CASLC Talk: Dr Liz Holt 2022
| Dr Liz Holt 22 CASLC | |
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| Type | Seminar |
| Categories (tags) | Uncategorized |
| Dates | 2022/11/17 - 2022/11/17 |
| Link | https://bit.ly/CASLCsignUp |
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| Geolocation | 53° 56' 46", -1° 3' 6" |
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| Notification date | 2022/11/17 |
| Tweet | Dr Liz Holt will be giving the next talk hosted by the @CASLC_UoY. The talk is entitled: Guerrilla stance-work: Formulations of negative emotional state at transitional moments. Nov 17, 2022. 2.30pm-4pm UK time. https://bit.ly/CASLCsignUp #EMCA #LSI |
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CASLC Talk: Dr Liz Holt 2022:
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The Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Communication (CASLC) at the University of York is delighted to present a talk by…
Dr Liz Holt
Guerrilla stance-work: Formulations of negative emotional state at transitional moments
Date: Thursday 17 th November 2022 Time: 2.30-4pm (UK time)
Place: Hybrid. In person: RCH/204 – Ron Cooke Hub on Campus East, University of York.
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You can also join remotely by zoom. If you’re on the CASLC or CASLC-guest mailing list, you will receive azoom link via google calendar. If you’re not on our mailing list, you can register by following this link: https://bit.ly/CASLCsignUp
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Abstract
This talk presents conversation analytic research into a collection of extracts where participants produce negative formulations of their affective stances. Explicit negative assessments of emotional state are rare in the wider corpus of ordinary talk, and evidence suggests they may be in interaction more generally. According to Ruusuvuori, (2013: 330), "Although all talk is affective to some extent, emotion is seldom the central focus of the ongoing activity".
Analysis of these actions reveals commonalities in terms of:
1. their design - for example, as well as including negative assessments of the speaker's state such as "miserable" and "despondent", they also include mitigating components such as "a bit", sometimes", and laughter
2. the sequence to which they contribute - they occur at points of possible transition to a new matter, or closing, and are followed by talk that pursues the matter raised in the formulation of state, but in pragmatic terms rather than addressing the emotion itself.
Thus, I show how brief, multi-faceted references to negative emotional states evoke troubles, while at the same time doing some "troubles-resistance" (Jefferson, 2015), at moments of transition.
References
Jefferson, G. (2015). Talking about Troubles in Conversation. Edited by P. Drew, J. Heritage, G.H. Lerner. A. Pomerantz. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Ruusuvuori, J. (2013). Emotion, affect, and conversation. In J. Sidnell & T. Stivers (eds.), The Handbook of Conversation Analysis. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 330-349.
