Toward Explaining the Transformative Power of Talk about, around, and for Writing.

摘要: This article provides an initial approach for capturing moments of talk about, around, and writing to explain why groups conferences are so often considered “transformative” the people involved. After describing widespread yet disparate transformations attributed collaborative talk, I introduce applied conversation analysis (CA) as a method getting at what is difficult identify, document, explain: intricacies that underlie, if not directly account for, transformations. At core this article, present case study writer, Susan, tutor, Kim, analyze their embodied interactions around writing. In particular, two sequences talk—the first example “troubles telling,” or attending reported trouble (Jefferson, 1981, 1984, 1988) second enactment humor names asymmetrical power relations (Holmes, 2000)—illustrate ways in which building affiliative relationships might allow naming poking fun at, restructuring, relations. Further, self-reports from interview data indicate how occasions between Susan Kim mark shifts thinking about themselves, writing, commitments—shifts can be relational, provide supporting evidence transformative talk. “You write down your world then you read it other they affirm it.” —member Tenderloin Women Writers Workshop (as cited Gere, 1994, p. 76)