Passing Glasses

• Published in: Social interaction Vol. 1; no. 2
• Main Authors: Brian Lystgaard Due, Johan Trærup
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Copenhagen 01.10.2018
• Subjects: EMCA, multimodality, passing, embodiment, economic interaction, professional practice, video ethnography, opticians, glasses, expertise

Passing an object is an everyday action with which most people are familiar. It involves detailed organizations of the body within a spatial and material setting. One place where objects are continuously passed is at the optician. Based on more than 700 hours of video recordings at 11 Danish opticia...