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Catherine L Tam

@cathtam.bsky.social
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Here for #academicsky and #EMCA news. Researcher and lecturer fascinated by interaction, conversation analysis and ethnomethodology. JHB, South Africa.

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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In these #IIEMCA27 panels, death and institutional practices related to death are examined: 1️⃣ Cultures of Death and Dying as Actions in Social Interactions ...
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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Join us for an online data session on Friday 9 October with Shan Shan Li, @robinjsmith.bsky.social and @greiffenhagen.bsky.social on negotiating rights to mobility. #EMCA Register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/rYVyNa9dJ4
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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Join us for an online talk with @philhutchinson.bsky.social on 18 September. ‘From Occasional Meaning to Praxeological Gestalts’ #EMCA Register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/LxGqUDkek6
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xX💖🌹Xx_dolly_Angelic_xX🌹💖Xx @dollyangelic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I think people should seriously think about coming to IIEMCA, not least of all coz you'd be able to play around with ideology x emca with me and Emma in a pre-conf workshop
How To Study Ideology in
Social Interaction
with Emma Tennent and Elle Henderson
Description: Too often, analysing ideology is presented as antithetical to robust data-driven
EMCA. We believe this is a mistake. In our own work, we are trying to speak about ideology while
maintaining rigorous EMCA analyses. This workshop is for those who are interested in studying
ideology empirically (or any related ‘big picture issues’ often deemed off limits).
Our objectives are to explore some of the ways ideology is relevant in different aspects of social
interaction; and how different analytic tools (e.g. domains of organisation; epistemic, deontic,
affective orders; etc.) can be ‘keys’ to explicate them.
We are not going to offer a singular tidy definition of what ideology is or how to study it. Instead,
we want to explore alongside workshop attendees the utility of these different EMCA ‘keys’ in
helping us ground discussions of ideology in specific interactional practices.
In this full-day workshop, we will work collaboratively to explore the different ways we can study
ideology in social interaction.
We’ll start with a brief overview of some of the key concepts and debates. Ideology is a term
used in many different fields in many different ways. As we work through some of these different
definitions, we’ll discuss how different analytic concepts commonly deployed within EMCA can
render aspects of ideology visible.
We will work through a range of data extracts unpacking different conceptualisations of ideology
as they are manifest in observable practices of interaction.
Facilitators:
Emma Tennent is a Senior Lecturer in Communication at Te Herenga Waka and Elle Henderson
is an academic staff member at Open Polytechnic. We both have PhDs in Discursive Psychology
from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington and have been working together for many
years. Our research has explored ideology in different forms (although not always using that term
explicitly) and we are gr…
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Rob Smith @robinjsmith.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If you are working on practice and perception in high-stakes environments - where timely noticings (or, indeed, “missings”) of interactional and environmental significances are highly consequential - do consider submitting a paper to our panel! www.iiemca27.org/calls #iiemca27 #emca
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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Shape the conversation and explore new horizons. Submit your #EMCA panel to @iiemca27.bsky.social before this Friday’s deadline.
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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Join us for a #EMCA data session examining interview interactions with Siobhan de Lange on 31 July at Wits. Register here: forms.office.com/r/Dqa7K3GgK8
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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
If you're feeling inspired and all fired up after #ICCA2026, why not channel all that energy into a panel submission for IIEMCA27 🚀 Panel submission deadline: 17 July 2026 www.iiemca27.org/calls #EMCA #MCA
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Baby Fired Up and Cheering
ALT: Baby Fired Up and Cheering
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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
#EMCA If you’re in Joburg, join us this Friday for a data session with @cathtam.bsky.social on race as topic and resource in conversations with and about the South African Chinese Community www.wits.ac.za/hgc/events/
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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
It's a really hectic time and schedules are chock-a-block with #EMCA conferences and activities. So we've reviewed our timeline leading up to #IIEMCA27 and decided to extend the deadline for panel submissions from 29 May to 17 July. See the website for more information:
iiemca27.org
Calls | iiemca27
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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Last week InterAct and HCRU members gathered together to explore applied CA in health and social care with colleagues, Profs Steven Bloch and Suzanne Beeke from UCL. #EMCA
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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A reminder: panel submissions for IIEMCA27 🚀 Deadline: 29 May 2026 (3 weeks to go!) #EMCA #MCA www.iiemca27.org/so/efPr7pnK5...
