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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 14d

Kevin Whitehead is an Associate Prof of Sociology & Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara & a Visiting Associate Prof at Wits. His research uses EM & CA approaches to study practices through which social categories are used, reproduced & resisted... @kevinawhitehead.bsky.social

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 14d

Jacki O’Neill is founding Lab Director of Microsoft Research Africa, Nairobi...Bringing an ethnomethodological perspective to AI , provides new insight into how we can design better interactions and build the best possible technologies for work, health and society...

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 14d

Robin J Smith is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Science, Cardiff University, and Visiting Prof at Wits. His studies have primarily pursued the praxeological, co-constitutive, relationship between space, mobility, and [email protected]

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 14d

Ana Cristina Ostermann is a scholar of social interaction at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul & a Research Fellow for CNPq in Brazil...her work has been notably interdisciplinary, conducted in institutional settings and focused on societal needs... @ana-ostermann.bsky.social

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 14d

📢Meet the IIEMCA27 Keynote Speakers.

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

#EMCA #MCA

About | iiemca27

www.iiemca27.org

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 15d

And if you're wondering what all this IIEMCA27 business is about, check out iiemca.com and iiemca27.org

IIEMCA | IIEMCA The International Institute for Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis

IIEMCA27 is scheduled for June/July 2027 in Johannesburg, South Africa at Wits University.

iiemca.com

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 15d

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 🚀

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · Jun 26

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · Jun 26

InterAct and the IIEMCA27 organising committee invites postgraduate and faculty members from Wits and across academia to explore New Horizons 🚀 and join the (ethnomethodological) conversation (analysis) by subscribing to the mailing list.
www.iiemca27.org/about
@jennywatermeyer.bsky.social

QR code to join the InterAct mailing list. Also available at https://forms.office.com/r/hFmgQsxFXC

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · Jun 26

Started and run by Dr Catherine Tam [email protected] ‬- and Dr Daniella Rafaely, InterAct meets regularly online or in person for data sessions, presentations, and the development of research projects – including hosting international scholars and the next IIEMCA conference! www.iiemca27.org

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · Jun 26

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

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · May 27

@interactemca.bsky.social #EMCA

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · May 27

..to the Wits Theatre, Wits Art Museum (WAM), the Origins Centre to name only a few highlights you can spot and explore virtually before we see you in person at IIEMCA27!
www.wits.ac.za/campus-life/...

Wits virtual tour - Wits University

www.wits.ac.za

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · May 27

...a South African Premiership soccer (football) match showcasing Wits University FC ("The Clever Boys"), just one sport that Witsies have excelled at over the last 100+ years
www.wits.ac.za/alumni/histo...

Wits Sport - Wits University

A Century of Notable Achievements and Events

www.wits.ac.za

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · May 27

...to immersive experiences at the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome...
youtu.be/DMbbZGBG8hw

Introducing the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome

YouTube video by Wits University OFFICIAL

youtu.be

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · May 27

From lunch (with cake, of course!) under the shade of oak trees and the Cape-Dutch gables of Wits Club...
olivesandplates.co.za/wits-club-co...

Wits Club & Conference | Olives & Plates

Cape Dutch Grace set under enveloping Oak Trees, located in the famous University of the Witwatersrand Main Campus.

olivesandplates.co.za

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · May 27

As chilly winter temperatures set in, we look at Wits University -host of IIEMCA27- which will be 105 years old in 2027.
Wits is a multi-campus university that spans 400 hectares in Braamfontein and Parktown (Johannesburg). There is so much to experience at Wits...

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Rob Smith @robinjsmith.bsky.social · May 24

What a great first day in Johannesburg!
Already looking forward to
#IIEMCA27
@iiemca27.bsky.social

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · Mar 25

Gauteng has it all!
Including being the birthplace of Miriam Makeba whose song “Pata Pata” (‘Touch Touch”) has taken on wide ranging and not uncontested significance and meaning across the world
www.youtube.com/watch?v=geqW...