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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Good point! I'll also try to monitor it more closely to see if weird stuff gets in. Again, thanks for the heads up!

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I think it's fixed now. Let me know if there's any remaining problems!

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Monika Krause recently gave a lecture at OsloMet titled "Theorizing from cases," integrating insights from her "Model cases" book with her later paper on "Theorizing from neglected cases." The lecture was recorded and can be seen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U12G...

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Monika Krause: Theorizing from Cases

YouTube video by Norwegian Microsociological Network

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

It is! It has family resemblances with Reed's work, but adds some interesting points and nuances. Well worth a read.

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Reading list: The Art of Saying No: Hermeneutic Theorizing and the Force of Negation (2026) by @fanicker.bsky.social "aims to broaden the conception of theorizing and find a ... place for the critical engagement with established theory in theory development" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Recently, sociology saw a surge of interest in practical theorizing. Many contributions to this discourse adopt an empiricist approach to theory building characterized by data centrism, a separation between discovery and justification, and an unclear or restricted role of existing theory. The article develops “hermeneutic theorizing” as a distinct approach that reconceptualizes engagement with prior theory as a central driver of novel theorizing. This hermeneutic mode has implicitly shaped the self-understanding of many classical sociological theorists and finds its roots in Hegel’s concept of determinate negation and the broader hermeneutic tradition. By explicating this way of thinking with and against tradition and showing its relevance for contemporary sociological theory building, the article aims to broaden the conception of theorizing and find a systematic place for the critical engagement with established theory in theory development.

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

It's that time of year: The Winter Seminar of the Norwegian Sociological Association. We're on a mountain, people are happy (mostly) and drunk (most of the time), and I even got to go skiing this morning. A much needed break from everything else in the world!

Selfie of me skiing in incredibly cold conditions

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Christmas reading: The junkification of research - Rhodes & Linnenluecke (Organization, 2025) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #academicsky Pictured: the downward spiral of junkification ⬇️

Pictured is the authors' figure, titled, "The downward spiral of junkification." This starts with "commodification of research," which leads to "pay-to-publish proliferation," which leads to "decline in quality and integrity," which leads to "increase in low-quality publications" and "innovation decline", the end result of which is "junkification."

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Reading list: Metaphors at work: The symbolic infrastructures of sociological theory - Francesco Cerchiaro (2025) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #sociology #socialtheory

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Metaphors operate as symbolic infrastructures that shape how the social world is conceptualized and rendered intelligible. This article develops a cultural sociology of metaphor, arguing that metaphors encode epistemic, normative and aesthetic logics within the architecture of theoretical reasoning. Moving beyond cognitive and illustrative models, it introduces the concept of metaphorical infrastructure to describe how dominant metaphors condition what becomes visible, sayable and legitimate in sociological discourse. These infrastructures are not passive frameworks but performative forms that organize symbolic authority and guide theoretical interpretation within sociological fields. Drawing on cultural sociology, the sociology of knowledge and conceptual metaphor theory, the article proposes a typology of four metaphorical regimes – mechanistic, spatial, sacral and musical – each enacting a distinct vision of the social and its analytical and moral stakes. This framework is illustrated through two paradigmatic cases: Crenshaw’s intersection, which functions as a spatial infrastructure of critical reflexivity, and Berger’s sacred canopy, which encodes a sacral logic of moral order. Together, these metaphors demonstrate how performative infrastructures shape the scope, authority and symbolic form through which sociology envisions the social world. By theorizing metaphors as infrastructures rather than illustrations, the article advances a reflexive framework for uncovering the symbolic foundations of sociological theory. It invites further inquiry into how metaphors sustain theoretical authority, mediate disciplinary change and anchor the cultural power of sociological knowledge.

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Thanks for sharing! I've added your studies to my reading list :)

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xX💖🌹Xx_dolly_Angelic_xX🌹💖Xx @dollyangelic.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

i've only skimmed this so far but it looks really interesting. comments on things i've raised in the past regarding EMCA's relation to autism that need addressing. but i saw this endnote (first pic) and would like to use it as a prompt to re-up my own EMCA work on autism (the other three pics).

screenshot of the abstract of my paper in Disability Studies Quarterly. Text reads:
"Autism, Autonomy, and Touch Avoidance

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Touch is an important component of many social experiences for many people. Autistic children commonly avoid social touch more than non-autistic peers. It is generally thought that this is due to autistic individuals experiencing hyper- or hyposensitivity of touch. While this is undoubtedly the case at least some of the time, studies of touch and autism have often involved decontextualised experimental settings or post-hoc reports on touch by autistic people or their common social interactants (i.e., parents). As such, there is very little research that looks at social touch in interactions involving autistic people and studies how it naturally occurs and how it is managed in the moment. Using multimodal Conversation Analysis, I analyse a collection of cases of social touch in the form of parents' cuddles or embraces with their autistic children. I demonstrate here what these cuddles can look like, how they can unfold over time with both autistic children and their parents mutually participate in building intimate sensorial moments. I also show more problematic moments where the child resists, abandons, or misunderstands a cuddle from their parent (or attempt to secure one) demonstrating that, in these cases, the trouble for the autistic children was not touch sensitivity but the prioritisation of courses of action that social touch would impede. As such the children display that the social touch is avoided or negatively evaluated due to its social nature, not its physical/sensational one. In demonstrating this I argue that not everything that might look like a sign of sensory difference is one.

