Catherine L Tam
@cathtam.bsky.social
Here for #academicsky and #EMCA news. Researcher and lecturer fascinated by interaction, conversation analysis and ethnomethodology. JHB, South Africa.
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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...
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...
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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...
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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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
@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
November 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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
@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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📢Meet the IIEMCA27 Keynote Speakers.
Read about their work on the conference website:
www.iiemca27.org/about
#EMCA #MCA
Read about their work on the conference website:
www.iiemca27.org/about
#EMCA #MCA
About | iiemca27
www.iiemca27.org
September 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
📢Meet the IIEMCA27 Keynote Speakers.
Read about their work on the conference website:
www.iiemca27.org/about
#EMCA #MCA
Read about their work on the conference website:
www.iiemca27.org/about
#EMCA #MCA
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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 🚀
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 🚀
September 23, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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 🚀
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 🚀
Join the #EMCA workshop on transcription
📢Join us for an online workshop on multimodal transcription with @calvirgi.bsky.social
Mode: Online
Venue: Zoom
Date: Friday 26 September 2025
Time: 10:00 – 13:00 SAST / 09:00-12:00 BST
Registration: forms.office.com/r/0Hj096p3ds
(Please check your spam folder for the meeting link)
Mode: Online
Venue: Zoom
Date: Friday 26 September 2025
Time: 10:00 – 13:00 SAST / 09:00-12:00 BST
Registration: forms.office.com/r/0Hj096p3ds
(Please check your spam folder for the meeting link)
September 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Join the #EMCA workshop on transcription
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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
#EMCA
June 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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
#EMCA
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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
#EMCA @jennywatermeyer.bsky.social @cathtam.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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
#EMCA @jennywatermeyer.bsky.social @cathtam.bsky.social
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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...
Wits is a multi-campus university that spans 400 hectares in Braamfontein and Parktown (Johannesburg). There is so much to experience at Wits...
May 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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...
Wits is a multi-campus university that spans 400 hectares in Braamfontein and Parktown (Johannesburg). There is so much to experience at Wits...
Beware the disinformation machine and its evil handler www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
May 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Beware the disinformation machine and its evil handler www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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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...
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...
www.cnn.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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...
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!!!
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!!!
May 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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!!!
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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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
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
May 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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
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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This month we turn to Gauteng, the province where IIEMCA27 will be hosted…
#EMCA @interactemca.bsky.social www.iemca27.org
#EMCA @interactemca.bsky.social www.iemca27.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This month we turn to Gauteng, the province where IIEMCA27 will be hosted…
#EMCA @interactemca.bsky.social www.iemca27.org
#EMCA @interactemca.bsky.social www.iemca27.org
@robinjsmith.bsky.social ‘s brilliant addition to our Asymmetries in Action special issue is now available online.
#EMCA
@francescaorfw.bsky.social
#EMCA
@francescaorfw.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
@robinjsmith.bsky.social ‘s brilliant addition to our Asymmetries in Action special issue is now available online.
#EMCA
@francescaorfw.bsky.social
#EMCA
@francescaorfw.bsky.social
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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
March 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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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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...
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…
icca2026.org
March 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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...
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
Check it out: doi.org/10.1002/symb...
#EMCA
@robinjsmith.bsky.social @francescaorfw.bsky.social
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 ...
doi.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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
Check it out: doi.org/10.1002/symb...
#EMCA
@robinjsmith.bsky.social @francescaorfw.bsky.social
This is amazing!
Can #AI understand 'human distress'? And where might a conversation analytic answer to this question start?
#LSE is publishing a new series of video shorts on the impact of AI technology and it's great to have #EMCA in it!
youtu.be/rwBgZxmeCDM?...
🧵 1/3
@lsepbs.bsky.social
#LSE is publishing a new series of video shorts on the impact of AI technology and it's great to have #EMCA in it!
youtu.be/rwBgZxmeCDM?...
🧵 1/3
@lsepbs.bsky.social
Can AI understand distress? The hidden signals in emergency calls I LSE Research
YouTube video by LSE
youtu.be
February 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
This is amazing!
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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
doi.org
February 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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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In 2027, IIEMCA is coming to South Africa.
South Africa is…
unique for having 3 capital cities:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFkZ...
South Africa is…
unique for having 3 capital cities:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFkZ...
Why South Africa Has 3 Capital Cities
YouTube video by Risen Africa
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM
In 2027, IIEMCA is coming to South Africa.
South Africa is…
unique for having 3 capital cities:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFkZ...
South Africa is…
unique for having 3 capital cities:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFkZ...
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
Daniella & I examine a dorm room urination incident as an attempted and resisted status degradation ceremony #EMCA
@interactemca.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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
Daniella & I examine a dorm room urination incident as an attempted and resisted status degradation ceremony #EMCA
@interactemca.bsky.social
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🧭Venture to New Horizons for IIEMCA2027 and visit iiemca27.org to subscribe and check out updates, including conference theme! #EMCA @interactemca.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🧭Venture to New Horizons for IIEMCA2027 and visit iiemca27.org to subscribe and check out updates, including conference theme! #EMCA @interactemca.bsky.social
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
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
My first paper with my amazing collaborator Dr. Emma Tennent. Come with us and unravel (in frankly masochistic detail) the sequential and categorial reasoning that organises transmisogynistic talk. If you do not have access but would to read it, let me know and I can share a copy. #EMCA 🌈🎓
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 ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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
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
New paper alert: A multimodal approach to grammatical aspect. www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour... @neyrar.bsky.social et al. #interactionallinguistics
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,...
www.jbe-platform.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:23 AM
New paper alert: A multimodal approach to grammatical aspect. www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour... @neyrar.bsky.social et al. #interactionallinguistics