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| Short Course - Introduction to the Jefferson system of transcription - 27 June 2022 (online) + | Introduction to the Jefferson system of transcription - 27 June 2022 (online) This one day course is a contemporary working introduction to the specialist Jefferson system for producing detailed transcripts of talk-in-interaction for social research. The course uses a blend of formal lectures, demonstrations, practical exercises and expert feedback. This course is led by Dr Rebecca Barnes, and a team of experienced and approachable tutors from the University of Oxford. It is open to anyone who would like to understand the central elements behind the Jefferson system of transcription, how it differs from standard orthographic (verbatim) or ‘play-script’ transcripts, and to develop their own practical skills in using it to transcribe recordings of naturalistic talk. Information and booking - https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/study/short-courses-in-qualitative-research-methods/introduction-to-the-jefferson-system-of-transcription + |
| Situation Analysis: Wittgenstein and Interactional Research for Social and Human Scientists - New NCRM Short Course 2022 + | * Details: Online short course, 26th Jan 2022/2nd Feb 2022 * Delivered by: Dr Phil Hutchinson, Manchester Metropolitan University Ludwig Wittgenstein is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential philosophers of the 20th century, who in his later work produced a distinctive and radical approach to philosophical analysis, which had far-reaching ramifications for research in the social and human sciences. What does Wittgenstein and Witgensteinian philosophy have to say to Science and Technology Studies in the early 21st century? Wittgenstein’s impact on the social & human sciences can be divided into three, some of which (2 & 3) spawned distinctive research programmes: 1. Via reception of the work of the Wittgensteinian philosopher Peter Winch and his influential book The Idea of a Social Science and its Relation to Philosophy, published in the mid-20th Century. 2. The combining of Wittgensteinian insights with Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis (EMCA) beginning in the early 1970s, found in the writings of the ‘Manchester School’ of Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis, which included authors such as Wes Sharrock, Rod Watson and Bob Anderson, in addition to associated figures such as Mike Lynch (Cornell) and Jeff Coulter (Boston). 3. The combining of Wittgensteinian insights with Michael Billig’s Rhetorical Analysis, Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis to form Discursive Psychology, initiated by Derek Edwards, Johnathan Potter and Margaret Wetherell in the 1980s at Loughborough University and being developed by others in the decades that have followed. Delivered by Dr Phil Hutchinson of MMU, this course, which will run on the consecutive Wednesday afternoons of the 26th Jan 2022 and 2nd Feb 2022, will revisit the philosophical sources that inform a Wittgensteinian approach to questions in the social and human sciences and explore these alongside the approach to interaction found in Ethnomethodology. Details on registration can be found here: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=11675. + |
| Social Robots in Institutional Interaction 2020 + | Conference 2-3 April 2020 Bielefeld University Organizers: Indra Bock & Florian Muhle Humanoid robots and virtual agents are expected to interact with humans in a natural and sociable way. However, for many years humanoid technical systems were mainly used as research platforms in laboratories and HRI was investigated dominantly with experimental methods. That is, for a long time humans could only encounter robotic systems under artificial and controlled laboratory conditions, but not in natural situations. This has changed in recent years, since the first robotic systems made the leap into everyday life settings. Today, robots like Pepper, Nao or Care-O-bot have left the laboratories in order to work in various institutional environments such as health care, customer service or educational institutions, where they make contact with the public and staff. While HRI research under laboratory conditions mainly relies on controlled experimental studies, as is usual in the fields of psychology and cognitive science, we assume that the analysis of HRI in complex real world settings calls for different approaches. More precisely, we suppose that it is especially interactional and ethnographic approaches, which could be helpful to investigate human-robot encounters in concrete situations, since they are dedicated to analyze naturally occurring situations and interactions ‘in the wild’. Against this background the conference aims to bring together HRI researchers who are concerned with the institutional use of robots, (2) investigate forms and possibilities of interaction between humans and robotic systems in natural settings, (3) observe the development of robotic systems for institutional settings, or (4) are interested in how institutions and organizations are changed by the use of robots. We are looking forward to theoretical, methodological or empirical proposals that focus on the following questions (for example): * What are adequate methods for investigating institutional HRI? * What are forms and characteristics of institutional HRI? * How are human-robot encounters framed and shaped by institutional settings? * How can institutional HRI in different settings be compared? * How useful are comparisons with HHI and HCI in the analysis of institutional HRI? * How do social robots and agents get prepared for institutional interaction? * What kind of assumptions about institutional interaction are implemented into robotic systems? * How do working environments change due to the integration of robotic systems? The conference serves as concluding conference of the research project "Communication at the Borders of the Social World" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The submission deadline for abstracts is 10 January 2020. Authors are requested to submit abstracts of up to one page in length. Please send Your abstracts to indra.bock@uni-bielefeld.de. + |
| Stockholm University Introduction to CA PhD Course 2023 + | Studying Interaction, 7,5 ECTS The Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism offers this course as part of the Doctoral School in the Humanities in the spring semester 2023. Course content The course provides an historical overview of the development of interaction research from the 1960s until the present day with a special focus on classic, groundbreaking interactional research studies which demonstrate how the field has developed within three overarching themes: from unimodality to multimodality; from social membership categorization to identity construction and from monolingualism to multilingualism. The course addresses empirical studies as examples of interaction research in different contexts, such as everyday and working life, as well as social and educational contexts and actualizes interaction from a multidimensional, multimodal perspective. In addition, the course aims to develop the participants’ practical skills and ability to formulate scientific questions and to perform interactional analyzes and to present their analytical findings orally to an imaginary audience with authority. This also enhances the participants’ ability to make research ethic assessments. Professor Peter Auer, Albert-Ludwigs Universität, Freiburg, is guest professor at the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism during 2022–2023. Professor Auer will be part of the course and also engage in tutorials with the PhD students to discuss their individual thesis work. Learning outcomes In order to pass the course, students are expected to be able to: critically discuss the theoretical and methodological development of interaction analysis within one or several fields independently perform and present a multidimensional analysis of interactional data, displaying awareness of methodological challenges convincingly present and discuss the results of the analysis using a research pitch addressing an (imaginary) international audience show awareness of ethical aspects Practical information The course includes six seminars, held on campus. Attendance at the seminars is mandatory. There will also be a concluding seminar when students present interaction research from their doctoral thesis in the form of a research pitch. Written examination in the form of a final written paper. One-on-one tutorials with Professor Peter Auer to discuss individual thesis work will be offered during the course. NB. The course will be offered on campus only. Period: Spring semester 2023, 2023-03-21 – 2023-06-04 Course Dates (preliminary): see schedule below Language of instruction: English. The final exam paper can be submitted in both Swedish and English. Course director: Professor Catrin Norrby Course name in Swedish: Att studera interaktion The course is offered by the The Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism. + |
