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When Erving Was An Infant My Mother Nursed Us Both So We Were Bosom Buddies, Esther Besbris Apr 2010

When Erving Was An Infant My Mother Nursed Us Both So We Were Bosom Buddies, Esther Besbris

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Esther Besbris was recorded over the phone on January 1, 2009. After Dmitri Shalin transcribed the conversation, Esther Besbris edited the text and approved posting the present version in the Goffman Archives. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


Erving Came In, Kissed Me And Said, “Oh, Goldie, You Still Have A Beautiful Nose!”, Gertrude Frankelson Apr 2010

Erving Came In, Kissed Me And Said, “Oh, Goldie, You Still Have A Beautiful Nose!”, Gertrude Frankelson

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Gertrude Frankelson was recorded over the phone on January 4, 2009. After Dmitri Shalin transcribed the conversation, Gertrude Frankelson and Marly Zaslov edited the transcript and approved posting the present version in the Goffman Archives. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


Erving Goffman In Toronto, Chicago And London, Elizabeth Bott-Spillius Mar 2010

Erving Goffman In Toronto, Chicago And London, Elizabeth Bott-Spillius

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Dr. Elizabeth Bott Spillius wrote this memoir at the request of Dr. Ruth Horowitz and approved posting the present version in the Goffman Archives.


Dmitri Shalin Interview With Gino Segre About Erving Goffman Entitled "As We Were Leaving The Tennis Court, Erving Told Me, “You Were Wrong. Nothing In Life Is Casual”", Gino Segre Mar 2010

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Gino Segre About Erving Goffman Entitled "As We Were Leaving The Tennis Court, Erving Told Me, “You Were Wrong. Nothing In Life Is Casual”", Gino Segre

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Professor Gino Segre, University of Pennsylvania, was recorded over the phone on February 23, 2010. After Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, Dr. Segre edited the transcript and approved posting the present version on the web. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


Dmitri Shalin Interview With Ruth A. Wallace About Erving Goffman Entitled "Goffman Really Was Going Out Of His Way To Help People Who Were Different", Ruth A. Wallace Mar 2010

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Ruth A. Wallace About Erving Goffman Entitled "Goffman Really Was Going Out Of His Way To Help People Who Were Different", Ruth A. Wallace

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Dr. Ruth Wallace, Professor Emerita of George Washington University, was recorded over the phone on January 11, 2009. After Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, Dr. Wallace approved posting the present version on the web. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


Dmitri Shalin Interview With Jane Allyn Piliavin About Erving Goffman Entitled "Toward The End Of The Party Erving Said To My Husband, “Why Are All These Smart People Doing Such Stupid Things?”", Jane Allyn Piliavin Feb 2010

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Jane Allyn Piliavin About Erving Goffman Entitled "Toward The End Of The Party Erving Said To My Husband, “Why Are All These Smart People Doing Such Stupid Things?”", Jane Allyn Piliavin

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Dr. Jane Allyn Piliavin, Conway-Bascom Professor Emerita of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, was recorded over the phone on December 29, 2009. After Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, Dr. Piliavin edited the transcript and approved posting the present version on the web. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


Dmitri Shalin Interview With Magali Sarfatti-Larson About Erving Goffman Entitled "Goffman Was One Of The Most Memorable People I Have Met In The Academia Because He Was Not An Academic", Magali Sarfatti-Larson Feb 2010

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Magali Sarfatti-Larson About Erving Goffman Entitled "Goffman Was One Of The Most Memorable People I Have Met In The Academia Because He Was Not An Academic", Magali Sarfatti-Larson

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Dr. Magali Sarfatti-Larson, Professor Emeritus at Temple University, was recorded over the phone on December 9, 2009. After Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, Dr. Sarfatti-Larson edited the transcript and approved posting the present version on the web. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


We Are In This Ridiculously Long Line, And Erv Says, "I Can't Believe We're Standing In Line With All These Pricks.", Mark Piliavin Jan 2010

We Are In This Ridiculously Long Line, And Erv Says, "I Can't Believe We're Standing In Line With All These Pricks.", Mark Piliavin

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Mark Piliavin, son of Irving Piliavin, Erving Goffman’s colleague and friend, offered this memoir and approved its posting in the Goffman Archives.


Dmitri Shalin Interview With Dean Maccannell About Erving Goffman Entitled "Some Of Goffman’S Guardedness And Verbal Toughness Was Simply A Way Of Giving Himself The Space And Time That He Needed To Do The Work That He Really Loved", Dean Maccannell Dec 2009

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Dean Maccannell About Erving Goffman Entitled "Some Of Goffman’S Guardedness And Verbal Toughness Was Simply A Way Of Giving Himself The Space And Time That He Needed To Do The Work That He Really Loved", Dean Maccannell

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Dean MacCannell, Professor of Environmental Design at the University of California Davis, was recorded over the phone on July 7, 2009. The initial exchange lasting a minute or so is reconstructed from memory. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


Goffman Demonstrated The Best Teaching Skills Of Any Professor I Had Ever Had!, Jane Emery Prather Nov 2009

Goffman Demonstrated The Best Teaching Skills Of Any Professor I Had Ever Had!, Jane Emery Prather

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Dr. Jane Prather, Professor Emeritus at California State University, Northridge, wrote this memoir at the request of Dmitri Shalin and gave her permission to post it in the Erving Goffman Archives.


