“…This paper claims that Goffman’s “well known aversion to self-disclosure” (Shalin, 2013) does not justify overlooking his trajectory, from the unknown “margins” of a Canadian small town to the elusive “center” of American sociology—and much less does it justify still circulating assessments of his personality, crafted while overlooking his
life experiences—and, especially, his writings. Anecdotal evidence of his “enigmatic” personality (Lemert, 2003), or “
bad-
boy outrageousness” (Berger, 1986), works as a derailing tactic, leading to unwarranted appraisals of Goffman’s personality—and, more importantly, to the neglect of crucial aspects of his work. …”
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