| Summer School on Languages in Interaction 2024 + | <big>'''International Summer School on “Languages in Interaction”'''</big><br> 23.-27. September 2024<br> University of Heidelberg & Leibniz-Institute for the German Language, Mannheim<br><br> '''Facilitators'''<br> Galina BOLDEN (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)<br> Arnulf DEPPERMANN (Leibniz-Institute for the German Language, Mannheim) Elwys DE STEFANI (University of Heidelberg)<br> Leelo KEEVALLIK (University of Linköping)<br> Michal MARMORSTEIN (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)<br> Richard OGDEN (University of York)<br> Simona PEKAREK DOEHLER (University of Neuchâtel)<br><br> '''Local organisers'''<br> Arnulf DEPPERMANN & Elwys DE STEFANI<br><br> '''Overview'''<br> This International Summer School brings into focus linguistic variety from a conversation analytical, interactional, and multimodal perspective. It offers a varied programme of introductory and specialised courses, workshops, and data sessions. The aim of the Summer School is to explore interactional linguistic issues with regard to language variation (including dialects), multilingualism, language contact, etc. It offers five days of intense learning and discussing, which will enable participants to broaden their knowledge and to acquire methods for a granular consideration of linguistic diversity in their data and for analysing phenomena related to the use of multiple languages, dialects, etc. in interaction. The Summer School is directed at graduate, postdoctoral, or senior scholars who have some prior experience in conversation analysis and interactional linguistics. In order to maximise the opportunities for interaction with the facilitators and between attendees, the course accepts 23 participants. For the same reason, the Summer School will take place in a retreat house, where accommodation and full board service is provided. The training will be based on video-recorded interactional data made available by the facilitators and by the participants themselves.<br><br> The International Summer School is organised around the following didactic activities:<br> ''Plenary lectures'' administered by the facilitators<br> ''Data sessions'' based on the attendees’ own data<br> ''Workshops'' devoted to practical issues related to analysing linguistically diverse data (e.g., glossing, phonetic rendering, etc.)<br> ''Overnight assignments'' that participants will have to complete in small groups for the subsequent day<br><br> '''Venue'''<br> The International Summer School will be held at the premises of the Bildungshaus St. Luzen in Hechingen, Germany (Klostersteige 6, 72379 Hechingen, https://luzen.de).<br><br> '''Registration'''<br> The total cost of the International Summer School is 550 EUR for unsalaried (post)graduates and 750 EUR for salaried researchers. This includes:<br> * tuition and teaching material<br> * accommodation in single or double rooms<br> * meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)<br> * refreshments<br> * one festive dinner<br> * excursion to Hohenzollern Castle (https://www.burg-hohenzollern.com)<br><br> Travel costs and extra expenses are not included.<br><br> Due to the limited number of attendees, any interested person will have to apply and provide a description of their research and motivation to attend the school. Based on this information, approximately 23 participants will be admitted.<br><br> Applications must be submitted to phdschool-interaction@rose.uni-heidelberg.de and contain the following information, in one single PDF-file (max. 3 pages):<br> * a description of their prior CA/IL-related work and experience (training, knowledge of transcription conventions, project work, theses, publications, etc.)<br> * the topic of their PhD-project (or any other project they are currently working on)<br> * the language varieties they are working on and availability of data that can be shared with other participants in data sessions, etc. (please specify the language varieties of your data)<br> * a curriculum vitae, including information on their language skills<br><br> The deadline for applications is 31 May 2024. Applicants will be notified of their participation status by 30 June 2024. + |
| Summer school, Metochi monastery, Lesbos, 11-15 May 2026 + | Summer school 'Longitudinal Conversation Analysis: Empirical insights and methodological challenges' Metochi monastery, Lesbos, 11-15 May 2026 Invited speakers: Steven Clayman (UCLA) Arnulf Deppermann (IDS Mannheim) Pentti Haddington (Oulu Univ.) Organizers: Simona Pekarek Doehler (Univ. Neuchâtel) & Klara Skogmyr Marian (Stockholm Univ.) Application deadline: 30 Sept. 2025 Participation fee: EUR 395 The participation fee includes lodging and full board from Sunday 10 May through Sunday 17 May 2026. The summer school lasts from May 11 to May 15 (full days). Contact Simona Pekarek Doehler (simona.pekarek@unine.ch) Klara Skogmyr Marian (klara.skogmyr-marian@su.se) Further information is available through this link : https://www.unine.ch/evenement/summer-school-2026-longitudinal-conversation-analysis-empirical-insights-and-methodological-challenges + |
| Symposium Questions answers in Greek Talk in interaction + | The Institute of Modern Greek Studies (Manolis Triandaphyllidis Foundation) of the A.U.Th. is pleased to announce its 2nd Symposium on the Greek Language in Spoken Communication, to be held in Thessaloniki on 13-14 October 2016. The Symposium is organized as part of the Institute’s activities on spoken Greek and in the context of the research project Greek Talk-in-interaction and Conversation Analysis. The topic of this year’s Symposium is Questions-answers in Greek Talk-in-interaction. The aim of the Symposium is to examine systematically aspects of this nuclear sequence in Greek talk-in-interaction both in everyday conversations and in more institutional settings. Moreover, this year’s Symposium will host a session on questions-answers in other languages, so that discussion of the Greek data can be set in the cross-linguistic perspective of talk-in-interaction. The keynote speaker of the Symposium will be Professor Marja-Leena Sorjonen (University of Helsinki), Director of the Finnish Center of Excellence in Intersubjectivity and Interaction. The following topics (not exclusive) will be of interest: -form/structure of questions/answers -functions associated with particular forms/structures -formal features (morpho-syntactic, prosodic, etc.) of questions and their impact on answers -preference organization in the question-answer sequence -the design of questions/answers and the acts accomplished -distribution of epistemic rights and kinds of acts -stances (perspective, subjectivity, etc.) indexed by particular forms of questions/answers -the multimodality of the question-answer sequence (gestures, nods, gaze, etc.) -the impact of the broader context (e.g., everyday conversation, research interview, etc. vs. TV-discussion or -interview) on the design of the question-answer sequence -interpersonal issues (politeness, impoliteness, face threats, etc.) All theoretical approaches to the study of talk-in-interaction are welcome; however, due to the specific frame of the Symposium, priority will be given to papers adopting a Conversation Analysis perspective. In any case, the basic requirement for paper acceptance is that the analysis and findings be grounded on empirical data drawn from tape-/video-recordings of naturally occurring talk. + |
| Symposium in honor of Adam Kendon 2023 + | Symposium in Honour of Adam Kendon September 7-8, 2023 Adam Kendon was a pre-eminent scholar and his work, spanning nearly 60 years, influenced and shaped the work of many students and scholars all over the world. He pioneered a particular approach to the study of human communication. He investigated gaze in interaction long before eye-tracking was possible, he studied bodily organisation in interaction, he documented and analysed alternate sign languages in Australia, and he laid the foundation for the field of Gesture studies asking fundamental questions about the nature and origins of communication. He passed away in Sept. 2022, having just submitted his last book for publication. To celebrate Adam’s life and work we now invite you to a symposium in his honour to take place on Sept 7-8, 2023. The event is online only to allow for maximum attendance, and is free for everyone to attend. Link to webinar and programme to come. Confirmed speakers * Heather Brookes * Olga Capirci * Ian Cross * Jennifer Gerwing * Maria Graziano * Jenny Green * Marianne Gullberg * Sotaro Kita * David McNeill * Cornelia Müller * Alan Rumsey and Robert Attenborough * Mandana Seyfeddinipur * Jürgen Streck + |
