Dear all, The University of Oulu in the North of Finland has a growing multi-disciplinary hub of people considering the effects of technologies on human sociality and everyday life. Below is the 2nd call for papers for an upcoming conference (which incorporates wider themes on social action and participation), but note also the recently inaugurated GenZ Hub, setting out to build new networks and incorporate new viewpoints into studying human-technology co-evolution. Generation Z and beyond: Co-evolution of human capabilities and intelligent technologies in the 21st century (GenZ) http://www.oulu.fi/university/genz https://twitter.com/GenZ_Oulu Happy to answer inquiries! Annamari Martinviita Postdoctoral researcher, University of Oulu ************************* Second Call for Papers Interaction and discourse in flux: Changing landscapes of everyday life COACT Conference 2019 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 Teamwork in flux: Interactional practices and new technologies Rodney Jones, University of Reading Negotiating the Right to Look: Power, technology and visability Leena Kuure, University of Oulu Capturing complexity in change: Theoretical and methodological challenges Paul McIlvenny, Aalborg University Staging and inhabiting spatial video and audio data: Towards a scenographic turn in the analysis of complex sites of social interaction and discourse 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), Tiina Eilittä, Maria Frick, Marika Helisten, Antti Kamunen, Annamari Martinviita, Florence Oloff, Iira Rautiainen, Maritta Riekki, Pauliina Siitonen, 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