UCLA Anthropology Discourse Lab

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Discourse lab provides participants the opportunity to present original work-in-progress, such as conference papers, thesis or dissertation work, and get commentary. The range of topics, issues, methods, and theories varies, with a preference given to analyses based on spontaneously occurring interaction across everyday settings (e.g. homes, workplaces, classrooms, playgrounds, political campaigns, artistic performances, medical facilities, support organizations). Each speaker is usually given 30 minutes for presenting and 25 minutes for discussion. Regular participants include faculty, students, and visiting scholars in Anthropology, CLIC visiting scholars, and students and faculty from other departments and units at UCLA.

Discourse lab is held from 4:00 to 6:00 PM in 332 Haines Hall and offers graduate credit for enrolled student participants (Anthropology 297: Discourse Lab) on an S/U basis (2 credits for participating and 4 credits for participating and presenting).