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Oskar Lindwall

@lindwall.bsky.social

Professor in Communication | Gothenburg University | Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis (EMCA)

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Swedish migration policy is obviously xenophobic, utterly bizarre, and completely inhumane. It's also a massive obstacle to efforts to recruit the most talented scientists, researchers, and teachers, and by extension, to Swedish innovation, entrepreneurship, and growth.

06.02.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Utvisning av 18-Γ₯ringar gΓΆr Sverige mindre attraktivt fΓΆr toppforskare Problemet att de som fyllt 18 Γ₯r fΓΆrvΓ€ntas stΓ₯ pΓ₯ egna ben och dΓ€rmed utvisas Γ€ven om deras fΓΆrΓ€ldrar har …

If you're a foreign professor in Sweden, the gov't will expel your children when they turn 18, even if you have permanent residency: sulf.se/nyhet/utvisn... via @sulf-union.bsky.social

06.02.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6
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Calls: Sociolinguistics and AI Call for Papers: We are pleased to invite abstracts for the conference Sociolinguistics and AI which will take place at the University of Copenhagen between 19 and 21 August next year. The conference is an in-person event. As we write this, in November 2025, three years after ChatGPT was made available to the general public, β€˜AI’ seems to be everyΒ­where. Strong in connotation, weak in denoΒ­tation, and deeply entangled in contradictory disΒ­courses of desire and anxiety, profit and prejuΒ­dic

Calls: Sociolinguistics and AI

11.12.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
New Developments in Ethnomethodology 2026 The next iteration of the "New Developments in Ethnomethodology" will take place at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO Valais-Wallis) in Sierre, from 27 to 29 May 2026. Call for abstracts open until 12 January 2026.
10.12.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
AGF 2026 | IDS

#EMCA alert!
The 25th Conference on Discourse and Conversation Analysis is taking place 25-27 March 2026 in Mannheim, Germany.

The theme is Technology Use and Social Interaction, and it has a fantastic lineup of keynote speakers and workshop leads!
www.ids-mannheim.de/aktuell/vera...

09.10.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Harvey Sacks and Ethnomethodology: The Prospect of an Alternate and Adequate Sociology Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis have made major inroads into the disciplines that make up the social sciences. Although commonly run together under the title of EMCA, what their relationshi...

You can get this from your local, independent bookshop next week!
www.routledge.com/Harvey-Sacks...

02.10.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PhD student in language and culture

Two PhD positions at @liu.se in the department of language and culture. Would suit #EMCA and similar. Spread the word!

liu.se/en/work-at-l...

15.09.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Aerial photograph of Radboud University campus with the Erasmus tower in the foreground: tallest building in Nijmegen & home to the Futures of Language project. Source: RU

Aerial photograph of Radboud University campus with the Erasmus tower in the foreground: tallest building in Nijmegen & home to the Futures of Language project. Source: RU

We're hiring! Join us to work at the intersection of social interaction and language technology. Postdoc and PhD positions in my Futures of Language research group, based at Radboud University in Nijmegen, NL

Read more: markdingemanse.net/futures/news...

#linguistics #interaction #sts #emca #hci

07.07.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

In commemoration of Jeff Coulter I will post an article or book by him each day this month.

1. Coulter (2008) 25 Theses Against Cognitivism. Theory, Culture and Society 25:2 doi: 10.1177/0263276407086789

#JeffCoulter #EMCA

cspeech.ucd.ie/Fred/docs/25...

01.05.2025 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Laughter, failure talk, and the sensitive nature of negative feedback This study investigates the role of laughter in video-recorded interactions between instructors and students during post-simulation debriefing in maritime education, focusing on how the sensitive n...

New #openaccess article out! Laughter, failure talk, and the sensitive nature of negative feedback, by Gustav Lymer, Oskar Lindwall & Charlott Sellberg. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

26.03.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Routledge International Handbook of Ethnomethodology | Andrew P. C This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the most pressing issues and developments in the field of ethnomethodology, including ethnomethodological

The publication date is listed as 31 March 2025 but it's out already - links are live!

www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

08.03.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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WIT Advanced Summer Institute 2025 The WIT Advanced Summer Institute 2025 is designed for advanced doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career faculty conducting video-based qualitative research on interactions and pr...

WIT Advanced Video Analysis Summer School - June 12th to 13th 2025. More information here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/wit-a... #EMCA #Sociology #Video

26.02.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kristen Pecanac and I are organising a panel submission for the International Conference on Conversation Analysis (ICCA2026), title "Social interactions where death is relevant: Across settings and around the world"

Please contact me if you would like to make a contribution: m.pino@lboro.ac.uk

24.02.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Routledge International Handbook of Ethnomethodology | Andrew P. C This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the most pressing issues and developments in the field of ethnomethodology, including ethnomethodological

The collection contains some great #EMCA stuff. My MMU colleague Alison Pilnick on medicine is one highlight. @robinjsmith.bsky.social on MCA another. + Lena Jayyusu on accounts, Patrick Watson on cops & courts, Lorenza Mondada on transcription & many more. 2/2
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

21.02.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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PhD student in Practical philosophy The Department of Philosophy at Stockholm University is the largest in Sweden, boasting a lively community of philosophers with a broad range of scholarly interests. The department has a strong intern

Philosophy Job: Fully funded PhD position in Practical Philosophy at the Stockholm Center for the Ethics of War and Peace here at Stockholm University πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... No Swedish skills required. Deadline March 5. #philsky

11.02.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Digital Futures for Education: Educational Transformation - AI in schools is a mess...is this a problem? β€” Digital Futures Digital Futures for Education is a series of conversations and events aimed to bring together key actors from academia, civil society, and the private and public sectors...