When Dad Told Him About The Award, Goffman Replied, "Make Sure The Presentation Is In A Small Room So It Will Look Like A Lot Of People Are There", Carl B. Backman Nov 2009

When Dad Told Him About The Award, Goffman Replied, "Make Sure The Presentation Is In A Small Room So It Will Look Like A Lot Of People Are There", Carl B. Backman

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Dr. Carl Backman, professor of sociology at Auburn University, wrote these memoir and gave his permission to post it in the Erving Goffman Archives.


The Presentation Of Self Reminded Me Of Dale Carnegie's Best Selling How To Win Friends And Influence People, Ralph Turner Aug 2009

The Presentation Of Self Reminded Me Of Dale Carnegie's Best Selling How To Win Friends And Influence People, Ralph Turner

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Dr. Ralph Turner, professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California Los Angeles, wrote this memoir for the Erving Goffman Archives and approved posting the present version on the web.


Goffman Turns To Me And Says, “Only A Schmuck Studies His Own Life”, Gary Alan Fine Aug 2009

Goffman Turns To Me And Says, “Only A Schmuck Studies His Own Life”, Gary Alan Fine

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Gary Alan Fine, John Evans Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University, was recorded over the phone on August 21, 2009. Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, after which Dr. Fine edited the transcript and approved posting the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


Goffman Sat On My Immediate Left At A Long, Oblong Table In A Room In The Social Science Building, Arnold J. Glass Aug 2009

Goffman Sat On My Immediate Left At A Long, Oblong Table In A Room In The Social Science Building, Arnold J. Glass

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Arnold Glass wrote this memoir at the invitation of Dmitri Shalin and approved posting the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives.


Erving And Ira Were Counting Cards When A Couple Of Biggest Men They Ever Saw Walked Up Behind Them And Said, “We Don’T Want Your Play, Partner”, Walter Clark Aug 2009

Erving And Ira Were Counting Cards When A Couple Of Biggest Men They Ever Saw Walked Up Behind Them And Said, “We Don’T Want Your Play, Partner”, Walter Clark

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Walter Clark, former researcher at the Alcohol Research Group, was recorded over the phone on July 17, 2009.Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


Dmitri Shalin Interview With Robin Room About Erving Goffman Entitled "Only Someone Who Had Trouble With Sociability Would Be So Keen An Observer", Robin Room Jul 2009

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Robin Room About Erving Goffman Entitled "Only Someone Who Had Trouble With Sociability Would Be So Keen An Observer", Robin Room

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Robin Room was recorded over the phone on July 16, 2009. Robin Room is a Professor in the School of Population Health of the University of Melbourne and the Director of the AER Centre for Alcohol Policy Research at Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. After Dmitri Shalin transcribed the conversation, Dr. Room edited the transcript and approved posting the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear …


Dmitri Shalin Interview With Saul Mendlovitz About Erving Goffman Entitled "Erving Was A Jew Acting Like A Canadian Acting Like A Britisher", Saul Mendlovitz Jul 2009

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Saul Mendlovitz About Erving Goffman Entitled "Erving Was A Jew Acting Like A Canadian Acting Like A Britisher", Saul Mendlovitz

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This interview with Saul Mendlovitz, Dag Hammarskjöld professor at the School of Law, Rutgers University, was recorded over the phone on December 29, 2008, and January 7, 2009. Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, after which Professor Mendlovitz read the transcript and gave his approval for adding the present version to the Goffman Archives. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


One Of Erving’S Writings Influenced Bob To Write A Basic Article On Higher Education, Adele Clark Jul 2009

One Of Erving’S Writings Influenced Bob To Write A Basic Article On Higher Education, Adele Clark

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Adele Clark wrote this memoir at the request of Dmitri Shalin and approved its posting in the Erving Goffman Archives.


Dmitri Shalin Interview With Sherri Cavan About Erving Goffman Entitled "Goffman’S “The Insanity Of Place” As An Exercise In Self-Ethnography", Sherri Cavan, Dmitri N. Shalin Jul 2009

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Sherri Cavan About Erving Goffman Entitled "Goffman’S “The Insanity Of Place” As An Exercise In Self-Ethnography", Sherri Cavan, Dmitri N. Shalin

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Interview between Sherri Cavan and Dmitri Shalin


Dmitri Shalin Interview With Jordan Scher About Erving Goffman Entitled "Erving Disavowed Psychiatric Functioning At St. Elizabeth’S, And I Explored Role-Playing And The Presentation Of Self In Schizophrenia", Jordan Scher Jul 2009

