forward: one-day introduction to feminist CA

[Mary Bucholtz]

Dear all,

I'm forwarding the following on behalf of Celia Kitzinger. For more 
information about this course or others in the series (including an 
introduction to CA, conversational sequences, and turn taking) see Luana 
Prichard's contact information at the end of the text. **Please do not 
reply to me or the list!**

Mary

Introducing Feminist Conversation Analysis
19 February 2008

Professor Celia Kitzinger & Dr Merran Toerien
Department of Sociology, University of York, UK

Conversation analysis (CA) is increasingly widely used as a research 
methodology to
study genders, sexualities, power, oppression, and other feminist issues. 
We have used it to
improve counseling interactions with women in distress after childbirth, to 
explore ‘emotion
work’ in a beauty salon, and to study lesbian experiences of ‘coming out’. 
Feminist CA is
interdisciplinary, spanning psychology, sociology, linguistics, medicine, 
and other related
disciplines.

We are offering a one-day introduction to feminist conversation analysis. 
It is suitable
for anyone with feminist (or other related political) commitments but with 
no (or only very
limited) previous experience with conversation analysis. If you are 
interested in finding out
what conversation analysis may have to offer you in your own doctoral or 
post-doctoral
research, this is the course for you.

The course will be limited to no more than 15 people who will work 
intensively with the
two tutors.  We will include short talks about our own research, some data 
analysis
sessions, a practical small-group exercise, and a question and answer 
period.
This one-day course will equip you to make an informed decision about 
whether or not
conversation analysis is a suitable method for you and will give you some 
initial exposure
to what it involves.

The course fee is £65 for the day (10am - 5.30pm).  This includes course 
materials, a
course reader, a Certificate of Attendance, tea, coffee and lunch. An 
informal dinner at an
inexpensive local (vegetarian-friendly) restaurant will be arranged 
afterwards for anyone who
would like to join us. The cost of this evening meal will be approximately 
£15 and will be
payable on the evening.  Details of the program will be confirmed closer to 
the time.
The deadline for registration is 4th February 2008 but early registration 
is recommended since
the course is likely to be over-subscribed.

The University of York offers bed and breakfast accommodation on campus at 
reasonable rates.  This can be booked either on-line or by telephone.
Please check the web site 
http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/accom/returner/usefullocal.htm
For further details about registering for the course, please contact Luana 
Prichard,
Dept. of Sociology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK. 
Email
lp11 at york.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)1904 433064

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Mary Bucholtz, Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics
3607 South Hall
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3100
phone: (805) 893-5415
fax: (805) 893-7769
http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/bucholtz/
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