This collection extends the conversation beginning with Gail Jefferson⁰́₉s seminal 1996 article, "On the Poetics of Ordinary Talk," linking the poetics of ordinary talk with the work of poets to bring together critical perspectives on new data from talk-in-interaction and applica…
Computers are increasingly able to mimic abilities we often think of as exclusively human. Humans, Computers and Wizards considers current perspectives on human-computer interaction and argues for the value of an approach taken from sociology which is based on conversation analy…
"Every week thousands of people in Europe and the USA consult psychic practitioners. Communication is crucial to the performance of psychic powers in a range of settings. Psychic practitioners use language to demonstrate their powers, whether they are reporting the words of thei…
Robin Woofitt studies the language used in consultations between mediums and psychic practitioners such as Tarot readers, astrologers and clairvoyants, and their sitters and audiences. It focuses specifically on the use of language in successful demonstrations of ostensibly para…