Read it first as a tween and found "Stigma" revolting. Later as an
academic read it same reaction. And when first introduced to DS quite
alarmed that it was a go to text. To the point was turned off by DS.
Still perplexed at how this text continues to 'pop up' at conferences
and such. So I would agree with you Keith on both the personal and
academic level.
Jim
James Overboe
Associate Professor
Sociology Department & Cultural Analysis and Social Theory M.A. program
Wilfrid Laurier Unversity
>>> Keith Armstrong <[log in to unmask]> 03/28/12 11:00 PM >>>
Just been re-reading Erving Goffman's "Stigma: Notes on the Management
of Spoiled Identity". I had not realised how inaccurate and generally
backward it all is, yet it still lies on the academic bookshelfs and was
the main text for William Bromwich's paper "The handcycle corpus" in
'Discourse, Identities and Roles in Specialized Communication' published
in 2010. Goffman's "Stigma" should have to carry a health warning.
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