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Text - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Discourse, 1991
Two antagonistic Spanish discourses on abortion were examinedfor the use of explanatory genres. T... more Two antagonistic Spanish discourses on abortion were examinedfor the use of explanatory genres. The materiell consisted of Information published by a pro-abortion group (Commisio pel Drei a L'Avortament) and an antiabortion group (Pro-Vida). The two discourses made different use of different explanatory genres (causal attribution; reason-giving; backing claims and backing speech acts). The Pro-Vida texts usedproportionally more cause-giving and the Commisio texts more reason-giving. There were also more backings of definitional claims and of speech-acts in the ProVida discourse. We show how explanatory genres are used by the antiabortion group to construct abortion äs a philosophical and moral event, whereas the pro-abortion group construct it äs a matter of political action.
Investigaciones Feministas, 2016
Qualitative Health Research, 2009
How does a newly diagnosed user get inducted into a forum dedicated to people suffering from bipo... more How does a newly diagnosed user get inducted into a forum dedicated to people suffering from bipolar disorder? Is their opening message “matched” by the forum's reply? We add to the literature on social support online by using conversation analysis (CA) to explore an apparent contradiction between a new user's first post and forum members' replies with ostensibly unsolicited advice. CA reveals the intimate relation between turns in sequence, an aspect of online communication largely ignored in existing work on social support. Seen from this perspective, giving unsolicited advice, although apparently a “mismatch,” turns out to be a consequence of the open design of the new user's initial posting. We speculate that such unsolicited advice might function at the ideological level to induct the new user into the mores of the group, not only in the kind of support it countenances giving, but into the very meaning of bipolarity itself.
Communication & Medicine, 2012
Public health debates in online forums allow the emergence of ordinary practical reasoning about ... more Public health debates in online forums allow the emergence of ordinary practical reasoning about 'official' health information. We used a Discursive Psychology approach to analyse postings in a forum devoted to the discussion of the H1N1 (Swine flu) virus. We identify the discursive practices that contributors use to valorise certain elements in the debate (what they cast as science, rationality and 'proper' scepticism) over others (especially commercial interests, 'charlatanism' and 'profiteering'). A forum participant can be disqualified on the basis of their alleged partiality and interest, if they can be accused of having a commercial stake in the matter. But no such opprobrium results if they have a 'scientific' interest.
RESUMEN La incorporación paulatina de prácticas neoliberales en las organizaciones científicas ha... more RESUMEN
La incorporación paulatina de prácticas neoliberales en las organizaciones científicas ha dado lugar a profundos cambios en los modelos de carrera científica de hombres y mujeres. Actualmente, sus trayectorias se caracterizan por una intensa movilidad internacional y un modelo de progresión individualizada, puesto que las carreras profesionales no son sostenidas en una sola institución. La excelencia científica es el marco justificativo, ya que sólo aquellas personas que consigan un mayor número de méritos individuales podrán alcanzar las categorías superiores de la carrera profesional. Las políticas de austeridad imponen una constricción adicional, ya que los recursos para financiar nuevas incorporaciones e impulsar los procesos de promoción del personal de investigación se han reducido significativamente. Este trabajo se centra en las estrategias utilizadas por hombres y mujeres procedentes de distintas instituciones científicas donde operan diversos factores contextuales como las culturas científicas, el impacto de la crisis, etc. Los resultados muestran una variedad de situaciones sociales de hombres y mujeres en las instituciones científicas que, sin embargo, tratan de enfrentar las metas y prácticas que definen la excelencia científica.
Palabras clave: Políticas neo-gerencialistas, capitalismo académico, carreras sin fronteras, sesgos de género.
ABSTRACT
The progressive incorporation of neoliberal practices in scientific organizations has provoked deep changes in the models of scientific career of men and women. Currently, their trajectories are characterized by intense international mobility and an individualized model of progression because professional careers are no longer sustained by one unique institution. Scientific excellence is the justificatory framework, since only those who reach a major number of individual merits will achieve the highest positions on the professional ladder. Austerity policies impose one additional constriction since resources for new enrollments and promotions have significantly decreased. This work focuses on the strategies used by men and women from different scientific institutions where various contextual factors operate, such as scientific culture, impact of the crisis, etc. The findings display a variety of social situations of men and women in scientific institutions that, however, try to deal with goals and practices that define scientific excellence.
Keywords: New Managerial Policies, Academic Capitalism, Boundaryless Careers, Gender Biases.