AI in Schools is a Mess… Is this a Problem? This should be a great discussion next month - there is clearly a growing appetite for movement around AI and schools, but there are also many reasons to not rush - if you are in Stockholm then do come along! www.digitalfutures.kth.se/event/digita...

12.02.2025 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A fully funded PhD Studentship on multimodal analysis of caregiver/patient interaction in my lab #LLL at #UniversitΓ©d'OrlΓ©ans !
πŸŽ“πŸŽ₯πŸ₯

#EMCA #Multimodality #Healthcare #CommunicativeDisability #MedicalResuscitation

06.02.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Fully funded PhD studentship (UK Home students) based at Manchester Metropolitan University 2025 Fully funded PhD studentship on touch in dementia care (for UK Home students) based at Manchester Metropolitan University Supervisors: Professor Alison Pilnick (MMU), Dr Rebecca O’Brien (Notts Healthcare Trust), Dr Sarah Campbell (MMU), start October…
04.02.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Vacancy β€” PhD position: Recording in social interaction Are you looking for a PhD position in the field of communication? Do you have a background in conversation analysis, interactional-, or sociolinguistics? Are you fascinated by the impact of smartphone...

Fully funded 4-year PhD with me at VU Amsterdam #emca workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/ph...

28.01.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Critical praxeological analysis: respecifying critical research In this paper we introduce Critical Praxeological Analysis (CPA). CPA respecifies critical studies and research by operationalising insights from gestalt psychology and, in particular, the praxeolo...

Khadijah Diskin & I published _Critical Praxeological Analysis_ this summer.
CPA is a new approach to qualitative research, based on a praxeological respecification of critical phenomenology.
In Feb 2025 we offer two courses on CPA
1/3
#EMCA #CPA #qualitativemethods #qual

doi.org/10.1080/1478...

13.11.2024 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a) Tech industry 1984
b) Tech industry 2025

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Call for Submissions Call for Submissions The 2026 International Conference on Conversation Analysis (ICCA2026) will be held at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, from June 26-29, 2026 (pre-conference worksho…

🚨Details on the Call for Submissions are now available:
icca2026.org/callforsubmi....

πŸ—“οΈ The submission portal will open shortly in early February, so start preparing your paper / panel / poster abstracts now! ✨

#EMCA #ConversationAnalysis

23.01.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Funded Phd!

Terrific opportunity to work applying CA in a challenging but very gratifying setting – end of life care - with @darg-sessions.bsky.social colleagues at @lborocrcc.bsky.social

warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...

20.01.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#YorCCA - Call for Papers YorCCA 2025 Call for Papers Dates: 18th and 19th July 2025 Location: University of York Abstract submission deadline: 22nd April 2025 What is YorCCA? The York Conference on Conversation Analysis (...

πŸ“’ Call for Papers: YorCCA 2025 πŸ“’

πŸ“… 18–19 July 2025
πŸ“ University of York
πŸŽ“ Abstract submission deadline: 22nd April 2025

✏️ Aimed at PhD researchers in conversation analysis.

πŸ”— Check the website for submission details: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...

17.01.2025 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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🧭Venture to New Horizons for IIEMCA2027 and visit iiemca27.org to subscribe and check out updates, including conference theme! #EMCA @interactemca.bsky.social

17.01.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ethnographic Studies

An insightful and significant Festschrift, for the continually insightful and significant Michael Lynch, published in Ethnographic Studies.

#emca

www.ethnographicstudies.org

15.01.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

More #EMCA folks added today to the Starter Pack for conversation analysis, discursive psychology, membership categorization analysis, and ethnomethodology - let me know if you want to be added and please share to raise awareness and keep building our community on here πŸ¦‹ #AcademicSky

12.01.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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International Conference on Analyzing and Advancing Simulations for Professional Learning (SimPro2025) The Fifth International Conference on Analyzing practices and advancing pedagogies for professional learning (SimPro2025) is a free, hybrid conference taking place on April 3, 2025, at Clarion Hotel T...

The Fifth International Conference on Analyzing practices and advancing pedagogies for professional learning (SimPro2025) is a free, hybrid conference taking place on April 3, 2025, at Clarion Hotel The Pier, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Call for proposals is open until February 28.

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Postdoctoral position in communication research at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen

Humans are increasingly assembling with sensory AI technology. People with impairments may benefit significantly from this development. I am seeking a postdoc researcher to join me and Barry Brown. It will explore the intersection of digital and human senses.
jobportal.ku.dk/alle-opslag/...

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