My favorite annual conference by far is attending
ASA. It's always held in an interesting place where there is so much to see and do, but it's also so stimulating to attend sessions and learn what other sociologists are researching...
Each year the conference has a theme, but that theme is not the only topic of discussion. For example, this afternoon I attended a marvelous session on Collective Memory in which
Aaron Cicourel presented a paper on the cognitive domain of memory making.
He discussed how medical interviews are paraphrased by doctors in doctors' notes and this becomes part of the archival record. However, the archival record only tells a small part of the story-- so in essence, doctors' notes are an example of sharpening and levelling-- a trick used by the advertising industry to market a product. Interesting stuff... maybe nerdy to others, but fascinating to me!!!
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