Kerrison OFTI23: Audience construction of events

Kerrison presented at the 39th annual OFTI conference, Uppsala, Sept. 21-22. Did you SEE that? The co-construction of a match between two invisible wrestlers In the execution of a professional wrestling move it is often the recipient that will actually make the move look impressive by “selling” it with their reaction. Recipients will stagger backwards …

Kerrison ESN: A grammar of collective chanting

Kerrison presented at the Embodied Syntax Network Conference, Sept 7-8 2023. A grammar of collective chanting at sporting events Chanting as a practice in collective cheering is recognizable by the use of specific sets of rhythmic Chanting Cadences (Kerrison, 2018). The use of a known and conventional cadence provides mutually recognizable instructions for prosody, pacing, …