Mapping Goffman's invisible college / by Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leeds-Hurwitz, Wendy, author.

Series:

mediastudies.press Goffman in the open series

Goffman in the open series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Goffman, Erving, 1922-1982--Friends and associates.

Goffman, Erving.

Sociologists--Professional relationships--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Sociologists.

Physical Description:

xvi, 460 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Edition 1.

Place of Publication:

Bethlehem, PA mediastudies.press 2025.

Summary:

"Erving Goffman is often remembered as a solitary thinker--famously private, and never a co-author. This book offers a counterpoint by tracing Goffman's connections to a network of colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania between 1968 and 1982, including Dell Hymes, William Labov, John Szwed, Ray Birdwhistell, and Sol Worth. It follows five major collaborations that emerged in that setting, along with others that never quite came together. The analysis also considers Goffman's earlier work at institutions including the University of Chicago, the National Institute of Mental Health, the University of California, Berkeley, and Harvard University, alongside related initiatives at Indiana University and the University of Texas. Beyond documenting Goffman's intellectual network, the book uses his connections as a case study to examine interdisciplinarity, invisible colleges, and disciplinary history. By examining both the productive and faltering collaborations in Goffman's orbit, the book shed slight on the complex, often unpredictable pathways through which academic ideas take shape. This work will appeal to scholars across disciplines seeking to understand the collaborative foundations of academic life"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Before Penn

People at Penn

Major projects at Penn

Minor projects at Penn

Penn adjacent

Beyond Penn.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 396-437) and index.

ISBN:

1951399382

9781951399382

OCLC:

1535044760