[ecrea] cfp - COACT Conference 2019 - Interaction and discourse in flux: Changing landscapes of everyday life

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COACT Conference 2019
Interaction and discourse in flux: Changing landscapes of everyday life
University of Oulu, Finland, 24-26 April, 2019
This conference explores how changes in society emerge in interactions 
and discourses. How do these changes influence, and how are they 
influenced by, participants in various contexts of work and everyday 
life? We warmly welcome contributions that outline future trends and 
present new perspectives on interaction and discourse studies. 
Presentations may investigate the complexity of different settings, 
data, methods and theories.

We invite papers and posters from different viewpoints, such as:
- Methodologies in flux: developing and combining different methods and 
materials, covering also big data and thick data
- Research approaches in flux: reconsidering theories, societal impact 
of research, researchers' responsibility in engaging in public discourse
- Technologies in flux: relationships and interactions with, via and 
within ubiquitous technologies - Participation in flux: examinations of 
togetherness, encounters and human sociality in different settings; how 
access and participation may be redefined, e.g., in working life, 
education and online environments

The theme can be examined from, but is not restricted to, the following 
research approaches and strategies: action research, activity theory, 
content analysis, conversation analysis, cultural-historical activity 
theory, discourse analysis, ethnography, mediated discourse analysis, 
multimodal interaction analysis, narrative analysis and nexus analysis.

The invited keynote speakers address the conference theme from their 
respective viewpoints:
 Jon Hindmarsh, King’s College London
Rodney Jones, University of Reading
Leena Kuure, University of Oulu
Paul McIlvenny, Aalborg University
 The main language of the conference is English, but presentations in 
other languages are also welcome.

Important dates:
Submission of abstracts: 19 October 2018
Notifications of acceptance: 30 November 2018
Registration will open in January 2019
Deadline for registration and payment: 28 February 2019

Papers and poster presentations:
The abstracts for both papers and poster presentations are limited to 
300 words, including references. The time allotted to section papers 
will be 20 mins + 10 mins. Posters will be presented during a Poster 
Walk, which consists of short 5-minute talks followed by commentary and 
a general discussion.

Please submit your abstract and find more information at the conference 
website: http://www.oulu.fi/coact/conference2019

The conference fee is 80 €. The fee includes lunches and coffees.

Contact Pentti Haddington (pentti.haddington (at) oulu.fi)
Tiina Keisanen (tiina.keisanen (at) oulu.fi)

About COACT
The conference is organized by the research community COACT - 
"Complexity of (inter)action: Towards an understanding of skilled 
multimodal participation", based at the University of Oulu, Finland. 
Research in COACT focuses on how language and multimodal resources 
feature in the complexity of social action and interaction, and how 
social participants skillfully manage and organize their conduct at 
complex sites of learning, work and everyday life. For more information: 
http://www.oulu.fi/coact/

Organising committee: Pentti Haddington (conference chair), Tiina 
Keisanen (conference chair), Marika Helisten, Antti Kamunen, Annamari 
Martinviita, Maritta Riekki, Pauliina Siitonen, Maarit Siromaa, Robin 
Sokol, Anna Suorsa, Riikka Tumelius, Anna Vatanen

Conference sponsors: research projects HANS (Human Activity in Natural 
Settings) and iTask (Linguistic and embodied features of interactional 
multitasking), funded by the Academy of Finland
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