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Embodied conduct shapes justice in a real jury deliberation

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Three professionals seated around a white table in a modern office or conference room, engaged in discussion with documents visible, suggesting a business meeting or deliberation.
Research area:Social SciencesLawRhetoric and Communication Studies

What the study found

The study argues that justice in a real jury deliberation is not just an abstract idea but something that circulates through embodied conduct. It also finds that laughter, co-speech gesture, poetics, and stance work together in the deliberation.

Why the authors say this matters

The authors conclude that looking at justice through embodied interaction matters because it shows how justice is made visible and organized in real deliberation. The study suggests that analyzing speech together with gesture and other bodily actions can reveal how jurors present authority and pursue justice.

What the researchers tested

This is described as the first multimodal analysis of a real jury deliberation, rather than a mock or hypothetical one. The article is organized in two parts: one examines laughter and co-speech gesture, and the other examines how poetics, gesture, and stance interact during deliberation.

What worked and what didn't

The analysis shows that laughter integrated with gesture can give a juror's narrative an authoritative stance. It also shows a multimodal interplay among poetics, gesture, and stance in the pursuit of justice during deliberation.

What to keep in mind

The abstract does not describe any limitations beyond the fact that the study focuses on a single real jury deliberation. No additional caveats are stated in the available summary.

Key points

  • The article analyzes a real jury deliberation, not a mock or hypothetical one.
  • Laughter and co-speech gesture are examined as part of how a juror's narrative gains authority.
  • Poetics, gesture, and stance are described as working together during the pursuit of justice.
  • The authors argue that justice circulates through embodied conduct.

Disclosure

Research title:
Embodied conduct shapes justice in a real jury deliberation
Authors:
Gregory Matoesian
Institutions:
University of Illinois Chicago
Publication date:
2026-02-23
DOI:
10.1017/sas.2025.10046
OpenAlex record:
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