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My apologies to the list: I was talking about Erving Goffman. I did get late in the mail chain, read very fast. Next time I will slow down. Night work brings errors. I made one more this month, sending a private message to the whole list. Again, I was in a hurry. Time to close shop? I can't talk much about his daughter Alice Goffman. I remember vaguely the controversy with her research. Now I recollect. No opinion about her work. Or at least I don't want to make it public late at night on this list. Too many risks. Thank you very much, Lubomir -----Original Message----- From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Oliver Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 8:31 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: ethnography Dear Lubomir - I think you are referring to a different Goffman (Erving) than the one referred to in the email chain (Alice Goffman). Best, James. *Leis Gach Deagh Dhùrachd* *Dr James Oliver* Graduate Research Coordinator (Design) Senior Lecturer Department of Design *MONASH* *ART* *DESIGN &* *ARCHITECTURE* MONASH UNIVERSITY Room G3.27 (Building G) 900 Dandenong Road CAULFIELD EAST VIC 3145 Australia E: [log in to unmask] T: (03) 9903 2087 We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners and Elders – both past and present – of the lands and waters on which our Australian campuses operate. On 17 January 2018 at 12:23, Lubomir Savov Popov <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > Goffman is well received by philosophers of science, methodologists, > and epistemologists. Goffman is a major sociologist of the 20th > Century, a major contributor to the development of Symbolic > Interactionism, and has brought important sociological theories by > himself. In fact, he is one of the most revered sociologists today. > Researchers using qualitative methods owe him a lot. It is a pity he > died quite young--could have done much more in the study of everyday life. > > There are paradigmatic differences about what constitute good research > design, quality of data, and so forth. We should not judge Goffman > from Positivist positions. And we should not nix Positivist > contributions just because they do not fit into our understanding of > science. Positivists are very good in the study of mass processes. We > went to the extremes. This is human and it is not a problem as long as > we are flexible and can see the social situations from several > different perspectives. Not a single perspective is privileged, > because these are human perspectives. And we are not privileged. > > Anyway, I hope such discussions enrich us, make us see the world in > new ways. I enjoy such exchanges. > > Best wishes, > > Lubomir > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD > studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------