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A research group for the development of #EMCA at Wits University & in South Africa. #AcademicSky We have regular data sessions & workshops. Join the mailing list! https://forms.office.com/r/hFmgQsxFXC

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About | iiemca27

πŸ“’Meet the IIEMCA27 Keynote Speakers.

Read about their work on the conference website:
www.iiemca27.org/about

#EMCA #MCA

24.09.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Official dates for IIEMCA27!
Mark your calendars: 6-9 July 2027...

Though we'd recommend a few extra days to take full advantage of all that can be enjoyed around Johannesburg, beyond Gauteng, and across South Africa!

After all the conference theme is New Horizons πŸš€

23.09.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’Join us for an online workshop on multimodal transcription with @calvirgi.bsky.social
Mode: Online
Venue: Zoom
Date: Friday 26 September 2025
Time: 10:00 – 13:00 SAST / 09:00-12:00 BST
Registration: forms.office.com/r/0Hj096p3ds
(Please check your spam folder for the meeting link)

10.09.2025 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Here is some exciting #EMCA work from fellow Wits scholars

27.06.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The logo for InterAct, a group for the empirical study of social interaction. The group is based in South Africa, at Wits University.

The logo for InterAct, a group for the empirical study of social interaction. The group is based in South Africa, at Wits University.

IIEMCA27 is being organised by InterAct, a group of scholars at Wits working to advance ethnomethodological conversation analysis (EMCA) in South Africa.
#EMCA #MCA

26.06.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join our mailing list to stay up to date with news and events: forms.office.com/r/hFmgQsxFXC

25.06.2025 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
New workshop advertised – DARG

We are advertising an Online Workshop in Conversation Analysis and Healthcare Interactions (Loughborough University). Details: darg.lboro.ac.uk/news/new-wor...

02.06.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you @robinjsmith.bsky.social for an inspiring 3 and a half days of exploring #MCA and potential projects for @iiemca27.bsky.social. We are already looking forward to your next visit.
#EMCA

02.06.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Wits InterAct workshop on MCA 2025

Wits InterAct workshop on MCA 2025

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Thank you InterAct members for an incredible 3 days of MCA magic with @robinjsmith.bsky.social at Wits

#EMCA @jennywatermeyer.bsky.social @cathtam.bsky.social

29.05.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A listing of the titles of the articles in the new addition of research on language and social interaction, including six articles on the ethics of collecting curating and sharing data and conversation analysis

A listing of the titles of the articles in the new addition of research on language and social interaction, including six articles on the ethics of collecting curating and sharing data and conversation analysis

The new edition of ROLSI features 6 papers on "The Ethics of Collecting, Curating and Sharing Data in Conversation Analysis", and two 'ordinary' articles, one on managing expectations in dementia, and one on how live streaming is organised..

www.tandfonline.com/toc/hrls20/c...

27.05.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The title and abstract of Joyce et al "accessing and using data without informed consent: guiding principles from conversation analysis" in Rolsi 2025

The title and abstract of Joyce et al "accessing and using data without informed consent: guiding principles from conversation analysis" in Rolsi 2025

A run through of the articles in the Special Section on "The Ethics of Collecting, Curating and Sharing Data in Conversation Analysis", now online (1st of 6 posts)

#EMCA

1. Joyce et al
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

28.05.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Learn more about Wits in preparation for @iiemca27.bsky.social

27.05.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are delighted to be hosting @robinjsmith.bsky.social for an extensive MCA workshop this week. #EMCA

26.05.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Calling local EMCA scholars:

Unlock the Power of Membership Categorisation Analysis with Visiting Professor @robinjsmith.bsky.social
27 – 29 May | Wits University | Research Methods Workshop

Register here: forms.office.com/r/y9v7BW9Zuh

Start preparing for @iiemca27.bsky.social

14.05.2025 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Conversation Analysis Unlock the secrets of Conversation Analysis and elevate your research skills with our comprehensive course. Enroll now to get started!