iiemca27.org
Newsletter
Call Reminder
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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
‘The South African school of EM/CA is not a relic of genealogy or a parochial variant of a global tradition...’- Wayne Martin Mellinger #EMCA doingmodernity.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...
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The South African School of EMCA
The South African School of EMCA From Post-Apartheid Interactional Orders to Institutional and Multilingual Practice Wayne Martin Mellinge...
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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🚀 Panel submissions for IIEMCA27 have opened! Today! On April 1st...Maybe not the best day to make such an important announcement 🤔 Oh well. Head on over to our website for details: www.iiemca27.org/calls #EMCA #MCA
iiemca27.org
Calls | iiemca27
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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🗓️ We've been quietly working to get things in motion for IIEMCA27...To see the conference timeline - including dates for calls to diarize! - go to www.iiemca27.org/calls #EMCA #MCA
iiemca27.org
Calls | iiemca27
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xX💖🌹Xx_dolly_Angelic_xX🌹💖Xx @dollyangelic.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
*wink wink* *nudge nudge* Remember this paper by me and analyst-comrade Dr Emma Tennent? You might have seen it earlier this year. The special issue on "social asymmetries-in-action" of which it is a part is now published. Recommend all the wonderful contributions. Such amazing work by all.
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Sex, Gender, and Bodies: Transmisogyny and Garfinkel's Status Degradation Ceremony
Hatred and fear of trans people, particularly trans women, are worldwide social phenomena. Transphobic rhetoric rests on essentialist understandings of sex and gender, but ethnomethodology shows how ...
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Phil Hutchinson @philhutchinson.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
New blog on the ROLSI website on The Ethnomethodology Reading Group, its history, disputes, challenges, and payoffs. Oh, and the spectre of the poker... If you want to join us, get in touch. New members are always welcome. #EMCA #EM/CA #Wittgenstein rolsi.net/2025/12/02/g...
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Guest blog: Ethnomethodology, from Manchester to MS Teams
One of the most adhesive binding agents for researchers in EM/CA is the weekly get-together, whether to pore over data or to discuss the week’s chosen reading. Some reading groups and data se…
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SSSI & SI Journal @sijournal.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
"The (Re)Production, Negotiation, and Navigation of Social Asymmetries-in-Action: An Introduction to the Special Issue" by Catherine L. Tam and Robin James Smith #sijournal #sociology #EMCA #SSSI #interactionism - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Catherine L Tam @cathtam.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
I learnt so much from this project, the reviewers, contributors and especially from @robinjsmith.bsky.social. Thank you all! @dollyeldritch.bsky.social @emma-richardson.bsky.social @lizstokoe.bsky.social @daniellarafaely.bsky.social @laalaajenkins.bsky.social #EMCA
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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
We have an incredible opportunity to learn about #EMCA early next year. Join us for an in-person introductory workshop on Conversation Analysis with Visiting Prof Tom Koole. 26th and 27th January 2026 Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Our last data session for the year is taking place on 14 November and will be an in person event. @jennywatermeyer.bsky.social will be presenting her data on Machine Translation and Lingustics (In)equity in Clinical Interactions. #EMCA Register here: forms.office.com/r/z0HAhEywcD
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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
📢Meet the IIEMCA27 Keynote Speakers. Read about their work on the conference website: www.iiemca27.org/about #EMCA #MCA
iiemca27.org
About | iiemca27
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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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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Catherine L Tam @cathtam.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Join the #EMCA workshop on transcription
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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
IIEMCA27 is being organised by InterAct, a group of scholars at Wits working to advance ethnomethodological conversation analysis (EMCA) in South Africa. #EMCA #MCA
The logo for InterAct, a group for the empirical study of social interaction. The group is based in South Africa, at Wits University.
