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Dmitri Shalin Interview With Angelo A. Alonzo About Erving Goffman Entitled "I Asked Goffman If He Had Time And He Said “No” But If I Wanted To Talk As He Ran A Couple Of Errands On Telegraph Ave I Was Welcome To Come Along", Angelo A. Alonzo
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Dr. Angelo A. Alonzo, professor of sociology at the Ohio State University and Yale University, wrote this memoir for the Erving Goffman Archives at the request of Dmitri Shalin and approved posting the present version on the web.
Goffman, Simmel, And Chicago, Horst J. Helle
Goffman, Simmel, And Chicago, Horst J. Helle
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
In summary, it seems that EG’s Frame Analysis deserves much more attention from our discipline as does the theoretical work of Georg Simmel.
Dmitri Shalin Interview With J. David Sapir About Erving Goffman Entitled "Seeing The Photographs Erving Said, "Do You Think That Those Pictures Say Anything About Reality? Absolutely Not. . ."", J. David Sapir
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
This memoir is written by Dr. J. David Sapir, Professor Emeritus at the Department of Anthropology, Virginia University, and it posted in the Goffman Archives with his permission. The extended paper from which this excerpt is taken can be found on this page,http://people.virginia.edu/~ds8s/WE-documentarystyle.pdf.
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Donald Levine About Erving Goffman Entitled "Remembering Erving Goffman", Donald Levine
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Donald Levine About Erving Goffman Entitled "Remembering Erving Goffman", Donald Levine
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Remembering Erving Goffman
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Peter Archibald About Erving Goffman Entitled "“If You Are Such A Great Sociologist, Why Are You Still In Canada?” My Encounter With Erving Goffman", Peter Archibald
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Dr. Peter Archibald, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the McMaster University, wrote this memoir at the suggestion of Tony Puddephatt and the request of Dmitri Shalin and gave his permission to post the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives.
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Laurel Richardson About Erving Goffman Entitled "When I Told The Group I Was The Daughter Of A Jewish Woman Who Emigrated From Russia, Goffman Said, “So That Explains Why You Are So Smart”", Laurel Richardson
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Dr. Laurel Richardson sent this note about her encounter with Erving Goffman on January 4, 2014, and gave her approval for adding it to the Goffman Archives.
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Vincent Colapietry About Erving Goffman Entitled "Remembering Erving Goffman", Vincent Colapietro
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Vincent Colapietry About Erving Goffman Entitled "Remembering Erving Goffman", Vincent Colapietro
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Notes from Vincent Colapietro
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Peter Miller About Erving Goffman Entitled "The Perilous Journey Of The Self And The Salvation Of Private Life: Reflections From Dmitri Shalin's 'Interfacing Biography, Theory And History: The Case Of Erving Goffman'", Peter Miller
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Notes from Peter Miller
Erving Seemed Surprised At How Little “Power” Came With The Asa Presidency, And Noted That The Position Of Secretary Carried Much More Clout, James F. Short
Erving Seemed Surprised At How Little “Power” Came With The Asa Presidency, And Noted That The Position Of Secretary Carried Much More Clout, James F. Short
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Dr. James F. Short, Professor Emeritus at the Washington State University, wrote this memoir at the request of Dmitri Shalin and gave his permission to post it in the Erving Goffman Archives.
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Edward Tiryakian About Erving Goffman Entitled "Parsons Was About 5'6" Or 5'5" But When He Started To Speak, He Got To Be Six Feet Five", Edward Tiryakian
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
This interview with Edward Tiryakian, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Duke University, was recorded on August 23, 2011, at the Mediterranean Café in Las Vegas. Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, after which Dr. Tiryakian 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 “[?]” The interviewer’s questions are shortened in places.
Goffman Got Up And Moved To The Center Of The Room And Began Doing A Mime Strip-Tease, Peter Zelchenko
Goffman Got Up And Moved To The Center Of The Room And Began Doing A Mime Strip-Tease, Peter Zelchenko
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Peter Zelchenko offered this memoir based on recollections of his mother, Gladys Meirovits, and approved adding the present version to the Erving Goffman Archives.
Dmitri Shalin Interview With S. Leonard Syme About Erving Goffman Entitled "Erving Looked At The Room And Announced, “I See Everyone Is Observing The Rituals Of Mourning”", S. Leonard Syme
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
This interview with S. Leonard Syme, Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, was recorded in Las Vegas on October 12, 2011. Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, after which Dr. Syme 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 “[?]”.
A “Variable” Researcher’S Memories Of Erving Goffman, Travis Hirschi
A “Variable” Researcher’S Memories Of Erving Goffman, Travis Hirschi
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Dr. Travis Hirschi, regents Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, wrote this memoir at the request of Dmitri Shalin and gave his permission to post the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives.
