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Commentary #5
Adam Russell Establishing Presence in the Classroom As I was reading Goffman, I kept thinking about Harry Wong’s First Day of School. In Wong’s book, he stresses the importance of presence in the classroom. Throughout my 8 years of teaching, I am constantly conscience of the presence I give off to my students. Wong’s book was... »
Commentary #5 Goffman
I think we are all conscious at some level of the differing roles we take on in our lives; as teachers, students, parents, children, siblings, spouses, friends. We are not only playing different roles in different situations, we play them differently depending on who we are with. The person my students would recognize is... »
Truth and Lies
Tina Bell 5870 Commentary 5 24 March 2009 Commentary 5 “You see how long he hesitated before answering? That’s a lie. When telling a lie, one hesitates longer before answering in order to think about the arrangement of the story.” The writers and producers of the new hit series Lie to Memust have read Erving Goffman’s article “The Presentation... »
Goffman Commentary #5
“The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life” Erving Goffman In our society we learn in our early years that first impressions are the most important. They are the standard by which all, or at least most, of our relationships will be based. My mother used to give my sister and me hand-shaking lessons, and... »