“The Temporal ‘Succession’ of Here and Now Situations”: Schütz and Garfinkel on Sequentiality in Interaction

Abstract The article re-examines the relationship between works of Alfred Schütz and Harold Garfinkel, focusing on their respective approaches to temporality in interaction. Although there are good reasons emphasize differences Schütz’s notion individual projects action Garfinkel’s interest communicative sequencing, is also an interesting historical connection. In order elucidate this connection, provides a close reading steps that lead from his premise ‘egological’ time consciousness understanding reflexive interactive process meaning establishment interpretation developed first book, Phenomenology Social World (1967 [1932]). reflects further upon which aspects considerations resonated with Garfinkel formative years how related them variously later development ethnomethodology. Hence, it appears ethnomethodology successively departs many premises while simultaneously incorporating developing some notions sequential organization temporal flux processes.