manuscript a journal. It is very much intended that you only submit an abstract (300w) for the 2023 Embodied Syntax Network Conference! For any questions, please email us at embodiedsyntaxnetwork@gmail.com. We look forward to welcoming you in Linköping! + |
| Ethnomethodology Summer School (University of Liverpool, 11-15 August) + | Phil Brooker and Michael Mair are running an Ethnomethodology Summer School at the University of Liverpool from the 11th to 15th August, and are looking for interested participants to join us - see attached for details (deadline for applications is 1st August). Unfortunately we don't have any resource to fund travel or accommodation for participants, but the event is open for free to applicants currently undertaking Masters or PhD studies in a social-sciences-relevant field (broadly conceived) who are looking to learn more about the foundations of ethnomethodology and how they are being applied in contemporary domains. See the following link for details on how to apply (it's hopefully a relatively painless process): http://bit.ly/44xYwom Please do get in touch if you have any questions and please do feel free to circulate amongst your networks - thanks very much! + |
| Ethnomethodology Today: Everyday Practices and Heuristic Tensions + | The 1-day workshop will take place on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, at EHESS in Paris at Boulevard Raspail 54, in room AS1_08, from 10am to 5pm. Online participation is possible in the afternoon. In addition to the editors of and contributors to the volume, the workshop brings together reseachers in and critiques of current ethnomethodology. https://cems.ehess.fr/evenement/journee-detude-autour-du-garfinkel-companion Organized by Yaël Kreplak, Philippe Sormani and Dirk vom Lehn. With the participation of Yaël Kreplak, Christian Licoppe, Albert Ogien, Philippe Sormani, Claude Rosental, Dirk vom Lehn, Clemens Eisenmann, Jakub Mlynar and many others. By the late 1960s the sociological investigation of social practices had reached an inflection point. In 1967, the publication of Studies in Ethnomethodology by Harold Garfinkel turned sociological investigation upside down. Instead of setting out with a formal definition of sociology or social science, ontological and/or epistemological, and a methodology designed to match it, Garfinkel’s Studies demonstrated and described how society-members themselves already constituted social reality in and as their everyday practices. Taking its cue from this programmatic reversal, current ethnomethodology (EM) has become a diversified field, spanning conversation analysis and conceptual inquiry, as well as technical self-instruction and performative intervention. At the same time, several translations of Garfinkel’s Studies have seen the light of day, including its Spanish, French and German translations (published in 2006, 2007 and 2020, respectively). Add to that renewed interpretations of ethnomethodology’s “programmatic reversal” of sociological inquiry and its hybridized ramifications, as well as new editions of Garfinkel’s earlier and later work (e.g., Garfinkel 2008, 2022). Against this multifaceted background, the present workshop brings together current researchers and sociologists to discuss the past, present, and prospects of ethnomethodology in the light of The Anthem Companion to Harold Garfinkel (Sormani & Vom Lehn 2023), a recently published volume dedicated to probing Garfinkel’s experimental legacy and charting the heuristic tensions between EM’s video-analytic and practical moments of inquiry. + |
| Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis - Liverpool 2026 + | Title: Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis Organisers: Prof Michael Mair (University of Liverpool), Dr Phil Brooker (University of Liverpool), Dr Chris Elsey (De Montfort University) Venue: Waterhouse Building Block J, 1 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L69 3GL Date: 2-3 March Times: 9am-2pm each day Overview: Ethnomethodology – the study of practical methods of action and reasoning, i.e., 'ethno-methods' – and conversation analysis – the study of 'talk-in-interaction' – are grounded in detailed investigations of how people in all manner of sites and settings organise their activities together as they go. This short course, which will run over two days with 10 hours of work together, will provide an advanced, hands-on introduction to the unique way both Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis approach the study of social practices. This will be done using 'tutorial problems' centred on the analysis of data collected as part of small-scale studies in ethnomethodology. Among other things, the short course will look at how ethnographic research, observation, interviewing and survey data can be repurposed, that is, put to work in alternate ways when pursued ethnomethodologically. It will also reflect on the senses in which ethnomethodology and conversation analysis represent radical approaches to social inquiry. As such, it will primarily be of interest to PhD students and early career researchers who want to know more about the foundations of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis Registration: places are limited but anyone who is interested in attending can contact the organiser via email, mdmair@liverpool.ac.uk. + |