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| TABU2024 + | TRANSCENDING BORDERS IN LINGUISTIC RESEARCH The Center for Language and Cognition Groningen is pleased to announce the 44th TABU Dag, which will take place on 13 - 14 June 2024. TABU Dag is an annual international broad linguistics conference which offers excellent opportunities to meet other linguists and discuss current research. Under the theme of this year's conference ‘Transcending borders in linguistic research’, interdisciplinary work and research beyond traditional linguistic boundaries are especially welcome. Graduate students and (post-)doctoral researchers in particular are encouraged to present their work. We invite abstracts (in English) in any field of linguistics including, but not limited to: syntax and semantics, phonetics and phonology, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, developmental linguistics, language acquisition, speech production, discourse and communication, computational linguistics, neurolinguistics. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words excluding title, keywords, and references. Abstracts should be submitted via this link. Visit this page for more detailed submission instructions. Invited speakers: Emily Hofstetter, Linköping University Andrea Ravignani, Sapienza University of Rome Odette Scharenborg, Delft University Martina Wiltschko, Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona Important dates and information Submission deadline: 1 March 2024. Notification of acceptance/rejection: 1 April 2024. The official language of the conference is English. Abstracts should be submitted via the University of Groningen website. For further information, please visit the TABU Dag website or follow us on X for updates. Conference location: University of Groningen, city center. Contact: tabudag@rug.nl + |
| TDL2019 + | The 4th international conference Thinking, doing, learning: Usage based perspectives on second language learning will be held in the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, on June 17-19, 2019. The aim of TDL is to advance our understanding of what it means to take a usage-based approach to L2 learning and L2 research. We invite researchers to explore a wide variety of questions related to language usage, language learning, and cognition, such as what it means to interact in L2 in the society, how speakers accomplish social actions in moment-to-moment sense-making activities, and what is the nature of language use environments as well as sediments of usage events left as “acquired linguistic constructions” in the individual language learner. This variety of questions involves strong, empirical and theoretical considerations of language, learning, and cognition: what is language – constructions or interactional competence? what is learning – social action or long-term portability? what is cognition – an individual property or a socially distributed phenomenon?, and what are the implications for L2 teaching? + |
| Technology and Social Interaction PhD Course Copenhagen 2022 + | '''TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL INTERACTION''' PhD School at the Faculty of Humanities at University of Copenhagen People use technology in everyday life and on work for all sorts of purposes. And while technology gets smaller, easier to use, more convenient, etc. new forms of social interactions emerge. Technology is a vital part of most people’s lives. People use computers, smartphones, video-mediated formats, chats, etc. as key elements in their lives and in intertwined forms. In this PhD course, we do not put emphasis on any specific type of technology, and we do not go into depth with the technology itself. We focus on the methods for analysing human interaction as it naturally occurs in a context of technology by looking at people’s practices for using technology and interacting in a context of technology. '''The approach that will be taught on the course''' This course focus on how to analyse video data collected through video ethnographic methods. The overall methodology is based on video ethnography (e.g. Heath, Hindmarsh, & Luff, 2010; Due, 2017) and multimodal conversation analysis (e.g. Goodwin, 2000; Streeck, Goodwin, & LeBaron, 2011; Mondada, 2014) in the ethnomethodological tradition (Rawls, 2008; Suchman, 2007) – often termed EM/CA. We briefly discuss this approach against related fields like Science and Technology Studies (STS), Actor-Network theory (ANT) (Latour, 2005) and Human Computer Interaction (HCI) / Human Robot Interaction (HRI). However, the course will not be particularly theoretical, but very practical in relation to issues of doing analysis of video material and establishing novel findings. The course focus on methodological issues concerning 1) Applying video ethnography and collecting video material in the field, 2) organizing and transcribing data and 3) analysing and discussing findings from the material. Thus, the course will be very hands on. The course is for PhD students from all sorts of fields and disciplines, but students should either be planning on using video-recordings in their dissertation or already have collected video-recordings from fieldwork. '''Teaching format and ECTS''' The course is a 4-day workshop format. This provides for ECTS depending on paper presentation. The course is organized as short presentations from the teachers, workshops around video data (data sessions) and presentations from students. Students are expected to have some minimum level of understanding of ethnomethodology, interaction / conversation analysis and video ethnography. This can be achieved through the reading material as provided below. All students are expected to do a presentation of their research project in the beginning of the course. If students aim for the 4,5 ECTS, a full paper must be provided as a presentation on the course. The full paper shall have the form of a coherent conference presentation and be delivered as a 10 min. verbal presentation with clear arguments and empirical examples and findings. If students have already collected video material, they should bring it and show excerpts during the workshops. Students can work on their own video material during the course. If students have not yet collected video data, they can work on video material provided by the teacher or other students. All students will therefore be able to get enhanced skills in video analysis. Students who already have collected video-data and made transcriptions are invited to provide that data for a shared analysis in the class (data session), which is very helpful for gaining insights about one’s material. Students should write directly to course leader Brian Due if they would take that offer. '''Teachers on the course''' Brian Due, PhD, associate professor at Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen, is organizing and teaching on the course. Other guests will be invited for shorter presentations. Lorenza Mondada will be delivering guest lectures during the last days of the course It will lead up to the annual conference Multimodality Day. Students are encouraged to participate in this conference: https://circd.ku.dk/calender/2022/7th-copenhagen-multimodality-day/ '''Target audience and preparation to the course''' This course is for every PhD-student who is interested in peoples use of technology, technology affordances, objects in interaction and social interaction, and who is using or want to use video ethnographic methodologies and employ detailed multimodal analysis of this material. Both Danish and foreign students are welcome. Teaching is in English. '''Preparations''' The type of data we will be focusing on is primarily video recordings. We will focus on how to collect and transcribe that kind of data, and how to make analysis of it and construct novel claims. You should prepare following: *Email Brian Due (bdue@hum.ku.dk) 100-200 words describing 1) your focus, 2) your theoretical standpoint and 3) your data and 4) experience with EMCA video ethnography. *Everyone must present their work. You should state your type of presentation in the above mentioned document. **3 ECTS: 4 min. overall presentation **4,5 ECTS: The presentation/paper must have a specific format: *Be a PowerPoint (or similar) kind of presentation (like conference presentations) *Last for 9 min. (Followed by 6 min. discussion). *Not focus on “everything” in your PhD, but have a narrow focus on one particular claim/argument you want to make about technology-in-use. *Must contain a theoretical position – this have to include a stance towards something from the reading list. (This will be a crucial way to include the obligatory +500 pages of readings and make it relevant for each project and discussions). *Must be based on showing and analyzing data and reflections on how you (plan to) contribute with new knowledge. '''Date and time: 28 October, 31 October, 1 November, and 2 November 2022 from 9:00 to 16:00''' '''Venue:''' The course will be held at University of Copenhagen. Hybrid participation is possible. '''Preliminary programme:''' Day 1 *Overview of the course and the theoretical landscape (part 1) *Student presentations *Issues of collecting video-data of technology-in-use *Open Q&A session. Day 2 *Theoretical landscape (part 2) *Student papers *Issues of transcribing and analyzing *Issues of establishing findings and constructing arguments Day 3 *Dive into particular themes of embodiment, epistemics, identity and technology *Lectures by invited professors *Data sessions Day 4 *Workshop and data sessions focusing on analysing own video data ECTS: 3 ECTS for participation with short presentation. 4.5 ECTS for participation with presentation. '''Registration:''' Please register via the link in the box on the website no later than 11 October 2022. '''Further information:''' Please contact the PhD Administration (phd@hrsc.ku.dk) or the course organiser for further informaition. + |
