one of a bunch of books (most of them rather obscure / forgotten - or from quite long ago, as in Goffman's case: 1959!) that had a large influence on S+A
i might do a series on these books, they deserve recirculation
a book about glam rock and art pop - 1970s mostly - but also tracking its echoes and reflections through the 80s, 90s and into the 21st Century - footnotes to follow here soon
Monday, June 27, 2022
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wintertime for Hitler (anti-theatricality 6 of ??)
" Trump is an increasingly symbolic figure — Norma Desmond with the nuclear codes and sycophantic butlers in his ears on a West Wing ...
The basic idea in Goffman was quite influential in sociology and social anthology, particularity in studies of class relations: Sennett and Cobb's 'Hidden Injuries of Class' and James C Scott 'Domination and the Arts of Resistance' both use it to argue that dominated classes 'hide' what they are really thinking and co-produce a public discourse with the dominant class. I wouldn't be surprised if Sartre's version of existentialism was an influence on Goffman.
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