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Society in the Digital Age

#EMCA #interactionism
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Sage Academic Books - Society in the Digital Age: An Interactionist Perspective

<p>In Digital Society: An Interactionist Perspective, William Housley explores the ways interactionist thinking contributes to our understanding of current tren

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Wil Housley @wilhousley.bsky.social · 17h

Membership categorisation, sociological description and role prompt engineering with ChatGPT #EMCA

In this paper (OA) we use Membership Categorisation Analysis to interrogate prompt engineering and the use of ‘natural’ sociological description - and lots more.

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Wil Housley @wilhousley.bsky.social · 2d

@saulalbert.bsky.social @lizstokoe.bsky.social
Rein Ove Sikveland

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The conversational action test: Detecting the artificial sociality of artificial intelligence - Saul Albert, William Housley, Rein Ove Sikveland, Elizabeth Stokoe, 2025

Drawing on the “Voigt-Kampff Empathy Test”—a science fiction version of Turing’s famous thought experiment—we propose the Conversational Action Test (CAT): a ne...

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Wil Housley @wilhousley.bsky.social · 17h

Society in the Digital Age

#EMCA #interactionism
Preview PDF now available via SAGE

sk.sagepub.com/book/mono/so...

Sage Academic Books - Society in the Digital Age: An Interactionist Perspective

<p>In Digital Society: An Interactionist Perspective, William Housley explores the ways interactionist thinking contributes to our understanding of current tren

sk.sagepub.com

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Wil Housley @wilhousley.bsky.social · 17h

Membership categorisation, sociological description and role prompt engineering with ChatGPT #EMCA

In this paper (OA) we use Membership Categorisation Analysis to interrogate prompt engineering and the use of ‘natural’ sociological description - and lots more.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

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Wil Housley @wilhousley.bsky.social · 2d

@saulalbert.bsky.social @lizstokoe.bsky.social
Rein Ove Sikveland

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The conversational action test: Detecting the artificial sociality of artificial intelligence - Saul Albert, William Housley, Rein Ove Sikveland, Elizabeth Stokoe, 2025

Drawing on the “Voigt-Kampff Empathy Test”—a science fiction version of Turing’s famous thought experiment—we propose the Conversational Action Test (CAT): a ne...

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The Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones @megalithic.bsky.social · 3d

It has a portalled entrance consisting of 4 stones and according to Burl may have been raised as early as 3000BC. 📷 Horatio More: http://www.megalithi...

Druids Circle (Penmaenmawr)

Stone Circle in Conwy, Wales

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The Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones @megalithic.bsky.social · 3d

Druids Circle (Penmaenmawr): This fantastic ring of around 30 stones #StandingStoneSunday stands on the headland of Penmaenmawr above Conwy, close to a prehistoric trackway and three other stone circles.

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 5d

Arts, humanities and social sciences research is crucial to engaging with and experiencing space. @andrewfutter.bsky.social, Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space, on driving transformative research beyond our atmosphere:
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#WorldSpaceWeek

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 8d

Almost here … Season 9 of The We Society podcast 🎙️by @acadsocsciences.bsky.social! Listen to interviews from social scientists, business leaders and public figures and hear their solutions to society's most pressing issues.

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The We Society: S8 Ep9: The We Society Season 9 Trailer

Join host Will Hutton for Season 9 of the We Society from next week to hear some of the best ideas to shape the way we live.Launching October 1 with an interview with Lucy Easthope, an internationa...

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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 9d

Deadline this Friday, 3 October, for taking part in ‘75 Years of Sociology’ – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other!

Submit an abstract for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh. tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology

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IDS Mannheim @idsmannheim.bsky.social · 9d

#Callforpapers: From 25-27 March 26, the Conference on Discourse & Conversation Analysis (Arbeitstagung zur Gesprächsforschung) will take place at the IDS Mannheim. Theme: Technology use and social interaction: New interactive practices, new data and methods. 👩‍💻 www.ids-mannheim.de/aktuell/vera...

Erste Seite des Konferenzposters, die die im Post genannten Informationen enthält.

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 14d

📣 We're currently accepting papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference!

The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline.

We invite scholars to submit abstracts of up to 400 words on topics relating to any aspect of sociology➡️ buff.ly/wTaE0fI

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British Sociological Association (BSA) - Early Career Forum @bsaecf.bsky.social · 23d

Are Interested in:
👉 Housing,
👉 Health,
👉 Youth,
👉 Work,
👉 Aging,
👉 Inequality,
👉 Climate change, or
👉 Criminal justice?