| Tenure Track or Full Professor in Sociology Helsinki + | ''Tenure Track or Full Professor in Sociology Helsinki''' The successful applicant may be appointed to a permanent professorship or a fixed-term associate/assistant professorship (tenure track system), depending on his/her qualifications and career stage. Further information on the UH tenure track system at [https://www.helsinki.fi/en/university/working-at-the-university/tenure-track-at-the-university-of-helsinki] We are seeking a sociologist who has a culturally-oriented research perspective on social processes and structures, societal polarization, inclusion, exclusion and cultural differentiation. The successful candidate will have an excellent record in research and teaching concerning social processes, structures and meanings. We prefer candidates with a demonstrable ability to work in multidisciplinary environments, in which different analytic approaches are combined. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in one or several of the following areas: social interaction, everyday life, gender, family, work and religion. The applicant will teach in the bachelor and master’s programs of social sciences, and in the Contemporary Societies master’s program. An appointee to the position of assistant/associate professor within the tenure track system shall hold a doctoral degree, have the ability to conduct independent scholarly work and have the teaching skills necessary for the position. In addition, applicants for assistant/associate professorships shall demonstrate their capability and motivation as regards an academic career through publications and other means. An appointee to a full professorship shall hold a doctoral degree and possess top-level scholarly qualifications and experience in the supervision of scientific research, along with the ability to provide top-level research-based teaching as well as to supervise theses and dissertations. In addition, the appointee shall present documentation of international cooperation in the field of research that he or she represents. Holders of professorships shall also have the skills necessary to serve as academic leaders. To successfully attend to the duties of the position, the appointee must have good English skills. If the appointee is not proficient in Finnish or Swedish, he/she is expected to acquire moderate proficiency within a reasonable time after the appointment. Support for language studies is offered. When assessing the qualifications of each applicant, attention will be paid to: * scientific publications * success in obtaining external research funding * leading of scientific research * international research experience * activity in the academic community * teaching experience, supervision of theses and dissertations and other pedagogical merits * leadership and interaction skills * vision of how the applicant intends to develop the field and focus his or her research • assessor statements • interview. See [https://www.helsinki.fi/en/open-positions/tenure-track-or-full-professor-in-sociology?fbclid=IwAR2IcVvcRkDXnEhtYq2e8Tpx8MmSjMwoOuAILyRmAUN0uwXTqyWr-8l_JhQ link] for further information + |
| Tenure track position on Multimodal Interaction and Discourse at the University of Oulu 2017 + | Tenure Track Position in Multimodal Interaction and Discourse in the Research Unit of Languages and Literature at the Faculty of Humanities University of Oulu is an international research and innovation university engaged in multidisciplinary basic research and academic education. The University of Oulu is one of the largest universities in Finland with 14 000 students and 3 000 employees. The university encompasses ten fields of study: Architecture, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Humanities, Education, Economics and Business, Science, Medicine and Dentistry, Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Technology and Mining. The University of Oulu researchers contribute to solving global challenges by combining multidisciplinary approaches, high level research and fruitful collaborations in the following five focus areas: 1. Creating sustainability through materials and systems, 2. Molecular and environmental basis for lifelong health, 3. Digital solutions in sensing and interactions, 4. Earth and near-space system and environmental change, 5. Understanding humans in change. Collaboration across scientific fields is strongly encouraged and supported within the University. More information http://www.oulu.fi/english/. The following job is open in the University of Oulu: Tenure Track Position in Multimodal Interaction and Discourse in the Research Unit of Languages and Literature at the Faculty of Humanities Field and Location: For strengthening its profile at international level, the University of Oulu announces a tenure-track opening for researchers in multimodal interaction and discourse. Tenure track positions can be allocated to the career levels of the assistant professor, associate professor, full professor and distinguished professor. The positions are designed to promote the careers of outstanding researchers and give them the opportunity to gain further scientific qualifications in view of an academic career. The researchers appointed to a tenure track position may advance in their career through the tenure track process and be appointed to a permanent position as a professor or a distinguished professor. When recruiting for the positions, outstanding or world-class scientific quality is set as a requirement, and this must be verified via evaluations from high-level international researchers. The position is placed at the Faculty of Humanities, in the Research Unit of Languages and Literature. The successful applicant will work in the COACT research community (Complexity of [Inter]action), which studies complexity of interaction and multimodal participation (http://www.oulu.fi/coact/). COACT includes scholars from different disciplines in human sciences working at the University of Oulu. It carries out research on how talk, language and (other) multimodal resources feature in the complexity of social action and interaction, and how people skillfully manage their conduct at complex sites of learning, work and everyday life. COACT is also involved in studies that expand the notion of interactional complexity to include participants’ histories and interactions across multiple timescales. It is expected of the successful applicant that his or her research field and research activities will further strengthen such research at Oulu. COACT is an active community that encompasses approx. 30 researchers (including 4 PIs, postdoctoral researchers and doctoral students). It organises weekly meetings and collaborates nationally and internationally with a large number of institutes worldwide. It currently hosts several research projects, two of which are funded by the Academy of Finland, and its results are regularly published in leading journals and conferences in the field. Several of its doctoral students are funded by the Human Sciences doctoral programme at the University of Oulu. Additionally, the successful applicant will join an international and multidisciplinary research community of researchers from multiple faculties and disciplines that collaborates on new ubiquitous technologies and digital solutions. The tenure-track position is directed towards multimodal interaction and discourse with, around and through new ubiquitous technologies and digital solutions (e.g. wireless communication, virtual/augmented reality, Internet of Things). Furthermore, the position is directed towards exploring the needs of lay people and professionals who will use these technologies as part of their everyday lives, studying how people use and adopt these technologies in their natural environments, and applying the results to help people use these technologies in the future. A successful applicant will be familiar with and have a solid and internationally high-quality track-record in research that focuses on language use, social action and multimodal interaction. It is expected of the applicant that she or he will be familiar with video-based and ethnographic research methods focusing on the sequential analysis of interaction, multimodal interaction analysis and/or that take into account participants’ histories and interactions across multiple timescales. Experience in research on interaction in technology-rich environments and in working in multidisciplinary research environments is considered an advantage. The researcher will participate in both the undergraduate and graduate teaching as well as MSc/PhD thesis supervision in the Research Unit of Languages and Literature. The position will start as tenure track from 1 January 2018, or later according to mutual agreement with