| European Conference on Conversation Analysis 2020 (ECCA2020) + | The first European Conference of Conversation Analysis, jointly organised by the universities of Nijmegen, Groningen, Utrecht, Amsterdam and the Erasmus Medical Centre, will be held on June 29-30, 2020 at Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. This new and informal conference will be a place for early- and mid-career researchers to discuss work-in-progress in an interactive and small-scale environment. You are welcome to submit any work-in-progress concerning social interaction from a conversation-analytic and/or interactional linguistic perspective. To stimulate and maintain engaging discussions, we strive for a limited number of participants (maximum of 70). ==Keynote speakers== * Melisa Stevanovic (University of Helsinki) * Saul Albert (Loughborough University) ==Call for papers== We invite contributions in three formats: original oral papers, data sessions and poster presentations. ==Original papers== Papers present original work-in-progress (10-15 minutes), followed by discussion (15 -20 minutes). Goal of the presentations is to further work-in-progress (in analysis and/or towards publication). ==Data sessions== Data sessions present data collections with a clear focus on a particular phenomenon and research question, (1 hour). ==Poster presentations== Poster presentations are plenary and allow participants to present their work in short presentations based on the discussion/analysis of a single data excerpt (5 minutes), followed by an opportunity to interact with the presenters individually on the basis of the full poster (30 minutes). ==Submission== Please describe your contribution in 300-500 words and indicate whether it is intended as a paper, data session or poster. Contributions in PDF format are to be submitted by email via europeanconferenceca2020@gmail.com. Deadline for submission of abstracts is February 2nd, 2020 (notification of acceptance: March 1st). Further information / Contact: europeanconferenceca2020@gmail.com + |
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| FacultyJobLausanne2019 + | Open Rank Position in (German) Linguistics/Research on Social Interaction at the University of Lausanne. 1. Job information Start date: 1.3.2019 (negotiable) Duration of contract: PhD position: 4 years, post-doc: 3 years Employment: PhD student: 100%, post-doc: 75% Place of work: Lausanne-Dorigny Project description: The project investigates the use of speech, gaze and gesture to accomplish joint attention in human interaction. Methodologically situated within the framework of multimodal conversation and interaction analysis, the project takes eye tracking technology out of the lab to record naturally occurring social interaction. The project is led by Prof. Dr. Anja Stukenbrock (University of Lausanne) and comprises four subprojects. The successful candidate will work on one of the projects in close collaboration with the team, participate in the organization of workshops, meetings with project partners (Universities of Basel, Zürich, Freiburg/Breisgau, KU Leuven), and international conferences. The project offers excellent technological working conditions, international contacts, and a stimulating interdisciplinary work environment. 2. Qualifications A. PhD student: Applicants are required to have a Master's degree in German Linguistics, Linguistics or German Studies (incl. Linguistics) or related areas, an excellent proficiency in German and a particular interest in conversation analysis and multimodality. Applicants are highly motivated to acquire the skills to work with mobile eye tracking. Preferably, they have some previous experience with the recording and analysis of audio-visual data and works well in a team. B. Post-doc: Applicants are required to have a PhD in Linguistics (preferably German) or related disciplines with a strong linguistic component and a research focus on social interaction as well as an excellent German language proficiency. The ideal candidate combines technological expertise in the analysis of audio-visual data (preferably, this also includes eye tracking) with a solid methodological background in research on multimodality (verbal transcription, multimodal annotation, qualitative and/or quantitative analysis). S/he is competent in at least one of the following research domains: Conversation analysis, interactional linguistics, multimodality, mobile eye tracking. S/he has excellent writing skills and works well in a team. 3. Further information Please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Anja Stukenbrock for further information: anja.stukenbrock@unil.ch. 4. Application deadline: 15.1.2019 Please submit your application (pdf or word) either in German or English via the online system of the University of Lausanne (https://bit.ly/2T4U6xI). The complete application contains the following documents: Letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, copies of transcripts, contact details of two referees, an electronic copy of your most important research work (PhD candidates: Master's thesis, seminar paper or scientific publication; Post-docs: Publication list, PhD dissertation). Only applications submitted via the University's online system may be considered. Thank you for your understanding. + |
| Fifth EMCA Doctoral Network Meeting in Sheffield 2016 + | We are delighted to announce the fifth in a series of biannual meetings for doctoral students undertaking research in the allied fields of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. The meetings aim to establish, build and support a doctoral research community across the UK and Europe. Each meeting offers a mix of workshops, data sessions, reading groups, practical sessions and presentations. The idea is to provide an informal environment for students to come and share ideas, ask questions, showcase research, and so on. We want to encourage and facilitate opportunities to socialise and network with your EMCA peers. + |
