New Perspectives on Goffman in Language and Interaction: Body, Participation and the Self

This collection highlights new perspectives on the work of Erving Goffman, revisiting his place in contemporary social theory and interactional linguistics research and its impact in surfacing new insights in conversation analysis and our understanding of Goffman’s enduring legacy.

Lorenza Mondada is Professor of General and French Linguistics at the University of Basel, Switzerland.

Anssi Peräkylä is Academy Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences / Sociology, at the University of Helsinki, Finland.