the successful applicant. The researchers appointed to a tenure track position may advance in their career through the tenure track process and be appointed to a permanent position as a professor or a distinguished professor. The tenure track position is open to highly talented individuals who hold a doctoral degree and have excellent potential for a successful scientific career. Based on the experience and competence, the successful applicant of this call will be placed at the level of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor or Distinguished Professor of the four-level tenure track system. Job Responsibilities and Required Qualifications: A person at any level of the academic tenure track system is expected to conduct outstanding world-class scientific research, to be competitive in attracting external funding, to publish in leading journals and conferences, to supervise PhD students, to be an active member of the international scientific community, and to exhibit academic leadership. Required qualifications and career advancement at each level of the tenure track: Career advancement on the tenure track is based on performance assessments that measure the candidate’s merits. Assistant Professor: The position of an assistant professor is for persons who have recently (less than ten years ago) finished their doctoral dissertation and are advancing towards a professional research career. The duration of the period is five years. The advancement assistant professor – associate professor – professor – distinguished professor is described in the University of Oulu Tenure Track guidelines: http://www.oulu.fi/university/node/38379. The selection criteria for an assistant professor are the following: research potential and merit applicable to the position to date (publications, especially internationally refereed publications; participating in acquiring external funding/funding granted; connections with the international community in the field) in most fields, having experience of working abroad is common during the professional research career demonstrable development of skills is the prerequisite for a continuation period. Associate Professor: The position of an associate professor is initially a fixed-term position for five years, but a continuation period may be granted or the position may be made permanent. Being granted continuation for the position requires meeting the below-mentioned criteria as well as successful research work as indicated in the University of Oulu Tenure Track guidelines. When appointing a person to the position of an associate professor the applicants are evaluated based on the following criteria: publications on an international level: dissemination, quality of the publication forums, references to the publications active role in research training acquisition of external funding working in more than one research facility during one’s career (in most fields represented at the University of Oulu this signifies working abroad) an active role in the international scientific community acknowledgements and awards. Full Professor: The position of a Full Professor requires a doctoral degree, high-level scientific or artistic competence, experience in leading scientific research, ability to provide high-level research-based teaching and to supervise final theses, and merit in international co-operation projects in his/her field of expertise. The position of a professor also requires the ability to act as an academic leader. When evaluating the merits of an applicant, his/her scientific publications and other research results with scientific or artistic value, teaching experience and pedagogic training, ability to produce teaching material, other merits as a teacher, teaching demonstrations and supervised doctoral theses shall be taken into consideration. Other factors to be taken into consideration are the active role of the applicant in the scientific community, practical experience in the field where applicable, success in acquiring supplementary research funding, scientific work abroad, international positions, and leadership and interaction skills. Distinguished Professor: The position of a Distinguished Professor is for especially distinguished applicants who exceed the criteria for Full Professor. Salary: The salary of the appointed researcher will be based on the demand level chart for the teaching and research staff of Finnish Universities. In addition to the basic salary of the appropriate tenure track level, supplementary salary will be given for personal achievement and performance, the sum rising to a maximum of 46.3% of the basic salary level for the post. The salary thus being roughly 3,500–4,700€/month for an assistant professor, 4,100–5,400€/month for an associate professor and 5600–8300€/month for a full professor. Other benefits: Finland is one of the most livable countries, with a high quality of life, safety, excellent education system, and competitive economy. The successful candidate will receive full benefits provided by the University of Oulu to university employees, including free time corresponding to holidays and free occupational health care services. The successful candidate will receive also benefits provided by the Finnish government to residents, for example possibility to obtain access to the national healthcare system, tax benefits for employees with children and high-quality affordable childcare services. Applications: Applications, together with all relevant enclosures, should be submitted electronically by 31.3.2017. The application should be written in English and the following information needs to be included: # an application letter with contact information # a curriculum vitae following the guidelines of the Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity (tutkimuseettinen neuvottelukunta). The guidelines are available at http://www.tenk.fi/en/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae and a template at http://www.tenk.fi/sites/tenk.fi/files/CV_english_270613.pdf. # list of publications, ten most important ones marked # a brief account of research merits (max 1 page) # a brief account of teaching merits or a teaching portfolio (max 2 pages) # acquisition of research funds # a brief research and action plan (max 3 pages) # contact details of 2 - 4 persons available for recommendation. Evaluators: The selection procedure will be carried out by an Appointment Committee according to the University of Oulu Tenure Track guidelines. Contact details: In order to receive the information and announcements concerning the official selection procedures to be followed in order to fill this post, applicants must inform the Research Unit of Languages and Literature at the University of Oulu of their contact details for the whole duration of the selection process: they must specifically provide both their home and work telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and postal addresses. For further information and enquiries about this post, and about the application and selection procedures, please contact: Professor Pentti Haddington, Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Literature Research Unit, University of Oulu P.O. Box 1000, FI-90014 Oulun yliopisto phone: + 358503410347 email: pentti.haddington@oulu.fi + |
| Tenure track positions (Social psychology, 2 positions) / Kaksi tenure track-tehtävää (sosiaalipsykologia) 2020 + | Together, Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences form a higher education community that places faith in people and scientific knowledge. Leading experts in the fields of technology, health and society are changing the world at Finland’s second largest multidisciplinary higher education institution. http://www.tuni.fi/en We are inviting applications in the Faculty of Social Sciences (https://www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/faculty-social-sciences) for * position of Assistant professor or Associate professor (tenure track levels 1-2) * position of Associate professor or Professor (tenure track levels 2-3) * The positions are located in the degree programme of Social Sciences. The Unit of Social Research is the largest unit in the Faculty of Social Sciences (SOC). Its key research themes are the transformation of social governance, social and societal processes and risks, and the challenges of well-being and sustainable development. The unit hosts six subjects: social psychology, sociology, social policy, youth research, social anthropology and gender studies. The Unit of Social Research also has four research centers: the Working Life Research Center (WRC), the Research Center for Knowledge, Science, Technology and Innovation (TaSTI), the Childhood, Youth and Family Research Center (PERLA) and the Peace and Conflict Research Center (TAPRI). The Unit of Social Research offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral level education. The unit has a joint, comprehensive bachelor's program in social studies. Master's degree education is given in fields of study corresponding to the subjects. In addition to these, the master's program is implemented in five international programs: Comparative