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Jordan Scher About Erving Goffman Entitled "Erving Disavowed Psychiatric Functioning At St. Elizabeth’S, And I Explored Role-Playing And The Presentation Of Self In Schizophrenia", Jordan Scher

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This interview with Jordan Scher, M.D., Ph.D., Honorary Member of Vienna Psychiatric Society, was recorded over the phone on March 17, 2009. Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, after which Dr. Scher edited the transcript, added a historical note on N.I.M.H., and approved posting the present text in the Erving Goffman Archives. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


Goffman Converted His Personal Neurosis Or Inferiority Complex Into A Very Productive And Creative Solution, Kurt Lang, Gladys Lang Jul 2009

Goffman Converted His Personal Neurosis Or Inferiority Complex Into A Very Productive And Creative Solution, Kurt Lang, Gladys Lang

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This interview with Kurt Lang, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, and Gladys Lang, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, was recorded over the phone on January 6, 2009. Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, after which Drs. Kurt Lang and Gladys Lang edited the transcript and gave their approval for posting the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


Erving Got The Keys For His Office And Handed Over Them To Me, Saying, “Use My Office, I Can Work At Home”, Kurt Lang, Gladys Lang Jul 2009

Erving Got The Keys For His Office And Handed Over Them To Me, Saying, “Use My Office, I Can Work At Home”, Kurt Lang, Gladys Lang

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This interview with Kurt Lang, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, and Gladys Lang, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, was recorded over the phone on January 6, 2009. Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, after which Drs. Kurt Lang and Gladys Lang edited the transcript and gave their approval for posting the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


Erving Said That The Rigor And Formal Nature Of Linguistics Could Add Status To The Just-Beginning Study Of Social Interaction, Deborah Schiffrin Jul 2009

Erving Said That The Rigor And Formal Nature Of Linguistics Could Add Status To The Just-Beginning Study Of Social Interaction, Deborah Schiffrin

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Dr. Deborah Schiffrin, professor of linguistics at Georgetown University, wrote this memoir for the Erving Goffman Archives and approved posting the present version on the web.


Erving Should Not Be Judged In Any Way And Certainly Not By Students Who Saw Or Knew Very Little Of Goff, Meyer Brownstone Jul 2009

Erving Should Not Be Judged In Any Way And Certainly Not By Students Who Saw Or Knew Very Little Of Goff, Meyer Brownstone

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Myer Brownstone wrote this memoir at the request of Dmitri Shalin and approved adding the present version to the Erving Goffman Archives.


In Writing These Reflections, I Realize I Should Re-Read Goffman For New Insights On Contemporary Conflict Resolution Issues, Louis Kriesberg Jun 2009

In Writing These Reflections, I Realize I Should Re-Read Goffman For New Insights On Contemporary Conflict Resolution Issues, Louis Kriesberg

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Dr. Louis Kriesberg, Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Social Conflict Studies at Syracuse University, wrote this memoir at the request of Dmitri Shalin and gave his permission to post the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives.


Dmitri Shalin Interview With Jacqueline Wiseman About Erving Goffman Entitled "Having A Genius For A Friend", Jacqueline Wiseman Jun 2009

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Jacqueline Wiseman About Erving Goffman Entitled "Having A Genius For A Friend", Jacqueline Wiseman

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Jacqueline Wiseman, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego, was recorded over the phone on December 15, 2008. After Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, Dr. Wiseman corrected the transcript and gave her approval for posting the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]” The interviewer’s questions are shortened in several places.


Erving Goffman's Presentation Of Self As Asa President, Joan Huber Jun 2009

Erving Goffman's Presentation Of Self As Asa President, Joan Huber

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Dr. Joan Humber, professor emeritus of sociology at the Oho State University, wrote this memoir at the request of Dmitri Shalin and gave her permission to post it in the Erving Goffman Archives.


Goffman Was Always Ready To Explain, And He Did That Without Condescension, With Patience, And With Grace, Richard Daniels May 2009

Goffman Was Always Ready To Explain, And He Did That Without Condescension, With Patience, And With Grace, Richard Daniels

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Richard Daniels, retired hospital administrator, was recorded over the phone on May 31, 2009. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


Erving Always Behaved Like A Guttersnipe, Teasing And Mocking With His Back Against The Wall, Arlene Daniels May 2009

Erving Always Behaved Like A Guttersnipe, Teasing And Mocking With His Back Against The Wall, Arlene Daniels

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This interview with Dr. Arlene Daniels, professor emeritus of sociology at the Northwestern University, was recorded over the phone on February 5, 2008. Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, after which Dr. Daniels edited the transcript and gave her permission to post the present version in the Goffman Archives. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.


Remembering Chicago Sociologists, Leo Goodman May 2009

Remembering Chicago Sociologists, Leo Goodman

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Leo Goodman, Professor Emeritus of sociology at the University of Chicago, was recorded over the phone on May 28, 2009. Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, after which Dr. Goodman approved posting the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.