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Goffman Was By Far The Smartest, Most Interesting, Complex, Though, At Times, Snide Or Disparaging Individual I Have Ever Known, John Irwin Aug 2008

Goffman Was By Far The Smartest, Most Interesting, Complex, Though, At Times, Snide Or Disparaging Individual I Have Ever Known, John Irwin

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Dr. John Irwin, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the San Francisco State Unvirersity, gave his approval for posting this memoir in the Erving Goffman Archives.


Goffman’S Biography And The Interaction Order: A Study In Biocritical Hermeneutics, Dmitri N. Shalin Aug 2008

Goffman’S Biography And The Interaction Order: A Study In Biocritical Hermeneutics, Dmitri N. Shalin

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This paper examines the interfaces between Erving Goffman’s biography and theory. It rests on the premise that Goffman’s Behavior in Public Places can be profitably explored in light of Goffman’s behavior in public places, and vice versa. The tentative conclusion I have reached after examining available biographical accounts is that Goffman was a student of civility whose standards he flouted, that his demeanor was sometimes intentionally demeaning, his deference willfully deferred, and his incivility painfully obvious to those present. The argument is made that Goffman’s infringements on the interaction order were strategic, systematic, theoretically significant, and worthy of close study …


Dmitri Shalin Interview With Vladmir Shlapentokh About Erving Goffman Entitled "The Pen Of A Genius Is Mightier Than The Writer Himself", Vladmir Shlapentokh Jul 2008

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Vladmir Shlapentokh About Erving Goffman Entitled "The Pen Of A Genius Is Mightier Than The Writer Himself", Vladmir Shlapentokh

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This interview with Vladimir Shlapentokh, professor of sociology at the University of Michigan, East Lansing, was recorded on July 3, 2008. Dr. Shlapentokh recounts his meeting with Erving Goffman that took place in 1979 at Erving’s home in Philadelphia. Dmitri Shalin transcribed and translated into English the Russian notes taken over the phone, after which Dr. Shlapentokh made corrections to the following transcripts and gave his approval for posting the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. The interviewer’s questions are shortened a bit in several places.


Goffman Turned To Me And Said With Some Surprise, “You Like Doing Fieldwork?”, Ruth Horowitz Nov 2007

Goffman Turned To Me And Said With Some Surprise, “You Like Doing Fieldwork?”, Ruth Horowitz

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Dr. Ruth Horowitz, Professor of Sociology at the New York University, wrote this memoir at the invitation of Dmitri Shalin and gave her approval for posting the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives.


Encounters With Erving Goffman, Peter Manning Sep 2007

Encounters With Erving Goffman, Peter Manning

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

A letter describing encounters with Erving Goffman.


Dmitri Shalin Interview With Peter Manning About Erving Goffman Entitled "Manning-Shalin On Goffman", Peter Manning, Dmitri N. Shalin Sep 2007

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Peter Manning About Erving Goffman Entitled "Manning-Shalin On Goffman", Peter Manning, Dmitri N. Shalin

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Interview between Dmitri Shaolin and Peter Manning