Social Policy and Welfare, Gender Studies, Global and Transnational Sociology, Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research, and Public Choice. Doctoral education takes place within the doctoral program in social research, including: gender studies, peace and conflict research, social anthropology, social policy, social psychology, sociology, social work, and youth research. Teaching and research overlap at all levels of education: teaching is research-based, and teachers also act as researchers. The unit is a valued and attractive workplace with excellent spirit among researchers in its field. In social psychology, key research topics include social interaction, self and identity, group dynamics, and the relationships between the individual, communities, and society. Social psychological research in Tampere university explores these phenomena in different contexts, such as social media, digital healthcare, and everyday and working-life communities. The teaching of social psychology is carried out together with other study fields of social research, using both traditional and e-learning methods. Job description We are seeking a highly motivated and accomplished academic who will * pursue and lead high-quality and diverse scientific research in the area of social psychology * develop the field of social psychology as a whole and follow scientific development on their own field * actively seek research funding and other external funding * contribute to social impact and international networking and collaboration * give research-based teaching and contribute to curriculum development and student supervision at the levels of the degree programme and doctoral programme * contribute to planning and administrative tasks of the degree programme and doctoral programme Requirements Assistant Professor * applicable doctoral degree * ability to undertake independent scholarly activity and potential to pursue scholarly activity at a high international level of excellence * teaching skills required to successfully perform the duties and functions of the position. * In addition, track record of post-doctoral international publications will be considered an advantage. Associate Professor * applicable doctoral degree * track record of independent scholarly activity * teaching skills required to successfully perform the duties and functions of the position * ability to lead a research group and acquire external funding * track record of international scholarly activity Professor * applicable doctoral degree * high-level scholarly expertise * experience of leading scientific research * ability to provide high-quality research-based education and instruction * track record of winning external research funding * track record of international scholarly activity * In addition, track record of international peer-reviewed publications, international research collaboration and successfully finished * projects will be considered an advantage. The posts require fluency in English. Concerning all of the positions, the following will be considered an advantage: * track record and experience of collaboration in multidisciplinary environment * pedagogical studies, merits and experience * merits in doctoral education * national and international positions of responsibility * social impact * proficiency in the Finnish language or motivation to become proficient in Finnish * commucation and collaboration skills required to successful performance * suitability to Tampere University´s, the faculty´s and unit´s strategy and experience of leading scientific research or activity in research group according to career stage. We offer Initial appointment as assistant or associate professor is for five years and, subject to successful performance you will become a tenured member of faculty at the end of the first five-year period. You will be supported throughout the five-year period to ease transition to a permanent faculty position. A trial period of six months applies to all our new employees. Salaries are based on the job demands and employees’ personal performance in accordance with the Finnish University Salary System. The minimum starting salary of an assistant professor will range between 3970-4450 EUR/month, of an associate professor between 4577-5130 EUR/month and of an professor between 5535-6200 EUR/month. Higher salaries may be agreed dependent upon experience and/or performance. We offer a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care, flexible working hours, excellent sports facilities on campus and several restaurants and cafés on campus with staff discounts. Please read more about working at Tampere University (https://www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/working-at-tampere-universities). How to apply Please submit your application through our online recruitment system (link below). The closing date for applications is Wed 20th May 2020 (at 23.59 EEST, GMT+3 / 20.59 UTC). Please write your application and all accompanying documents in English and attach them in PDF format. Applications should include the following documents: * Curriculum Vitae according to TENK guidelines - https://www.tenk.fi/en/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae * List of publications according to Academy of Finland guidelines (http://www.aka.fi/julkaisuluettelo_en). Please indicate 10 most important publications for this position and * a hyperlink to the publications or a PDF if the publication is not available online * Teaching portfolio (3-5 pages) including a separate section detailing experience in teaching Social psychology according to Tampere University guidelines - https://www.tuni.fi/sites/default/files/2019-10/guideline-for-applicants-teaching-portfolio.pdf * A vision paper (1-2 pages) that describes how research in the field of Social psychology should be further developed in the multidisciplinary environment of Tampere University * Description of research activity (up to 5 pages) including vision about your future research * For more information, please contact Professor Atte Oksanen, atte.oksanen@tuni.fi or professor Johanna Ruusuvuori, johanna.ruusuvuori@tuni.fi. With questions about the application process, please contact HR partner Hanna Karti, hanna.karti@tuni.fi + |
| The 2020 John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize + | The 2020 John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize Deadline: February 1, 2020 The Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) announces the John Gumperz Annual Graduate Student Essay Prize competition. Each year the Society for Linguistic Anthropology confers an award for a distinguished graduate research paper. The winner receives a cash prize, travel funds to attend the annual American Anthropological Association (AAA) meeting, and an invitation to submit the paper for publication consideration with the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology. Other notable submissions will also receive a modest cash prize. In addition, the winner along with other notable papers will be invited to participate in an SLA-sponsored Presidential panel at the annual AAA meeting, with the competition judges serving as discussants. The next annual AAA meeting will be held in St. Louis, MO Nov. 18-22, 2020. Eligibility & Criteria: In order to be eligible for the award, the applicant must have been a graduate student in a degree-granting program when the paper was written; must be the sole author of the paper; must submit the paper no more than two years after it was written; and must not have received the first place award within the past 4 years. Papers which were awarded honorable mentions in previous years are not eligible for submission. The paper must be an original work based on original research conducted by the author. Papers will be judged on the basis of research contributions to the field of linguistic anthropology, clarity, organization, and engagement with existing scholarship. At the time of submission for this competition, the paper must not have been published, submitted for publication, or under review for publication. Submission Process: The paper should follow the style and format of the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology and must not exceed 25 double-spaced pages, not including bibliography. Include an abstract of no more than 250 words. The paper must be submitted electronically in either .pdf, .doc or .docx format by the February 1, 2020. It should be sent to: slagrad2020@gmail.com. The cover sheet should include the title of the paper; the author’s name; the author’s email address; the author’s college or university affiliation; and the name of the faculty member who served as the student’s advisor for the paper. Decisions will be made in early March. Applicants should be aware of the 1 plus 1 rule for AAA meeting participation, which limits meeting participants to one paper presentation only. + |
