About Erving Goffman and the Analysis of Failure in The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

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Erving Goffman, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, daily, face to face interaction, failure

Abstract

The article explores some facets of Erving Goffman’s theoretical-methodological and thematic scheme of symbolic-interactionist thinking and explores Goffman’s legacy as a seminal author in contemporary urban analysis. Its analytical focus is the notion of failure as a concept that runs through not only The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, but the entire work of the author. It analyzes Goffman's thinking as an expression of his academic and research context and commemorates the 60 years of publishing The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, the flagship of selling and reading in the entirety of his work.

Author Biography

Mauro Guilherme Pinheiro Koury, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Professor do Departamento de Ciências Sociais (DCS) e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia (PPGA) da Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB, João Pessoa, Brasil). É doutor pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia (PPGS) da Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar, Brasil), mestre pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia (PPGS) da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE, Recife, Brasil) e graduado em ciências sociais pela UFPE.

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Published

2019-09-24

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2019): SET/OUT/NOV/DEZ

Section

Dossiê 60 Anos do Livro The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, de Erving Goffman

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