If so, join the ADR England webinar 22 October 2025 (13.00-14.30) to learn about funding and knowledge exchange opportunities!

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Early Career Forum - Administrative Data Research (ADR) England Workshop

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ROLSI journal @rolsi-journal.bsky.social · 23d

The rest of the table of contents of the special issue of Przegląd Socjologiczny (Sociology Review) devoted to the work of Harvey Sacks

Part of the table of contents of the special issue of Przegląd Socjologiczny (Sociology Review) devoted to the work of Harvey Sacks (2)

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ROLSI journal @rolsi-journal.bsky.social · 23d

EM/CA resear hers will be interested in this journal special issue on the work of Harvey Sacks, with articles in English

Vol. 74 No. 3 (2025) | Przegląd Socjologiczny

Part of the table of contents of the special issue of Przegląd Socjologiczny (Sociology Review) devoted to the work of Harvey Sacks (1)

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Maxwell Modell @maxwellmodell.bsky.social · 26d

I had a great time test driving my new project on politicians being interviewed on celebrity podcasts.

Podcasts are transforming the dynamics of set-piece political interviews. Moving from news logic to content logic.

We need to start integrating this new set of practices and their consequences.

Stephen Cushion @stephencushion.bsky.social · 26d

The traditional broadcast interview is dead - @maxwellmodell.bsky.social persuasively argues at @cujournmedcul.bsky.social #FoJ2025 - as podcast interviews offer low risk spaces for niche audiences.

We’ll be exploring the impartiality of broadcast interviews soon as part of our AHRC project 👇

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Neil Selwyn @neilselwyn.bsky.social · 27d

new podcast episode! Why does education keep falling for techno-solutionism, despite the fact that technology does not seem to drastically improve education? Listen to Dr. Ezechiel Thibaud talk through the perennial problem of 'techno-solutionism' in education ... www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 28d

Hot off the press, the British Academy's Cold Spots: Mapping Inequality in SHAPE Provision in UK Higher Education report. Read it if you care about universities or access to the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for the rising generation. 1/5

Cold spots: Mapping inequality in SHAPE provision in UK higher education

This British Academy report reveals that many parts of the UK are becoming subject cold spots – areas with no provision in a subject within a commutable distance. These are often in rural, coastal or ...

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WISERD @wiserd-research.bsky.social · Jun 11

WISERD has secured £1.6m from @ESRC for research project People, Places, and the Public Sphere to investigate how participation in democratic activities, collaborative governance and citizen science can address collective challenges bit.ly/4e1DC3Z

People walking outside Pierhead and Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament) buildings at Cardiff Bay.

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ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures @sociodigfutures.bsky.social · Aug 21

Calling all artists, designers and creatives! 🎨

We have four paid Sociodigital Futures Residencies up for grabs, starting in October.

Full info and how to apply ➡️ bit.ly/3JKo4q0

Application deadline: 19 September 📅

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Mark Dingemanse @dingemansemark.bsky.social · Aug 20

Reminder! Less than a week left to apply for PhD and postdoc positions in Futures of Language — 🔁 for folks interested in the intersection of language, social interaction, and technology

Vacancies: markdingemanse.net/futures/news...
FAQ: markdingemanse.net/futures/news...

#emca #linguistics #sts

View of Radboud Campus in Nijmegen, brutalist Erasmus building hosting the Faculty of Arts & the Futures of Language project in the foreground

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Galina Bolden @galinabolden.bsky.social · Aug 19

Very excited to announce this faculty search at Rutgers! Looking for a wonderful new colleague to join us in Communication #EMCA #LSI @ica-lsi.bsky.social @lansi2024.bsky.social
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Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty Position in Language, Interaction, and Interpersonal Communication (Open Rank)

The Department of Communication at Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information seeks a full-time faculty member in language, interaction, and interpersonal communication. The search i...

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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · Jul 14

Take part in ‘75 Years of Sociology’ – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other. Abstract submissions are invited for the BSA's 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh. Submission deadline: 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Jul 7

Anyone heading to the American Ornithological Society meeting in Saint Louis this summer? We're also heading to the European Ornithological Congress in Bangor, Wales, UK and soon after the Congreso Mexicano de Ornitologia. Please look for us wherever you travel! www.bangor.ac.uk/eou-congress

15th European Ornithologists' Congress, Wales 2025

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