| The 22nd Annual Conference on Language Interaction, and Culture 2016 + | 22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE, INTERACTION AND CULTURE April 21-23, 2016 University of California, Los Angeles Kerckhoff Grand Salon (Map) Plenary Speakers: * Hannah Appel (University of California Los Angeles) * Mary Bucholtz (University of California Santa Barbara) * Graham Jones (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Presented by: The Center for Language, Interaction and Culture Graduate Student Association at the University of California, Los Angeles & The Language, Interaction, and Social Organization Graduate Student Association at the University of California, Santa Barbara + |
| The 25th Annual Conference on Language, Interaction, and Social Organization + | The Language, Interaction, and Social Organization (LISO) Graduate Student Organization at UCSB & The Center for Language, Interaction and Culture (CLIC) Graduate Student Association at UCLA are pleased to host: The 25th Annual Conference on Language, Interaction, and Social Organization University of California, Santa Barbara * May 17-18, 2019 * “Disrupt and Advance” * PLENARY SPEAKERS: TBD The LISO conference promotes interdisciplinary research and discussion in the analysis of naturally occurring human interaction. Papers will be presented by national and international scholars on a variety of topics in the study of language, interaction, and culture. This year’s conference theme is “Disrupt and Advance.” We understand ‘disrupt’ broadly as actions or ideas that intervene in or challenge the established theoretical, institutional, or narrative frame. The emphasis on disruption is an intentional examination of disciplinary constraints. By including ‘advance’ we hope to encourage submissions that operationalize critique into praxis. We welcome papers that engage in a critique of disciplinary conventions or somehow broaden the scope of (inter)disciplinary research, presenting innovative models for paths forward. We seek proposals for 20-minute paper presentations which address the conference theme as they relate to any of the following topics (see list below). While submissions based on the conference theme will be particularly welcome, innovative work on all aspects of language and interaction will be considered. * Cross-disciplinary perspectives * Ethics and research * Language acquisition * Language and class, (dis)ability, race/ethnicity, gender/sexuality and age * Language and education * Language and media * Language policy and practice * Meta-commentary on disciplinary frameworks * Multilingualism and cross-/intercultural communication * Non-dominant epistemologies * Political discourse, discussions of power * Politically-engaged scholarship + |
| The 26th Annual Conference on Language, Interaction and Social Organization May 19-20, 2023, UCSB + | The Language, Interaction, and Social Organization GSO at UCSB (LISO) and the Center for Language, Interaction, and Culture GSA at UCLA (CLIC) are pleased to host: The 26th Annual Conference on Language, Interaction and Social Organization May 19-20, 2023 University of California, Santa Barbara Theme: "Continuing and Restarting" Plenary Speakers: Marjorie Harness Goodwin (University of California, Los Angeles) (Full program will be announced soon) The LISO conference promotes interdisciplinary research and discussion in the analysis of naturally occurring human interaction. Papers will be presented by national and international scholars on a variety of topics in the study of language, interaction, and culture. We seek proposals for 20-minute paper presentations which address the conference theme as they relate to any of the following topics (see list below). While submissions based on the conference theme will be particularly welcome, innovative work on all aspects of language and interaction will be considered. Presentations related to the conference theme may include but are not limited to: Cross-disciplinary perspectives Ethics and Research Language acquisition Language and class, (dis)ability, race/ethnicity. gender/sexuality and age Language and Education Language and media Language policy and practice Meta-commentary on disciplinary frameworks Multilingualism and cross-/intercultural communication Non-Dominant epistemologies Political discourse, discussions of power Please send your abstract (up to 300 words) by 11:59 pm PST on February 18, 2023, to the LISO Coordinating Committee at lisoconference@gmail.com. For more information, visit the website: https://www.liso.ucsb.edu/conferences. + |
| The 2nd Annual CASLC End-of-Academic-Year Celebratory Talk 2021 + | The 2nd Annual CASLC End-of-Academic-Year Celebratory Talk, The Centre for Advanced Studies in Language & Communication (CASLC) at the University of York is delighted to present a talk by… * Professor Anssi Peräkylä * Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki, Finland * Disengagement in psychiatric encounters * Date: Tuesday 22nd June 2021 * Time: 2.00pm-3.30pm (UK time) * Place: Zoom. If you’re on the CASLC or CASLC-guest mailing list, you will receive a zoom link via google calendar. If you’re not on our mailing list, you can register for the talk by clicking on this link. * If you’re unable to use the online registration form, please contact: merran.toerien@york.ac.uk. Abstract Engagement is a substratum of social encounters. It involves the orientation by the interaction participants to each other physically and through perception, their collaboration in joint actions, and their sharing of the local moral order of the encounter. Goffman's early work pointed out a paradox of engagement: Engagement on one hand is a moral obligation for the interaction participants, but on the other, engagement is always shadowed by tendencies towards disengagement through withdrawal and side involvements. In my presentation, I will show how a young patient in psychiatric evaluation interviews oscillates between engagement and disengagement in her interactions with the clinicians interviewing her. I will also show how patients in couple therapy disengage posturally and through bodily side involvements during the talk where their spouses complain about them. I will suggest that it is analytically worthwhile to consider (dis)engagement as a multimodal Gestalt, where action, bodily participation and sharing of the moral order go together and index each other. Anssi Peräkylä is Professor of Sociology at the University of Helsinki. In 2019-2023 he holds the prestigious position of Academy Professor. He received his PhD at University of London (Goldsmiths' College) in 1992. His research topics include counselling, medical consultations and psychotherapy, as well as emotion and psychophysiological reactions in social interaction. His current research project focusses on the interconnections between narcissistic personality and interactional practices. Peräkylä has co-edited Conversation Analysis and Psychotherapy (CUP 2008) and Emotion in Interaction (OUP 2012); currently he is editing Body, Participation and the Self: Revisting Goffman (Routledge) with Lorenza Mondada. In recent years, his work has been published in Research in Language and Social Interaction, American Journal of Sociology, Social Psychology Quarterly and International Journal of Psychoanalysis. + |
| The 4th Annual CASLC Celebratory Talk - Lorenza Mondada 21st Sept 2023 + | The 4th Annual CASLC Celebratory Talk The Centre for Advanced Studies in Language & Communication (CASLC) at the University of York is delighted to present a talk by… Professor Lorenza Mondada, University of Basel Title: Offering an object here and now: multimodal, sequential and comparative issues * Date: Thursday 21st September 2023 Time: 2.30-4.00pm (UK time) * Place: Zoom. If you’re on the CASLC or CASLC-guest mailing list, you will receive a zoom link via google calendar. If you’re not on our mailing list, you can register by clicking on this link. https://forms.gle/YXbPZtkVqxWBSU5J8 If you’re unable to use the online registration form, please contact: merran.toerien@york.ac.uk. Abstract Offers have been described in CA, by mostly highlighting their linguistic formats (Couper-Kuhlen 2014, Curl 2006, Raymond et al. 2021) and categories such as ‘benefactor’/‘beneficiary’ (by contrast to requests, Schegloff 2007; Clayman/Heritage 2014; Kendrick/Drew 2014). The embodied formatting of offers has been less considered (but see Kärkkäinen/Keisanen 2012). This talk shows how the action of offering an object here and now (vs. offers to do a future action) is multimodally produced, involving the body manipulating the offered material objects, and is recognized on the basis of its visible-audible features. The paper also reveals offers’ potential ambiguities, both from the perspective of action formation and action ascription: the study focuses on possible “genuine” offers vs. offers that are treated as preliminaries to other actions, and accepted/refused in relation to them. This multiple-barreled nature of offers contributes to current debates and thoughts about action formation and action ascription. It also shows how the distinction between benefactor/beneficiary is questioned and even subverted, in relation to the way offers index and create specific rights and obligations. Finally, the paper discusses several sequential environments that might favor certain action ascription over others, making e.g. genuine offers unproblematically accepted or rather making offers in service of another action legitimate (or not). The analyses focus on offers of food samples in markets (see Mondada 2022), with some references to (and differences with) similar offers in shops (see Mondada, 2021). Despite their similarities, offers of samples to taste diverge importantly in the way they are recognized and (dis)aligned, inviting to reflect about the details that make an offer acceptable or not and about the comparability of actions in context. While offering food can be seen as a gift, in commercial encounters it can be made and interpreted as part of a larger activity (selling) and in service of its progressivity (offers as conducive to buying). Participants orient to these distinctions, shaping the sequential trajectory of offers and their responses, as well as the sequential environment within the larger activity in which they are produced. Video data are in French and German, collected in various markets in Alsace. + |
