Taking a stance on emotion: affect, sequence, and intersubjectivity in dialogic interaction

Author(s):  
John W. Du Bois ◽  
Elise Kärkkäinen

AbstractThis paper explores the domain of affect and emotion as they arise in interaction, from the perspective of stance, sequence, and dialogicality. We seek to frame the issue of affective display as part of a larger concern with how co-participants in interaction construct the socioaffective and sociocognitive relations that organize their intersubjectivity, via collaborative practices of stance taking. We draw mainly on two research traditions, conversation analysis and the dialogic turn in sociocultural linguistics, focusing on their treatments of affect, emotion, and intersubjectivity. Key ideas from the respective approaches are the role of sequence in shaping the realization and interpretation of stance, and dialogic resonance as a process of alignment between subsequent stances. We present a view of stance as a triplex act, achieved through overt communicative means, in which participants evaluate something, and thereby position themselves, and thereby align with co-participants in interaction. Alignment is argued to operate as a continuous variable rather than a dichotomy, as participants subtly monitor and modulate the “stance differential” between them, while often maintaining a strategic ambiguity. Finally, we comment on the rich contributions to the study of stance, affect, and intersubjectivity in interaction made by the collaborators in this special issue.

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. i-vi
Author(s):  
Zakyi Ibrahim

Although I did not study under Isma’il al-Faruqi (d. 1986) directly as didscholars like John Esposito and many others, I have, nonetheless, had thepleasure of teaching and introducing my students to his person and ideas forthe past decade. His former students have convened two conferences (London[2010] and Kuala Lumpur [2013]) to celebrate his intellectual contribution,from which came a book and a special issue of this journal. Could all of thisbe sentimental hero worship, or a life worthy of sincere celebration and emulation?Studying his intellectual publications and tracing his academic andsocial activities make it abundantly clear that he was unique and committedto improving the lot of Islam and Muslims.John Esposito and John Voll narrate in their Makers of ContemporaryIslam a brief story: “An old Christian acquaintance of al-Faruqi once commentedthat al-Faruqi believed that Islam was in need of reformation and, hebelieved, al-Faruqi aspired to be its Luther.”1 Even though this was a sincereassessment, Esposito and Voll speculate that al-Faruqi would have preferredthe word mujāhid. Esposito prefers to use this term to describe al-Faruqi, ashe did in his “Memoirs of a Scholar and a Mujahid.”2 Although al-Faruqinever referred to himself in this way, portraying him as Islam’s Martin Lutherdoes have some significance to contemporary Islam and Islamic thought.Luther appeared on the Christian intellectual and religious scene duringthe 1500s, a time when Christian theology and thought were perceived as profoundlycorrupt. There were indulgences, essentially “get out of purgatoryfree” cards, that only the rich and powerful could afford. Championed bypopes and princes, this practice undermined the Christian’s role of personalresponsibility and Jesus’ message (peace be upon him).Church leaders sought to monopolize religious knowledge by prohibitingtranslations of the Bible and to stifle the pursuit of knowledge by publishingtheir Index of Forbidden Books (from 1559 to 1966, when Pope Paul VI abolishedit). The church hierarchy also began teaching that following the Bible ...


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Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1608
Author(s):  
Salvatore Ivo Giano

This Special Issue deals with the role of fluvial geomorphology in landscape evolution and the impact of human activities on fluvial systems, which require river restoration and management [...]


Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
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pp. 1197
Author(s):  
Klaus Ley

This 11-chapter Special Issue of Cells spans the gamut from basic science in mechanistic animal models to translational science to outcomes of clinical trials, all focused on the role of inflammation in atherosclerosis [...]


2021 ◽  
pp. 002193472110115
Author(s):  
Keisha-Khan Y. Perry ◽  
Anani Dzidzienyo

This essay provides a brief introduction to this special issue focused on the life and work of Black Brazilian scholar-activist Abdias Nascimento. The contributors include, Vera Lucia Benedito, Ollie Johnson, Zachary Morgan, Elisa Larkin Nascimento, and Cheryl Sterling who all participated in a 2015 conference at Africana Studies at Brown University. This group of scholars aptly illustrate that Nascimento had long contributed to the internationalization of Black Studies as a field in US academe and he was crucial in establishing Brazil as a central component of the Black World. The essays have much to teach us about Nascimento’s views on the relationship between art and politics, the role of military service in shaping his activism, the significance of black politicians in the reconceptualization of Brazilian democracy, and the importance of preserving archives and expanding our understanding of the Black radical tradition.


2021 ◽  
pp. 002200272110130
Author(s):  
Kristine Eck ◽  
Courtenay R. Conrad ◽  
Charles Crabtree

The police are often key actors in conflict processes, yet there is little research on their role in the production of political violence. Previous research provides us with a limited understanding of the part the police play in preventing or mitigating the onset or escalation of conflict, in patterns of repression and resistance during conflict, and in the durability of peace after conflicts are resolved. By unpacking the role of state security actors and asking how the state assigns tasks among them—as well as the consequences of these decisions—we generate new research paths for scholars of conflict and policing. We review existing research in the field, highlighting recent findings, including those from the articles in this special issue. We conclude by arguing that the fields of policing and conflict research have much to gain from each other and by discussing future directions for policing research in conflict studies.


Nutrients ◽  
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Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 390
Author(s):  
Ewa Stachowska ◽  
Karolina Jakubczyk ◽  
Dominika Maciejewska-Markiewicz

In this special issue, we focus on the role of nutrition in the therapy of nonalcoholic liver disease (NAFLD) [...]


2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-210
Author(s):  
Simone Borghesi

AbstractThe present article describes the main insights deriving from the papers collected in this special issue which jointly provide a ‘room with a view’ on some of the most relevant issues in climate policy such as: the role of uncertainty, the distributional implications of climate change, the drivers and applications of decarbonizing innovation, the role of emissions trading and its interactions with companion policies. While looking at different issues and from different angles, all papers share a similar attention to policy aspects and implications, especially in developing countries. This is particularly important to evaluate whether and to what extent the climate policies adopted thus far in developed countries can be replicated in emerging economies.


Antibodies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Ronald P. Taylor

The complement system plays an important role in critical aspects of immune defense and in the maintenance of homeostasis in the bloodstream, as well as in essentially all tissues and organs [...]


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