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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Forget images from glamorous fieldwork, Chris took us on a detailed tour of his bookshelves. Including the rarely visited cardboard box under his desk. ‘Words upon words upon words’

Chris Philo stands beside a slide of his office bookshelves.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The delightful collective that came to MobSIN 26 in Edinburgh. 3 days of stimulating studies of rights to, and in, mobility. #EMCA

Rob, Jakob, Eric, Hanna, Virgi, Carolina, Damian, Mathias, Antti, Iira, Maria, Annerose, Laura, Matea, Christian, Jen, Guilaume, Shan Shan, Brian

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

With The University of Edinburgh’s un-necessary cuts continuing, several hundred staff lost this year and more redundancies planned, I’m voting ‘yes’ and ‘yes’. @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Was buying an e-ticket for the Paris Metro and this box popped up. So lovely to have a city transport authority take the time to theorise about what I had just purchased.

The RATP app’s explanation of its e-tickets. ‘A Navigo Card is a dematerialized transport ticket medium’

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

I’m voting ‘yes’ & ‘yes’ again because after 6 months Edinburgh management haven’t yet come to the table. @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

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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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

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 · 05/08/2025

The delicate dance of revealing more or less of who we are for one another, as it happens at the café counter. Co-authored with Sylvaine Tuncer. #EMCA #geosky

Acknowledging, recognising and responding to one another: ordinary hospitality in the café. Authors: Eric Laurier & Sylvaine Tuncer. Geoforum, Vol 165

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Delayed by a late flight, Sandra Laugier and Richard Rechtman discuss their thoughts on public space, crowds, democracy and Cavell. Those who waited were delighted. @mediaautomatiek.bsky.social @ifecosse.bsky.social

Sandra Laugier and Richard Rechtman on stage at the Institut Francais, Edinburgh

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Surely to mentioned in upcoming Composted Festival at Cambo House.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I’ve voted ‘yes’ & ‘yes’ so we can stop the cuts at Edinburgh. And with Chris Hoy support too. @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social #ucueballot

Ballot paper posted into gold post box (Chris Hoy)

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

As my thoughts turn toward digging out ‘cold dalek compost’ there’s cheer, dismay and stories of children burning their feet in hot dung heaps in the Highlands to digest first. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... @frasermacdonald.bsky.social

The LRB with the article ‘on compost’ is in the foreground with my dalek compost bin in the background.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

A cracker of a SEDIT session with guest @profsalwiggins.bsky.social - satiety, nutrition and rounds of jokes between pre-school children and their teacher around finishing their food. #EMCA

Portion of a Jeffersonian transcript with with cracker in Swedish and translated into English.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

It’s a treat to sit in on a colleague teaching, especially when it’s @frasermacdonald.bsky.social on the Highland landscape. Surprised by how few students could identify a birch tree.

Lecture hall with a slide saying future folk and a black and white photo of a small highland cottage. Lecturer and students sat around it

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 12/10/2024

Nothing special, just a young hedgehog on its way. #Braemar

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 25/05/2024

Emanuel Schegloff, one of the founding figures of Conversation Analysis has passed away. Aside from the brilliant, concise yet often very long papers, he taught so many of us the patience and imagination required for ‘unmotivated listening’ .

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 23/11/2023

New collection on instructed-action due out next week edited by Lynch & Lindwall. Received my author’s copy in the post. Routledge are knocking £30 off the price of the hardback. #emca #Garfinkel

Cover of Instructed and Instructive Actions book.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

Reporting racism workshop, using conversation analysis, at Edinburgh City library. Led by Yarong Xie from SEDIT with attendees from schools, police and youth organisations. #esrcfestival #emca

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

End of the season. Picking at 2C in the sleet. A few hedgehogs as a bonus. #chanterelles

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

I’m really not the dinging type but the return of the Edinburgh Festival random-pedestrian-trajectories took its toll. (‘random-pedestrian-trajectories’ is not a 5 star show but I probably would go and see it, if it was).

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

Retiring my 2008 Mac Pro. Hard drives yanked out for a last time - only a few of my fingernails cracked. It’s reliably served up Terabytes of video for the last 15 years. Lots of dust. My team of trained mice have not hoovered inside it for a while, it seems.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 25/08/2023

Coming soon, comic zine about comics as research. Created by Jack Brougham from materials from me and Shari Sabeti.

A comic zine called ‘thinking through comics’. Sitting on top of the instructions for assembling the zine.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

Foraging spot revisited 25 years later.

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