Dr Virginia Calabria (she•her•lei•idda)

Social Interaction and Dramatic Performance At the heart of the dramatic arts lies a single phenomenon: human social interaction. The crux of the practitioner's work involves knowing how interaction works…

What do you get if you cross Conversation Analysis with Dramatic Performance?

(Social Interaction)²
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#internationalsayofpersonswithdisabilitie #DisabilityRights #MovingSocialWork #wellbeimg #Inclusion #Accessibility #conversations #intersectionality

My laptop knows what is relevant to my values.

Late night blogpost for you all:
History as connection - why it matters that sources connect us to real things
#history #politics #culture #science #knowledge #sts
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Presenting work from Moving Social Work on Identity and Social workers accounting for their PA level in their workplace in focus groups with Joe Webb at #CASW25 conference was very rewarding!
#emca

Wonderful day for the 4th conference on Social Work and #Conversationanalysis, #CASW25.
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So pleased to be giving a talk at the wonderful CASLC group at York the 12/12/2025!
I will share some of the first #emca analysis and reflections from the #MovingSocialWork project. Thanks for extending the invitation!

#conversationanalysis #learningdisability #socialwork #physicalactivity

This was great: the idea of not preparing a presentation but being asked some informal conversational questions just to get you talking on what you do, with a small number of lovely people just nodding & smiling, all sitting on sofas & comfy chars is such a fun refreshing format! I loved it! 🥂

Collaborating with Kleopatra Sideridou & @neyrar.bsky.social was also very rewarding and I truly hope we’ll collaborate more in the future! 👏🏻

#emca #racism #yourturn #escrfestival

🎊This was amazing! Thanks everyone for engaging in brilliant conversations & reflecting together on what our turn is when it comes to responding to stories of racism!
🧩 @xyarong.bsky.social
is brilliant & explained the power of #conversationanalysis in helping our awareness in an effective way!

This is an exciting opportunity for me to connect with fellow members of the College, and to bring more Social interaction research to Durham University. Once a #CA advocate, always a #CA advocate.

"We change the world one conversation at a time".

More here: lnkd.in/en4USh43
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I'll be answering questions from a comfy sofa on my #emca research, highlighting the importance and potential of #conversationanalysis, within the #MovingSocialWork project. We'll explore the project's #socialjustice focus and its paramount impact on people living with long-term conditions.
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In Spring, I became a member of the Senior Common Room at St Chad's College at Durham University.

Next week, on the11/04, I'll have the honour of being interviewed by Colin Crowder as part of the "SCR Conversations".
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There is still time to register for our event! ;)

One Strawberry Lane Ground floor Multi-function room 2A Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BX

Next Thursday, we will meet at this lovely room in One 🍓 Lane to explore together how our responses could help build a safe space for stories of racism.
#ESRCFestival
@newcastleuni.bsky.social @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social

Book your free ticket on Eventbrite 👇
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Not a Stranger: Understanding Migrant Experiences Amidst UK Policy Shifts Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.

📣 The migrant-led Not a Stranger campaign wants to hear from you.

If you want to share your experiences of being a #migrant, and help challenge the Immigration White Paper proposals, then we invite you to fill out a confidential survey: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Not_a_Stra...

#Migration #WhitePaper

can't believe we got to the stage of human history where we've just placidly and collectively decided to stop learning stuff

Words fail. So we try again.

I’ll be there presenting #emca research from Moving Social Work, co-authors @brettsmithprof.bsky.social & Joe Webb. We’ll be looking at decisions, acquiescing, options giving about Physical activity & more, in conversations between people with LDs & social care practitioners. Looking forward to it!

There will be limited space so it will be first come first serve. And we need a minimum of 20 people in attendance to make it feasible. To register: forms.office.com/e/krwkkNFhR7
We hope this event’ll provide space for us to consider how we can support each other in these times as a community!🥳
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📣✨We know that times are increasingly difficult in HE, and ECRs often shoulder much of the burden.
We are also in the process of rethinking and reinvigorating the network.

So… we want to put on another in person event, the first for a few years, before strategising our next moves.
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Thanksss!🫂

Thanks Anaaaa! ❤️

Thanks, Charles! :)

I’m pleased to announce that I have been awarded the Associate Fellowship by Advance Higher Education UK. 🎉 Pleased teach always focusing of students’ inclusion, fair pedagogical practices & realistic engagement. Always happy to discuss how to improve these practices with colleagues teaching in HE!

Join us for a free workshop, exploring how our words shape conversations about racism.

#ESRCFestival

👇Click for more info and sign up
shorturl.at/Qyncp
@calvirgi.bsky.social @neyrar.bsky.social

✨ With a new academic year start-ing/ed in this part of the world, we want to welcome all new (prospective) early-career researchers using qualitative methods to investigate healthcare. We also want to thank everyone who is already doing amazing work out there!
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📣 Our #19 newsletter is out: this season marks a fresh chapter for many in our community it is the beginning of a new academic year in the Northern Hemisphere or the start of a new term in the South, this season marks a fresh chapter for many in our #ILEMCA community.✨ 🧵1/7

Very pleased that my piece 'Urban history as urgent work, an argument for disciplinary promiscuity' has been published in @urbanhistory.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S096...
Many thanks to @mctom.bsky.social for organising the roundtable that got these thoughts going back in 2023! #UrbanHist #EnvHums

Happy bisexual visibility day to everyone attracted to multiple genders. We think you're amazing, even if you can’t sit on a chair properly.

Bisexuals! Get visible! It’s bisexual visibility day!

Also, I get to do #conversationanalysis on conversations that are vital and make actual difference in people’s everyday choices and lives. I’m a very grateful me today! #emca