Keywords: Autism, Conversation Analysis, Touch, Embodiment, Action"

screenshot of the name and abstract of my paper in Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders. the title is "Autistic children's explanations of their own behavior".
Text reads:
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Purpose: This article reconceptualizes theory of mind (ToM) and perspective-taking as a practical accomplishment in social interaction, and analyzes how, and when, autistic children produce explanations of their behavior in ways that address how other people do, or may, understand it.
Method: Three families with autistic children collected video recordings of themselves interacting at home. From 5 hours of video, a collection of 45 instances of accounts produced by autistic children was made, transcribed, and subjected to conversation analysis.
Results: Accounts occurred in both initiating and responsive turns. Accounts produced in initiating turns addressed the potential characterizations of this and themselves their interlocutors might make. Their accounts in second position addressed actual characterizations in interlocutors’ preceding turns. As well, two of the children produced accounts which constructed their behavior as the result of internal causes.
Discussion and conclusion: These analyses demonstrate the children's practical reasoning about how other people observe, recognize, and understand their behavior. Despite autism being linked to difficulties with ToM and perspective-taking, these autistic children manage perspective-taking through the provision of accounts in multiple sequential positions. These findings challenge the emphasis on ToM deficit based explanations of autism, while suggesting a stronger research focus on local, situated perspective-taking in social interaction."

screenshot of the abstract for my paper in Research on Children and Social Interaction. The title is "Deontics at Bedtime". Text reads:
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Directive trajectories are common in parent–child talk as parents attempt to engage their children in household activities. Previous research on families with autistic children has reported that parents have difficulty engaging their children in household activities. The current study analyses the strategies a parent utilizes in negotiating an activity contract with their autistic child. The analyses show that the parent negotiates stances towards autonomy, category-membership-tied activities and social obligations, as well as used embodied conduct. The analyses also show how the child is sensitive to these strategies and actively participates in the directive trajectory. The findings show that both parent and child are active co-constructors of the social relationship in directive trajectories and that the child can strategically counter the variety of directive resources the parent uses."

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Reading list: The promises and perils of AI for sociology (Au & Fong, 2025, published in Sociology) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Abstract
This article argues that in an age of artificial intelligence (AI), sociologists have not adequately thought about the challenges posed to their work and pedagogy. Drawing on examples from Hong Kong, we foreground the challenges that AI poses to sociological education, student success and working conditions, amid the marketization of higher education and broad shifts in funding toward STEM disciplines. We then suggest four tactical strategies for sociology to respond and live with AI: (1) incorporating computational training into sociological education; (2) incorporating AI into instrument design for sociological research; (3) incorporating AI into models of inference; and (4) incorporating AI into classroom and campus design. We contend that, in doing so, we may rethink the repertoires of professional sociology with new frontiers for AI applications and modalities of student education.

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Thanks! She has been a nice little companion so far! :-)

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

I seems to be fixed on my end now, but let me know if you still experience any issues!

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Thanks for the notice! I'm on vacation but will see if I can fix it nonetheless.

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Time for day one of the Norwegian microsociology meeting! Look at this beautiful room of people 😍

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

It's finally here: the second annual meeting of the Norwegian Microsociological Network! This year we're in Trondheim, with Gary Alan Fine and Iddo Tavory as special guests. The drinks reception is over; now we have two full days of talks to look forward to 🤠

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Reading list: Monika Krause (2024): Theorizing from Neglected Cases www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Hartmut Rosa just gave the Vilhelm Aubert memorial lecture at the University of Oslo. The guy packed two auditoriums (!) and half of us had to watch on livestream.

My not so impressive view of the livestream

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Currently reading "Generative AI for academics" by @drmarkcarrigan.bsky.social It's a refreshing, sociological take on a topic dominated by self-help books, and Mark is particularly good at articulating his ambivalence towards GenAI and what it means for scholarship.