| Foreign Language Classroom Interaction from a Micro-Analytical Perspective: Implications for Educational Practice AILA 2020 Groningen + | Dear colleagues, For those of you who are interested in L2 classroom discourse; we, Friedrich Lenz and Revert Klattenberg (both Hildesheim University, Germany), are organising a symposium on "Foreign Language Classroom Interaction from a Micro-Analytical Perspective: Implications for Educational Practice" at AILA 2020 in Groningen (9-14 August 2020). See below for a description. Symposium S048: An increasing number of people worldwide are learning and speaking foreign or second languages, and the institutionalised practice of language teaching and learning has generated serious academic interest in the field of Applied Linguistics for a long time. Research based on conversation analysis (CA) methodology, for instance, has contributed to a better understanding of the multifaceted and complex nature of the classroom as a social setting and of how teaching and learning are accomplished in classroom interaction. In language teaching and learning, however, such methodologies are far from being considered mainstream. There is still a need for further research in order to obtain a better understanding of educational practices (feedback, instructions, disciplining etc.) and how they are influenced by classroom activities and teaching objectives. Most importantly, to facilitate successful teaching and learning, these micro-analytical findings need to be linked to educational reality. This symposium therefore invites researchers who explore the institutional practices involved in the teaching and learning of foreign or second languages. It discusses how these findings can inform educational practices such as teaching methodology, material design, language testing, curricula and language policies. For more about registration and submission, please refer to the AILA2020 website: https://www.aila2020.nl/call-for-papers Please feel free to contact me if you need further information (klattenb@uni-hildesheim.de). Best wishes Revert + |
| Forensic 2025 + | We are delighted to announce that the [https://darg.lboro.ac.uk/event/forensic-conversations-in-criminal-justice-settings/ Forensic Conversations Symposium] is BACK, to be held at Loughborough University and online on 17th Sep 2025. Join us for a friendly and informal day of networking, discussions, and presentations with researchers using EMCA methods (ethnomethodology and conversation analysis) to explore conversations in policing and criminal justice contexts. This could include (but is not limited to) emergency and non-emergency police calls, patrol footage, victim/suspect interviews, courtroom interactions, parole meetings. This year we are offering a bonus half day of in-person only data sessions (18th September 2025). Invited Speaker: Professor [https://www.uia.no/english/about-uia/employees/jansv/index.html Jan Svennevig], University of Agder [https://darg.lboro.ac.uk/submit-an-abstract-for-forensic-conversations-2025/ Call for abstracts] is now open * The deadline for abstracts is Friday 15th June. [https://store.lboro.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/school-of-social-sciences-and-humanities/upcoming-events/forensic-conversations-2025 Registration] is now open * Hybrid symposium 17th Sep: In-person attendance £25 (salaried), £5 (concession), Online attendance £5. * In-person only data sessions 18th Sep: attendance is free but spaces are limited. We look forward to seeing you in September! Laura Jenkins, Emma Richardson, and Alexandra Kent + |
| Forensic Conversation Symposium 2024 + | We are delighted to announce the inaugural Forensic Conversations Symposium to be held at Loughborough University and online on 11 Sep 2024. Join us for a (free!) friendly and informal day of networking, discussions, data sessions and presentations with researchers using EMCA methods (ethnomethodology and conversation analysis) to explore conversations in policing and criminal justice contexts. This could include (but is not limited to) emergency and non-emergency police calls, patrol footage, victim/suspect interviews, courtroom interactions, parole meetings. Invited Speaker: Dr Emma Tennent, University of Wellington Title: Help-seeking in calls to the police classified as ‘family harm’ Call for abstracts NOW OPEN We welcome abstract submissions for both oral presentations and data sessions. Please use this link to submit your abstract (https://darg.lboro.ac.uk/submit-an-abstract-for-forensic-conversations-in-criminal-justice-settings/). The deadline for abstracts is Friday 31st May. Oral Presentations: We invite researchers to submit abstracts for oral presentation to share recent findings or ongoing investigations arising from the research around forensic communications. Data Sessions: We welcome submissions to host small group data sessions working with audio or video recordings and accompanying Jefferson transcripts of communication in criminal justice settings. Data can include any language, but please provide an English translation in your transcript. Registration Registration for attendees will open in July. If you would like a reminder email when registration opens, please email a.kent@keele.ac.uk to request one. We look forward to seeing you in September. Emma Richardson, Laura Jenkins, and Alexandra Kent + |
| Forensic Conversations 2025 + | We are delighted to announce that the Forensic Conversations Symposium is BACK, to be held at Loughborough University and online on 17th Sep 2025. Abstracts due: 15th June. Join us for a friendly and informal day of networking, discussions, and presentations with researchers using EMCA methods (ethnomethodology and conversation analysis) to explore conversations in policing and criminal justice contexts. This could include (but is not limited to) emergency and non-emergency police calls, patrol footage, victim/suspect interviews, courtroom interactions, parole meetings. This year we are offering a bonus half day of in-person only data sessions (18th September 2025). Invited Speaker: Professor Jan Svennevig, University of Agder Read about Jan’s current project: Police investigative interviews in Norwegian as a Second Language – Communicative Challenges and Solutions Call for abstracts is now open The deadline for abstracts is Friday 15th June. Registration is now open Hybrid symposium 17th Sep: In-person attendance £25 (salaried), £5 (concession), Online attendance £5. In-person only data sessions 18th Sep: attendance is free but spaces are limited. We look forward to seeing you in September! Laura Jenkins, Emma Richardson, and Alexandra Kent + |
