Introduction: The persisting presence of Erving Goffman

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Abstract

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book discusses the Goffman’s sociological ideas have contributed to the shaping of fields of study, such as media studies, digital studies, mobility studies, disability studies, death studies, police studies, and so on. The post allowed Goffman to devote a substantial portion of his time - some 12 months between December 1949 and May 1951 - to conduct fieldwork in a rural community on the remote Shetland island of Unst. The publication of the Edinburgh edition of The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life launched Goffman’s distinctive way of doing sociology. Born on 11 June 1922 in Mannville, Alberta, Erving Goffman was the second child of Max and Anne Goffman, Jewish immigrants from Ukraine. Goffman then began graduate work at the University of Chicago. A massive influx of ex-servicemen used the US government’s GI Bill to finance their studies.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelThe Routledge International Handbook of Goffman Studies
RedaktørerMichael Hviid Jacobsen, Greg Smith
Antal sider12
UdgivelsesstedLondon
ForlagRoutledge
Publikationsdato2022
Sider1-12
ISBN (Trykt)978-0-3677-75071-8, 978-0-367-75073-2
ISBN (Elektronisk)978-1-003-16086-1
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2022
NavnRoutledge International Handbooks

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  • Erving Goffman

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