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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
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
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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
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
Wits InterAct workshop on MCA 2025
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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
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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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
staging a show-and-tell about a fake genocide during a real genocide to the government that has done the most to seek justice for that real genocide is designed to break our brains. They know what they are doing. www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/w...
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Trump ambushes South African president in Oval Office with video | CNN
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sat in awkward silence as he listened to a video US President Donald Trump played in the Oval Office. CNN’s Larry Madowo reports that Trump was pushing debunked...
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Catherine L Tam @cathtam.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Hi #EMCA community I’m looking for recommendations for cameras & equipment to capture audio visual data for a small group of people interacting with a robot. There will be 4 robot stations, 1 in each corner of a room. Each station could have a camera. Thanks!!!
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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
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
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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
This month we turn to Gauteng, the province where IIEMCA27 will be hosted… #EMCA @interactemca.bsky.social www.iemca27.org
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Catherine L Tam @cathtam.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
@robinjsmith.bsky.social ‘s brilliant addition to our Asymmetries in Action special issue is now available online. #EMCA @francescaorfw.bsky.social
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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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
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Yelena Gluzman @gluzmania.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Next year's Intl Conference on #ConversationAnalysis is happening at my home institution, the #UniversityofAlberta, in Canada. The call is out now! Spread the word! #EMCA #sts icca2026.org/callforsubmi...
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Call for Submissions
Call For Submissions The 2026 International Conference on Conversation Analysis (ICCA2026) will be held at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, from June 26-29, 2026 (pre-conference worksho…
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Catherine L Tam @cathtam.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
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
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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 ...
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Catherine L Tam @cathtam.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
This is amazing!
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SSSI & SI Journal @sijournal.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
New Article: “Moral Communities in a Race Status Negotiation: A Dorm Room Urination Case” by Catherine L. Tam and Daniella Fafaely doi.org/10.1002/symb... #sssi #emca #sociology #race #interaction
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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
In 2027, IIEMCA is coming to South Africa. South Africa is… unique for having 3 capital cities: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFkZ...
youtube.com
Why South Africa Has 3 Capital Cities
YouTube video by Risen Africa
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Catherine L Tam @cathtam.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
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
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IIEMCA2027 @iiemca27.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
🧭Venture to New Horizons for IIEMCA2027 and visit iiemca27.org to subscribe and check out updates, including conference theme! #EMCA @interactemca.bsky.social
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Catherine L Tam @cathtam.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
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
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Catherine L Tam @cathtam.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
New paper alert: A multimodal approach to grammatical aspect. www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour... @neyrar.bsky.social et al. #interactionallinguistics
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A multimodal approach to grammatical aspect | John Benjamins
Abstract This paper offers a multimodal approach to grammatical aspect, traditionally seen in linguistics as a verbal-morphological category. Using conversation analysis and interactional linguistics,...
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Dr Virginia Calabria (she•her•lei•idda) @calvirgi.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Such a pleasure to have contributed and have learnt from the @interactemca.bsky.social network! Thank you @cathtam.bsky.social for the opportunity to discover another amazing #emca network! I hope for more collaboration and learning together in 2025! 🩵
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Wil Housley @wilhousley.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
May be of interest to #EMCA folk - also accessible as individual Chapters via SAGE Knowledge. sk.sagepub.com/books/societ...
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Charles Antaki @charlesantaki.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Interested in conversation analysis but don't know where to start? The next "CA for beginners" online one day workshop may be for you. Thursday 16th January 2025 emcawiki.net/CA_for_Begin... Registration £40 at: store.lboro.ac.uk/product-cata...
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CA for Beginners January 2025 - emcawiki
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Catherine L Tam @cathtam.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
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Catherine L Tam @cathtam.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
Thank you for this @lizstokoe.bsky.social
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