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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secret thesis is that the clothes / style has aged far worse than the sonics bowie looks shit as often as looks exquisite roxy look tatt...
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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