On Sacks Methodology, Materials, and Inspirations

'With this volume, the editors have created a successful compilation of texts on aspects of Harvey Sacks' work that is unrivaled in terms of thematic and disciplinary breadth ... The authors manage, on the one hand, to present well-known and established topics and perspectives of Sacks' work and their continuations in different research contexts, and on the other hand to show less explored possibilities for connection.' - Dominik Gerst, Svenja Heuser and Maximilian Krug, Qualitative Social Research (translation)

'This book keeps connection with Sacks' brilliance, and is a reminder of the mirandum of Sacks' work. The chapters are written in an engaging manner with authors sharing details of their first encounters with Sacks' work.' - Timothy Halkowski, Symbolic Interaction

'This newly published volume, On Sacks contains many recollections of scholars' first encounters with Harvey Sacks' work. These stories provide situated contexts locating each author among a community of scholars with whom they shared the discovery of Sacks' work. These anniversary-like recollections provide a snapshot into academic networks that embraced Sacks' new ways of examining everyday interactions. Many of the text's authors describe how Sacks' work sparked a significant turn both in their own thinking and away from the trend to advance professional sociology [...]. It is my hope that this collection will entice a new generation of scholars to experience the joy of Sacks.' - Trudy Milburn, Discourse Studies