The Story of the Nearest Relative

Shifts in Footing in Dramaturgical Replayings

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12875367
AutoresLisa Morris (0000-0003-1050-3149, Lancaster University, autor de correspondencia), Greg Smith (0000-0002-1886-5550, University of Salford)
Año2019
Volumen15
Número2
Páginas74-88
Fecha de publicación2019-05-23
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Sociology Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1733-8077 • E-ISSN: 1733-8077
EditorialUniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18778/1733-8077.15.2.06
OpenAlexW2931992604
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas22

This discussion assesses the utility of Goffman’s thinking about conversational interaction for illuminating features of a research interview between one of the two authors (LM) and a fellow social work professional. We use this case to explore aspects of Goffman’s contribution to the sociological understanding of spoken interaction. While many of his ideas offer rich sources of guidance for interactionist and qualitative researchers, the value of Goffman’s (1974) concept of “dramaturgical replaying” has been overlooked. We trace the leading themes of Goffman’s thinking about conversational interaction and show how they can provide an analysis of the story of the “Nearest Relative” that is attentive to its live, improvised enactment. Goffman’s approach to storytelling is shown to be distinct from but complementary to conversation analytic approaches to storytelling

Aesthetics · Conversation · Conversation analysis · Dramaturgy · Epistemology · Linguistics · Narrative · Social science · Sociology · Storytelling · Symbolic interactionism · Value (mathematics · Communication · Computer Science · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics