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Eric Laurier
@ericlaurier.bsky.social
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Writes in too much detail about ordinary practices & reasoning. Ethnomethodology & Conversation Analysis. Professor of Geography & Interaction, University of Edinburgh. He/him.

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Rob Smith @robinjsmith.bsky.social · 1d
The introduction to our special issue on the (re)production of asymmetries-in-action. It’s been a pleasure working with @cathtam.bsky.social and our contributors in demonstrating EM/CA approaches to various “isms” and some of sociology’s “Big” concerns.
#emca

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The (Re)Production, Negotiation, and Navigation of Social Asymmetries‐in‐Action: An Introduction to the Special Issue
This article reconsiders, and argues for, the contribution of ethnomethodological and conversation analytic research (EM/CA) to the understanding of social asymmetries in action. As well as highlight....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Fraser MacDonald @frasermacdonald.bsky.social · 8d
Covid prevents me from being on the picket line but solidarity to everyone there.

An isolated management, censured by its own academic senate, seeks to literally decimate its own staff.

Oh, and it has the third largest uni endowment in the UK.
ucuedinburgh.bsky.social UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 8d
Pickets all over Edinburgh this morning! From Old College to King's Building, Edinburgh UCU staff are saying NO to job cuts!

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 8d
Pickets all over Edinburgh this morning! From Old College to King's Building, Edinburgh UCU staff are saying NO to job cuts!

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 12d
Wonderful news. Well done!

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 13d
Paper by Sylvaine Tuncer and me on what more there is to rapport in cafe service. How tensions between conviviality and instrumentality play out in small talk. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Customer Agency in Interactive Service: Small Talk and Rapport at the Cafe Counter - Sylvaine Tuncer, Eric Laurier, 2025
This article draws on fine-grained analyses of video recordings of service interactions at the cafe counter to revisit the notion of rapport and conceptions of ...
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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 21d
Usually puts me in the right mood for the rest of the day too.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 22d
Phonecall from dentist today, now in my top 10 of AI transcription. “Hello, it's been like a message for Dr Lauria. It's um Elaine Crow from Bugsfield Dental. Just to let you know, your mouse curse is arriving today.”

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UCU Scotland @ucuscotland.bsky.social · 28d
Staff at Edinburgh Uni to continue strike action #WeAreTheUniversity #StopTheCuts #SaveHE www.heraldscotland.com/news/2557921...
Edinburgh University lecturers to continue strike action
Staff at Edinburgh University have voted to continue strike action over proposals to cut £140m from the institution’s annual budget.
www.heraldscotland.com

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Daniel Buschek @dbuschek.bsky.social · Oct 23
While reviewing for #CHI2026, I've noticed four new writing issues in #HCI papers, likely due to an increased use of #LLMs / #AI. I describe them here - and how to fix them: dbuschek.medium.com/when-llms-wr...
When LLMs Write Our Papers
Four writing issues I notice as a reviewer — and how to fix them
dbuschek.medium.com

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Vicky Blake UCU (she/her) @vickyblake.bsky.social · Oct 21
The venue for today’s #USS JNC meeting - before the wind started up and the rain started just in time for us to leave this afternoon!
Photo looking up at the Liver Building, which is massive, clad in almost sandy coloured stone, with its famous clock tower in shot, and the Liver Bird standing at the top. The sky is pale and cloudy.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Oct 17
Great piece.

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😶 stuart reeves 😶 @5tuartreeves.bsky.social · Oct 13
short blog post (with exciting video!) on our #CSCW2025 paper "Opening Up Human-Robot Collaboration", summarising our arguments about human-robot 'collaboration' (is it?)

#EMCA #CSCW

(paper with Hannah Pelikan & @marinanc.bsky.social)

medium.com/acm-cscw/ope...
Opening Up Human-Robot Collaboration
It is now routine to talk about human-AI collaboration and the possibility of AI systems acting as co-workers or partners for us. It’s…
medium.com

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𝚈𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚇𝚒𝚎 謝雅戎 @xyarong.bsky.social · Oct 7
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

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Sep 28
I’m voting ‘yes’ & ‘yes’ again because after 6 months Edinburgh management haven’t yet come to the table. @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social
Envelope posted into red letter box.

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Jonathan Potter @profjonathanpotter.bsky.social · Sep 23
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Following on from my earlier thread about claims of “bias” in universities (link below 👇), I was struck by James Marriott’s column in today’s Times. It’s full of anecdote & caricature. The real story of UK universities is structural, financial, and political. 🧵
👉 bsky.app/profile/prof...
profjonathanpotter.bsky.social Jonathan Potter @profjonathanpotter.bsky.social · Apr 28
Listening to Rest is Politics, Rest is Politics US, and reading respected commentators, it's striking how 'left-wing bias' in universities is now taken for granted. That matters, especially in the US, where academia faces political attack. Thoughts from having worked in US/UK universities. 🧵

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · Sep 12
HUUUGE turnout this morning to demand protection for our jobs and our students' learning conditions. There is no deficit!!!

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Sep 5
Maybe not Substack though? Its a cool name but a not so great company. daringfireball.net/2025/08/the_...
The Substack Branding and Faux Prestige Trap
Only with Substack does anyone perceive creator branding as being subservient to the platform — something that ought to be seen merely as an interchangeable CMS.
daringfireball.net

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𝚈𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚇𝚒𝚎 謝雅戎 @xyarong.bsky.social · Sep 2
Dr Sue Widdicombe and I are inviting submissions for a Special Issue on "Making Others Misconduct Matter In The Public Sphere". onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
For questions, feel free to get in touch with us.
Looking forward to your contributions! ✨
Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
The Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology publishes papers that cover the full spectrum of community and social psychology.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · Aug 26
It's worth noting that these are not merely stupid questions, but have the function - as does much of the professional and academic ethics industry - of taking up up space for serious discussion of politics and value with speculative, sci-fi bollocks.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient
www.theguardian.com

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 25
Yes, this one feels more independent. Thanks again Juliet.
A small comic zone of Juliet Fall’s author meets critics session at RGS-IBG. Comic is balanced on the front basket of a bicycle in Edinburgh.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Aug 25
BREAKING: Award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty has been arrested after wearing a T-shirt reading 'Genocide in Palestine, time to take action'

Police arrested the I, Daniel Blake writer in Edinburgh this morning

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 22
True, it only hints of/at your commentary.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 22
Yep. Perfect. Just need to adjust the printer margins to 0.0. Here’s my copy to take home.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 22
Yep. Perfect! Thanks Juliet.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 22
Wonderful. I'm not at RGS-IBG this year. Might you consider a stayed-at-home copy? If so, a link to higher res copy. BSky seems to reduce the resolution.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 21
Very useful collection of training case studies. Thanks Charlotte.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 20
Nice. A hint of art exhibit catalogue

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 20
Gorgeous.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 20
What a delightful contrast to the academic publisher’s often bland books. Can you reveal a little more about its design and production?

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 20
So nicely designed and thought out. Perfect for reading and writing and looking at stacked timber. Do they serve fresh berries for snacks too?