The Academic Presentation: Situated Talk in Action

The Academic Presentation: Situated Talk in Action
ISBN-10
1351895249
ISBN-13
9781351895248
Category
Social Science
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2016-12-14
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Johanna Rendle-Short

Description

How is the task of giving a presentation accomplished? In this insightful book Johanna Rendle-Short unpacks this seemingly simple task to show the complexity that underlies it. Examining the academic presentation as a case in point, she details how seminar presenters interact with the audience and objects around them to produce a coherent whole. Through detailed examination of talk-in-interaction the book throws light on one instance of talk as situated practice, demonstrating both the ordinariness of the academic presentation, and its intricate complexity. While audience members recognize that a seminar is underway, this book shows how this recognition comes about. The Academic Presentation will greatly interest scholars of talk and interaction analysis, situated talk, ethnomethodology and conversation analysis.

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