Text - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Discourse, 1991
Two antagonistic Spanish discourses on abortion were examinedfor the use of explanatory genres. T... more Two antagonistic Spanish discourses on abortion were examinedfor the use of explanatory genres. The materiell consisted of Information published by a pro-abortion group (Commisio pel Drei a L'Avortament) and an antiabortion group (Pro-Vida). The two discourses made different use of different explanatory genres (causal attribution; reason-giving; backing claims and backing speech acts). The Pro-Vida texts usedproportionally more cause-giving and the Commisio texts more reason-giving. There were also more backings of definitional claims and of speech-acts in the ProVida discourse. We show how explanatory genres are used by the antiabortion group to construct abortion äs a philosophical and moral event, whereas the pro-abortion group construct it äs a matter of political action.
Investigaciones Feministas, 2016
Qualitative Health Research, 2009
How does a newly diagnosed user get inducted into a forum dedicated to people suffering from bipo... more How does a newly diagnosed user get inducted into a forum dedicated to people suffering from bipolar disorder? Is their opening message “matched” by the forum's reply? We add to the literature on social support online by using conversation analysis (CA) to explore an apparent contradiction between a new user's first post and forum members' replies with ostensibly unsolicited advice. CA reveals the intimate relation between turns in sequence, an aspect of online communication largely ignored in existing work on social support. Seen from this perspective, giving unsolicited advice, although apparently a “mismatch,” turns out to be a consequence of the open design of the new user's initial posting. We speculate that such unsolicited advice might function at the ideological level to induct the new user into the mores of the group, not only in the kind of support it countenances giving, but into the very meaning of bipolarity itself.
Communication & Medicine, 2012
Public health debates in online forums allow the emergence of ordinary practical reasoning about ... more Public health debates in online forums allow the emergence of ordinary practical reasoning about 'official' health information. We used a Discursive Psychology approach to analyse postings in a forum devoted to the discussion of the H1N1 (Swine flu) virus. We identify the discursive practices that contributors use to valorise certain elements in the debate (what they cast as science, rationality and 'proper' scepticism) over others (especially commercial interests, 'charlatanism' and 'profiteering'). A forum participant can be disqualified on the basis of their alleged partiality and interest, if they can be accused of having a commercial stake in the matter. But no such opprobrium results if they have a 'scientific' interest.
RESUMEN La incorporación paulatina de prácticas neoliberales en las organizaciones científicas ha... more RESUMEN
La incorporación paulatina de prácticas neoliberales en las organizaciones científicas ha dado lugar a profundos cambios en los modelos de carrera científica de hombres y mujeres. Actualmente, sus trayectorias se caracterizan por una intensa movilidad internacional y un modelo de progresión individualizada, puesto que las carreras profesionales no son sostenidas en una sola institución. La excelencia científica es el marco justificativo, ya que sólo aquellas personas que consigan un mayor número de méritos individuales podrán alcanzar las categorías superiores de la carrera profesional. Las políticas de austeridad imponen una constricción adicional, ya que los recursos para financiar nuevas incorporaciones e impulsar los procesos de promoción del personal de investigación se han reducido significativamente. Este trabajo se centra en las estrategias utilizadas por hombres y mujeres procedentes de distintas instituciones científicas donde operan diversos factores contextuales como las culturas científicas, el impacto de la crisis, etc. Los resultados muestran una variedad de situaciones sociales de hombres y mujeres en las instituciones científicas que, sin embargo, tratan de enfrentar las metas y prácticas que definen la excelencia científica.
Palabras clave: Políticas neo-gerencialistas, capitalismo académico, carreras sin fronteras, sesgos de género.
ABSTRACT
The progressive incorporation of neoliberal practices in scientific organizations has provoked deep changes in the models of scientific career of men and women. Currently, their trajectories are characterized by intense international mobility and an individualized model of progression because professional careers are no longer sustained by one unique institution. Scientific excellence is the justificatory framework, since only those who reach a major number of individual merits will achieve the highest positions on the professional ladder. Austerity policies impose one additional constriction since resources for new enrollments and promotions have significantly decreased. This work focuses on the strategies used by men and women from different scientific institutions where various contextual factors operate, such as scientific culture, impact of the crisis, etc. The findings display a variety of social situations of men and women in scientific institutions that, however, try to deal with goals and practices that define scientific excellence.
Keywords: New Managerial Policies, Academic Capitalism, Boundaryless Careers, Gender Biases.