| Forensic Conversations Symposium registration and programme + | We’re delighted to announce that registration for the Forensic Conversations symposium is now OPEN and the conference programme is available. Join researchers analysing real interactions in criminal justice: we have a brilliant line up of presentations, data sessions & networking. Date:11 Sep 2024 Time: 9.15-17.30 (BST) Cost: Free We look forward to welcoming you at Loughborough University and online. + |
| Frontiers in MCA Call for Contributions + | Call for Contributions Frontiers in Membership Categorisation Analysis. Editors: William Housley and Richard Fitzgerald Background and Context: Since the publication of Culture-in-Action. Studies in Membership Categorisation Analysis (Hester and Eglin, 1997) Membership Categorisation Analysis (MCA) has become a prominent methodological and analytic approach across the social sciences, regularly included in research methods texts and encyclopaedia, and employed across a range of topics of study. The take up of MCA across disciplines, as a form of qualitative research, is a testament to the original work of Sacks and the development of his work particularly by Rod Watson, Lena Jayussi, Jeff Coulter, Carolyn Baker, Dave Francis, and of course Stephen Hester and Peter Eglin. Hester and Eglin argued that the analysis of categorisation practices was not only or primarily based on observing that people use category references in talk, but more importantly in treating members category work as occurring within the inextricably entwined mutually elaborate relationship of (multi-layered) categorial and sequential methods in multiple orders of ordinary action. Hester and Eglin's reconsideration of Sacks' signal commentaries on categorisation work was ground-breaking for its reinvigoration of a categorial focused analysis of naturally occurring interaction grounded within and through the examination of empirical materials. This was not only focused on talk and interaction but was also open to the full range of members category work wherever it could be captured for analysis. The emergence of novel interactional domains, inclusive of those situationally configured and locally accomplished in and through video mediated platforms, immersive and augmented environments, social media, and voice enabled assistants, has brought these considerations into the foreground in recent years. At the same time a transformation in approaches to the analysis of audio, video and other materials remains relevant and work in progress. Call for Papers: A major publisher has expressed interest in this volume and has invited us to submit a full proposal and so at this stage we invite contributions from both established scholars and early career researchers for this collection. Initial applications of interest should include name and affiliation, contact details, proposed title, and indicative references together with an initial 750-word outline which situates the proposed analysis at the forefront of MC research highlighting the innovation in phenomenon under examination and/or innovation in the analysis and its contribution to the MCA approach. It is envisaged that Chapters will be approximately 8000 words in length and will be subject to peer review. Informal inquires welcome and outlines should be forwarded for consideration by 1 of May 2022 to the following e-mail address: Fitzgerald[at]um.edu.mo + |
| Fully funded PhD studentship (UK Home students) based at Manchester Metropolitan University 2025 + | Fully funded PhD studentship (UK Home students) based at Manchester Metropolitan University Supervisors: Professor Alison Pilnick (MMU), Dr Rebecca O’Brien (Notts Healthcare Trust), Dr Sarah Campbell (MMU) ‘Too much touch?’: Enabling a better understanding of the use of touch in dementia care. Healthcare practitioners (doctors, nurses, therapists, their assistants and students) regularly touch patients with dementia when delivering healthcare. A distinction has been made in the healthcare literature between ‘necessary’ touch (for example dressing a wound or examining a patient) and ‘non-necessary’ touch (for example holding a patient’s hand or putting a hand on their shoulder). Whist this ‘non-necessary’ touch occurs regularly in dementia care, it is less commonly seen in other healthcare settings. However, the distinction between ‘necessary’ and ‘unnecessary’ touch may be an oversimplification as we do not understand what interactional purpose touch serves in this context. This project will use the sociological method of conversation analysis to examine the use of touch as it occurs between patients and staff on acute Healthcare of the Older Person hospital wards. Analysis will begin with an existing corpus of video recorded data, but the successful candidate will also collect and analyse new data to supplement this. The project aims to provide a more detailed contribution to the empirical basis for delivering dementia care; and to develop a training resource for staff grounded in this empirical research. Start date: October 2025. Fees plus an annual stipend will be paid at the UKRI rate (£19,237 for 2024-25, subject to a small annual uplift). More details and how to apply can be found here (closing date for applications 14th March): https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research-study/phd/funding/scholarships Informal enquiries welcome to Alison: a.pilnick@mmu.ac.uk + |
