[Air-L] Call for papers: Microanalysis Of Online Data Symposium, University of York, 14-15 July 2014

[Paulus, Trena M]

International Symposium: MOOD-Y (Micro-Analysis Of Online Data in York)
University of York, UK, 14-15 July, 2014.

The analysis of online social behaviours is a vital aspect of contemporary social science, and it is important that large-scale data analysis is complemented by the detailed, qualitative analysis of interaction processes. Through themed presentations of empirical research and methodological processes on the first day, as well as researcher-led collaborative data workshops on the second day, the MOOD-Y symposium will provide a space for developing the theory and methodology of interaction(al) analysis of online social behaviour. 
The symposium will be appropriate for a range of participants, from specialists in particular analytic perspectives (such as Conversation Analysis, multimodality, Critical Discourse Analysis and cognate areas) to qualitative researchers interested in developing their analytic skills in relation to online data. A substantial aim for the symposium is to further develop an already flourishing interdisciplinary and international network of scholars who share an interest in the analysis of online interactional processes.

The symposium has four invited keynote speakers
-	Wyke Stommel, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
-	Trena Paulus, University of Tennessee, USA
-	Jessica Lester, Indiana University, USA
-	David Giles, The University of Winchester, UK

Call for papers and participation

We invite 200-500 word proposals for papers that address the qualitative, micro-analytic examination of online data in all its forms, including audio, video and other textual materials. The proposals may deal with either theoretical or methodological issues relating to this area, and may include the use of perspectives such as conversation analysis, forms of discourse analysis, multimodal analysis. 

Some indicative paper topics include:
*	Methods for studying interaction in social media (both synchronous and asynchronous)
*	Using techniques from conversation analysis, discourse analysis and other forms of interactional analysis to investigate online data
*	Challenges in applying methodologies developed for speech to the study of interaction through text, images and video
*	Developing methodologies for specific data formats (e.g. discussion threads; comment fields; music compositions; video contributions)
*	Use of new technologies for data collection, management, analysis and representation 
*	Reports on the findings of an empirical study of online interaction
*	Discussion of the ethical issues of domain access and data gathering
*	The relevance of the online/offline divide for the study of online communities
*	Situating microanalytic techniques within broader research frameworks 

Proposals should be emailed in Word or PDF format to both Darren Reed (darren.reed at york.ac.uk) and Will Gibson (w.gibson at ioe.ac.uk) by the end of April 30th 2014. Proposals should include a title, a 200-500 word abstract, as well as the name, institutional affiliation, email address and contact telephone number of the presenter(s). If there is more than one author or presenter named on the abstract please indicate which is the correspondence author. The symposium will be hosted at the University of York and will be organised over two days with keynote presentations on each of the days.