When Erving Goffman Was A Boy, Sherri Cavan
When Erving Goffman Was A Boy, Sherri Cavan
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Like creating a mosaic, the bits and pieces of Erving Goffman’s life yield a picture of a complex man who lived in troubled times and through his writings changed the way whole generations saw the world. Looking at that life I chose to focus on his boyhood, from childhood through adolescence. My purpose is here descriptive, an ethnography of a childhood recounting events of Goffman’s early life and placing them in their social, historical and cultural context. That done, I will have a few words to say about the themes that I see in this narrative as well as some …
A Glimpse Of Goffman, Lester R. Kurtz
A Glimpse Of Goffman, Lester R. Kurtz
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Dr. Lester R. Kurtz, Professor of George Mason 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 Dennis Wrong About Erving Goffman Entitled "Bobby Adamson Said, “Pooky Is A Genius, And As Soon As He Starts Writing His Own Stuff It Will Be Recognized”", Dennis Wrong
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
This interview with Dr. Dennis Wrong, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at New York University, was recorded over the phone on December 10 and 12, 2010. Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, after which Dennis Wrong edited the transcripts and approved posting the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives. Dr. Wrong also sent in a three page handwritten memoir. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. The interviewer’s questions are shortened in several places.
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Sherri Cavan About Erving Goffman Entitled "Remembering Goffman", Dmitri N. Shalin, Sherri Cavan
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Sherri Cavan About Erving Goffman Entitled "Remembering Goffman", Dmitri N. Shalin, Sherri Cavan
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Letter from Dmitri Shalin
After High Holidays Erving Made Up Excuses Rather Than Admit That He Missed School Because He Was Jewish, Avron Katz
After High Holidays Erving Made Up Excuses Rather Than Admit That He Missed School Because He Was Jewish, Avron Katz
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
This interview with Avron Katz was conducted in 2001 by his daughter Syva-Lee Wildenmann and presented as a student paper for the class on "Social Psychology from a Sociological Perspective" taught by Dr. Daniel Albas, professor of sociology at the University of Manitoba.
To Me, Goffman Was A Shakespearean Figure, The Fool Who Spoke The Wisdom Of The Play, Marvin B. Scott
To Me, Goffman Was A Shakespearean Figure, The Fool Who Spoke The Wisdom Of The Play, Marvin B. Scott
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Dr. Marvin B. Scott, Professor Emeritus at Hunter College, wrote this memoir at the request of Jackie Wiseman.
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Arlene Skolnick About Erving Goffman Entitled "Remembering Erving Goffman", Arlene Skolnick
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Arlene Skolnick About Erving Goffman Entitled "Remembering Erving Goffman", Arlene Skolnick
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
These conversations with Dr. Arlene Skolnick were recorded over the phone on August 7 and August 30, 2010. After Dmitri Shalin transcribed the conversations, Dr. Skolnick 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 As A Pioneer In Self-Ethnography? The “Insanity Of Place” Revisited*, Dmitri N. Shalin
Erving Goffman As A Pioneer In Self-Ethnography? The “Insanity Of Place” Revisited*, Dmitri N. Shalin
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
This paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, August 14, 2010. I wish to express my profound gratitude to all those who have helped preserve the memory of Erving Goffman by contributing a memoir to the Erving Goffman Archives. I am especially grateful to Frances Goffman Bay, Esther Besbris, and Marly Zaslov for providing family documents and invaluable recollections about Erving Goffman’s formative years, as well as to EGA board members whose practical assistance and good cheer sustained me throughout this project.
Goffman's Self-Ethnographies, Dmitri N. Shalin
Goffman's Self-Ethnographies, Dmitri N. Shalin
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, August 14, 2010. I wish to express my profound gratitude to all those who helped preserve the memory of Erving Goffman by contributing a memoir to the Erving Goffman Archives. I am especially grateful to Frances Goffman Bay, Esther Besbris, and Marly Zaslov for providing family documents and invaluable recollections about Erving Goffman’s formative years, as well as to EGA board members whose practical assistance and good cheer sustained me throughout this project.
The Zen Of Erving Goffman, Peter Miller
The Zen Of Erving Goffman, Peter Miller
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Dr. Peter Miller wrote this memoir at the request of Dmitri Shalin and gave his permission to post the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives.
Goffman Was An Intense Perfectionist About His Writing, Putting Sheet After Sheet Into The Typewriter And Then Throwing Each Away, Ann Swidler
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Dr. Ann Swidler, Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, wrote this memoir at the request of Dmitri Shalin and gave her permission to post the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives.
Erving Goffman And Asymmetric Anonymity, David Nasatir
Erving Goffman And Asymmetric Anonymity, David Nasatir
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
Dr. David Nasatir, Visiting Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, wrote this memoir at the request of Dmitri Shalin and approved positing the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives.
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Roy Turner About Erving Goffman Entitled "What Struck Me First About Goffman Was That He Had An Amazing Elegance In His Delivery", Roy Turner
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
This conversation with Dr. Roy Turner, Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia, was recorded over the phone on April 4, 2010. After Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, Dr. Turner 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 “[?]”.
Dmitri Shalin Interview With Audrey Wipper About Erving Goffman Entitled "Goffman Was Very Original From The Beginning, He Had His Own Way Of Seeing And He Stuck To It", Audrey Wipper
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
This conversation with Dr. Audrey Wipper, Professor Emerita at the University of Waterloo, was recorded over the phone on September 23, 2009. After Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, Dr. Wipper 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 Marly Zaslov About Erving Goffman Entitled "The Whole Idea Of Image And How You Are Perceived By Other People Was Important For The Averbachs", Marly Zaslov
Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives
This conversation with Marly Zaslov was recorded over the phone on January 4, 2009. After Dmitri Shalin transcribed the interview, Marly Zaslov edited the transcript and approved posting the present version in the 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 [?].
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
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 “[?]”.