There is early bbird pricing now available for our course on Conversation Analysis: bedsidemanners.thinkific.com/products/cou...

27.04.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@robinjsmith.bsky.social β€˜s brilliant addition to our Asymmetries in Action special issue is now available online.
#EMCA
@francescaorfw.bsky.social

28.04.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This month we turn to Gauteng, the province where IIEMCA27 will be hosted…
#EMCA @interactemca.bsky.social www.iemca27.org

25.03.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 Goffman Memorial Lecture: Professor Waverly Duck - SCCJR This event is organised by the University of Edinburgh, Sociology subject area. About the talk: Troubled interactions are situations in […]

Now this looks interesting #EMCA www.sccjr.ac.uk/event/2025-g...

18.03.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm very much looking forward to joining the InterAct Research Group (@interactemca.bsky.social) on the 28th of March to talk about 'how β€˜vulnerability’ manifests as an interactional asymmetry in police interviews.' I'll be giving an overview of the work so far, then we'll get into some data.

17.03.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On 28 March join us for our next ONLINE data session where @emma-richardson.bsky.social will share her coauthored work on 'vulnerability' in police interviews. #EMCA register to receive the link: forms.office.com/r/968kzaMtmA

07.03.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Navigating Omnirelevant Asymmetry: Encouraging Children to Exercise Their Deontic Rights in Videoconferencing Music Lessons The educational community has long critiqued teacher-centered instruction, promoting student-centered learning. Yet, pre-assumed teacher-student category relevance may overlook momentary asymmetries ...

The next paper in the Asymmetries in Action special issue is available online.
Check it out: doi.org/10.1002/symb...
#EMCA
@robinjsmith.bsky.social @francescaorfw.bsky.social

01.03.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Dear #EMCA community,
I'm very happy to announce the foundation of a small study group devoted to Conversation Analysis in Peru, composed primarily of undergraduate and graduate students eager to understand the technicalities of naturally occurring social interaction.

25.02.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
Why South Africa Has 3 Capital Cities
YouTube video by Risen Africa Why South Africa Has 3 Capital Cities

In 2027, IIEMCA is coming to South Africa.
South Africa is…
unique for having 3 capital cities:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFkZ...

12.02.2025 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The next paper on asymmetries in action for our special issue of Symbolic Interaction is out. @robinjsmith.bsky.social @francescaorfw.bsky.social

Daniella & I examine a dorm room urination incident as an attempted and resisted status degradation ceremony #EMCA
@interactemca.bsky.social

11.02.2025 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
a cardboard box with three copies of the same book entitled Categories in Social Interaction - two with red covers and pale yellow and blue illustrated speech bubbles and one plain blue hardcover - cover by Paul Blow

a cardboard box with three copies of the same book entitled Categories in Social Interaction - two with red covers and pale yellow and blue illustrated speech bubbles and one plain blue hardcover - cover by Paul Blow

We @kevinawhitehead.bsky.social @raymond-sociology.bsky.social are very happy to announce a new book and a new paper, both on conversation analysis and membership categorization, published rn in Jan 2025! πŸ“•πŸ“„

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"Categories in Social Interaction" is out now from Routledge #AcademicSky #EMCA

27.01.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 6    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

A highly recommended read!

Also watch out for more soon-to-be-published papers on asymmetries-in-action building into our upcoming special issue of Symbolic Interaction.
@robinjsmith.bsky.social @francescaorfw.bsky.social #EMCA

10.01.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜β€¦the aspectual information constructed through the practice of completing a turn with bodily movements and non-lexical vocalizations is part of demonstrating the speaker’s experiential knowledge relevant to the epistemic claims being made...’

10.12.2024 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Rob!! Your support means so much.

05.12.2024 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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✨It's been an incredible year for InterAct. Thank you to our awesome #EMCA community!!! @robinjsmith.bsky.social @calvirgi.bsky.social @cathtam.bsky.social ✨

05.12.2024 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

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