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Generative AI for Academics

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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

The list of words the Trump administration has banned from research grants is even longer than the lists I’ve seen online. Here are screenshots of the words confirmed by the NYTimes and listed in this article www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Isaac A. Reed gave a brilliant guest lecture at @oslomet.bsky.social earlier this week, discussing the balance between under- and overinterpretation when using theory in empirical social research. The lecture can be seen here: youtu.be/3vmmafrv9kY?... #sociology #philsky

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Isaac Ariail Reed: “Interpretation reframed: On theory and truth in the human sciences”

YouTube video by Norwegian Microsociological Network

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

That would be "bakfull professor". Completely different ballgame.

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Fun fact: "Full professor" means "drunk professor" in Norwegian.

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

📢 New paper 📢 We bust 5 myths about face-to-face vs. remote interviewing and argue for "interview mode pluralism" as a more context-aware way of assessing the strengths and weaknesses of different interview modes. Link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #Sociology #comsky #STS

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New technology brings new methodological opportunities. While long limited to face-to-face interviewing, today’s interview researchers can choose from a plethora of options, including email, instant messaging, telephone, and video interviews. Consequently, the issue of interview modes and their relative strengths and weaknesses has received increased attention. In this article, we take stock of existing writings on interview modes in qualitative interview research. Drawing on key insights from more general theorizing about face-to-face and remote interaction, we identify and challenge five key assumptions in writings about interview modes: (1) that physical copresence ensures more and better data; (2) that interview modes have determinate effects on interaction; (3) that remote interviewing should seek to replicate face-to-face interviewing; (4) that interviews modes should be held constant within each study; and (5) that face-to-face interviewing is unmediated. We counter each assumption with a series of more productive methodological principles and advance instead a view we call interview mode pluralism, which offers a more nuanced and relational understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different interview modes. The article thus helps increase the methodological literacy of those conducting and evaluating qualitative interview research, enhancing the likelihood that researchers select those tools best suited for their tasks, and reducing the chance that evaluators dismiss research based on their methodological prejudice.

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Went skiing for the first time in 10+ years. Fell on my ass a handful of times. Met a horse. Good times.

Went off pist for a short while and left my mark in the snow

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Got promoted to full professor today! AND I'm at a mountain resort for three days of sociological bliss. It's going to be one hell of a weekend!

Overall assessment
Considering the submitted material and of the criteria for promotion laid down in the regulations, guidelines for assessment of competence in hiring and promotion at OsloMet, the Committee finds, based on the academic portfolio, education, academic degrees, scientific papers, participation in management of research and development projects, work experience, and pedagogical qualifications, that Lars Emil Fagernes Johannessen is highly qualified for promotion to the post of professor in knowledge, expertise and professions.
The conclusion is unanimous and indubitable

Mountain view from my hotel room at Storefjell

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The Fremen walk works though! I haven't fallen on my ass in several years 😎

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Correction: The future of MEANINGFUL work. Blargh.

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

My department at @oslomet.bsky.social is hiring a postdoc for the project "Automating technologies and the future of work". Application deadline: 24 February 2025. Read more here: www.oslomet.no/en/work/job-... #sts #commsky #philsky #sociology

Title: Automating Technologies and the Future of Meaningful Work

When artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies change the content of people’s work, will people lose the link to what makes their work meaningful or will it free them up to do more meaningful work? The main objective of the AUTOMA project is to explore how AI and related technologies affect work and the opportunities and/or challenges this entails with regard to meaningful work. The project aims to develop a deeper philosophical understanding of the factors that make work meaningful, while also collecting new empirical data on how the perception of meaningful work is affected when tasks and skills that were previously reserved for people are digitalised to a greater degree.

The AUTOMA project consists of two work packages: one aimed at a philosophical and normative analysis of ‘meaningful work’ and one aimed at an empirical examination of meaningful work in workplaces where AI and related technologies have been adopted.

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

This is too good to be true <3 "Many qualitative methodological approaches are already very vibey [...] In this article, I reflect on these approaches and outline some vibes-based methods. I discuss how vibes-based methods help us consider and work with the generative ambiguities of social life."

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Vibes-based methods - Ash Watson, 2025

Vibes are having a moment and academics seem increasingly serious about understanding whatever the vibe is. Many qualitative methodological approaches are alrea...

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Looks like I ordered my White Christmas on Temu...

Fredrikstad's city center is painted white-ish by fog

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Earthquakes are extremely rare in Norway, so hopefully I'll never know 🙏

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

9 people. 2 bathrooms. (Could make for a decent movie tagline)

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Just for safety, knowing how much shit is spread in kindergarten during December (literally!)

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

It is! And the kicker is that the storage room is SUPER clean. There's almost no dust! This combo of utter chaos and spotless cleaning is probably something to unpack in therapy.

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Lars E.F. Johannessen @larsjohannessen.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger (my mother said, laughing maniacally)

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