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Sofian Bouaouina is a postdoctoral researcher and assistant at the Chair for French and General Linguistics, University of Basel. His work focuses on Interactional Linguistics, Conversation Analysis, and Ethnomethodology, with special emphasis on multimodal conversation analysis and sensoriality-in-interaction. Affiliated with the Department of Linguistics and Literature (Faculty of Humanities) and the Professorship Mondada, he investigates how participants achieve intersubjectivity through spoken language, bodily conduct, and material environments.
- PhD in General Linguistics (University of Basel, SNSF-funded intSenses project)
- Current SNSF-funded projects: InterSensoriality, Everybody speaks about the weather, and Human Sociality in the Age of Covid-19
His research explores sensorial practices in diverse settings including cooking activities, museum visits, firefighting training, and athletic performance. Key contributions include analyzing instruction sequences, perceptual restrictions, and Covid-19's impact on social interaction. Publications examine topics like multisensorial communication, touch accountability, and masked discourse.
Recent articles investigate sensorial coordination in museum visits, visual impairment interactions, and acrobatic communication. Workshop presentations address data sharing, series organization, and hand-puppet theatre practices. Collaborations include projects on sensoriality, expert practices, and Covid-19 sociality.