| The 4th Nordic Interdisciplinary Conference on Discourse and Interaction 2016 + | The 4th Nordic Interdisciplinary Conference on Discourse and Interaction Oslo, 23-25 November 2016 The registration is now open for abstracts to the next NORDISCO conference. You may submit an individual presentation or organize a panel with 3-6 invited participants. The deadline for submissions is 1 April (in less than a month!). For more information, see http://www.hf.uio.no/iln/english/research/news-and-events/events/conferences/2016/nordisco/ Plenary speakers: # Marja-Leena Sorjonen, Helsinki University:TBA # Kjersti Fløttum, University of Bergen: Genres of climate change narratives # Michal Krzyzanowski, Örebro University: Re/Constructing Neoliberalism through Policy Discourse: On Economisation of Language and Multilingualism in the European Union # Johannes Wagner, University of Southern Denmark: Cultural Probes in Second Language Learning in the Wild # Carla Jonsson, Stockholm University: Languaging, literacies and the negotiation of identies among multilingual children and adolescents On behalf of the organizing committee: Jan Svennevig, Margareth Sandvik, Kjell Lars Berge, Pia Lane, Johan Tønnesson, Kamilla Kraft, Yngve Hågvar, Karianne Skovholt, Jan Grue + |
| The 5th International Workshop on Symbiotic Interaction 2016 + | The call for papers for SYMBIOTIC 2016 (Padua, 29th - 30th September 2016) is open. This year it will include a qualitative track on the strict interdependence between humans and computers. In particular, works are welcome that address the following questions: * In what aspects of the interaction can we see that humans and machines are a whole ensemble, a hybrid? * What differentiates interaction with an adaptive or subliminal system from interaction with a regular computer system? * Is any assumption of adaptivity already present in interaction with regular computers? * How does the user make sense of the changes in an adaptive system? The accepted papers are published by Springer in a volume within the Lecture Notes on Computer Science series. More details can be found on the website: http://symbiotic2016.org. Submission deadline is April 30. Contact: symbiotic2016[at]gmail.com + |
| The 6th annual meeting of The Language and Social Interaction Working Group 2016 + | The 6th annual meeting of The Language and Social Interaction Working Group (LANSI) Teachers College, Columbia University New York City October 7-8 (Fri & Sat), 2016 INVITED SPEAKERS * Cecilia Ford (University of Wisconsin-Madison) * Agnes He (Stony Brook University) Call for proposals LANSI brings together scholars and students working on naturally-occurring data within the broad area of language and social interaction. In keeping with the LANSI spirit of diversity and dialog, we welcome abstracts from colleagues working on a variety of topics using discourse analytic approaches that include but are not limited to conversation analysis, interactional sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, and critical discourse analysis. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words and should include descriptions of the following aspects of the study: (1) problem(s) being addressed; (2) central claim(s); (3) data source(s) and analytic approach(es); (4) a short piece of data to support the main argument; (5) implication(s) of the findings. Please also include a 50-word summary. Abstracts will be blind-reviewed on the basis of clarity, specificity, originality, and the inclusion of the required components. Papers will be presented within a 15 or 20-minute slot with an additional 10 or 5 minutes for discussion. Deadline for electronic submission is May 31, 2016. Notification of acceptance or non-acceptance will be sent via email by July 15, 2016. For additional information and to submit an abstract, please visit: www.tc.edu/lansi Conference Co-chairs * Hansun Zhang Waring * Elizabeth Reddington * Di Yu lansi@tc.columbia.edu + |
| The 8th International conference on Conversation Analysis and Psychotherapy Helsinki + | The 8th International Conference on Conversation Analysis and Psychotherapy (ICCAP) Helsinki, 8-10 June 2016 Psychotherapies and counselling are based on talk. Obviously, it is not only the client’s own talk that is helpful by itself, but talking in interaction with a professional who helps the client towards therapeutic change. As a method for the study of talk-in-interaction, conversation analysis offers a way of observing the emergence and the social organisation of the therapeutic process. The conference brings together CA researchers who study psychotherapy or other types of mental health care encounters, such as counselling or psychiatric consultations. We also aim to further the dialogue between CA, clinical psychotherapy research and clinical work. Plenary talks will be given by Auli Hakulinen, Peter Muntigl and William B. Stiles. There will also be commentaries on the conference papers, given by Lorenza Mondada, Mikael Leiman, Christian Heath and Leena Ehrling. The abstract submission is closed. Notifications of acceptance have now been sent to all those who submitted abstracts for the conference. + |
| The Centre for Advanced Studies in Language & Communication (CASLC) at the University of York is delighted to present a talk by Kobin H. Kendrick, Judith Holler and Stephen C. Levison + | The Centre for Advanced Studies in Language & Communication (CASLC) at the University of York is delighted to present a talk by Kobin H. Kendrick, Judith Holler and Stephen C. Levison Title: On the multimodal nature of turn-taking: The interplay of talk, gaze and gesture in the coordination of turn transitions Note: the talk will be given by the first author; the second author will be in attendance and will join in the discussion; the third author will be with us in spirit. Date: Thursday 12th May 2022 Time: 2.30pm-4.00pm (UK time) Place: Zoom (please see our site to register for the talk) Abstract Turn-taking is a fundamental and universal feature of conversation. A central question in research on turn-taking is how speakers recognize the points of possible turn completion where transitions occur. Over the last 50 years, a cumulative body of research in conversation analysis (CA) has investigated turn-taking through naturalistic observation and rigorous qualitative description, identifying the precise linguistic cues that signal the relevance of transition. In the CA model of turn-taking, visible bodily actions play a minimal role. Quantitative research outside the CA tradition has, however, argued that visual cues are in fact central to the organization of turn-taking, but these studies have tended to employ relatively coarse measures that lack the emic validity required by CA. In this talk, we begin to reconcile these disparate strands of research and present new quantitative evidence for the role that gaze and gesture play in the organization of turn-taking. The data come from a corpus of dyadic conversations in which participants wore eye-tracking glasses for direct measurement of their gaze while they were also recorded by multiple cameras for a fine-grained analysis of their gestures. Combining quantitative and conversation-analytic methods, we show how the direction of a speaker’s gaze and the temporal organization of their gestures influence the relevance of transition between speakers. The findings, we will argue, demonstrate the fundamentally multimodal nature of the human turn-taking system and bring us one step closer to a model of turn-taking in which visible bodily actions play a central role. Presenter’s bio Kobin H. Kendrick is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of York. His research uses conversation analysis, at times combined with quantitative methods, to investigate basic organizations of social interaction such as turn-taking, action-sequencing, and repair. A recent line of research, conducted with Paul Drew, has examined the organization of assistance in interaction and identified linguistic and embodied methods by which participants recruit assistance. More can be found at http://www.kobinkendrick.org/. + |
