A Note on “Natural Metaphors”
Jaworski’s Contribution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9601347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Greg Smith (0000-0002-1886-5550, University of Salford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 241-250 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Sociologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1232 • E-ISSN: 1936-4784 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12108-026-09686-6 |
| OpenAlex | W7140845275 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
In Erving Goffman and the Cold War, Gary Jaworski (2023) draws upon Harold Garfinkel’s (1956) notion of “natural metaphor” to interpret Goffman’s sociology as responsive to the distinctive ethos of Cold War USA. The note examines the origins of cold war concerns in Goffman’s writings and how natural metaphors were deployed by Jaworski in his book. It raises some questions about the interpretation and how it connects with recent thinking about the role played by metaphor in Goffman’s sociology
Cold war · Ethos · Interpretation (philosophy · Metaphor · Natural (archaeology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
Erving Goffman and Dramaturgical Sociology
Rhetoric in Sociology
Erving Goffman
Livelihoods of theory
Analysing Practical and Professional Texts
Attitudes Toward History, Third edition
Beyond the “inimitable” Goffman
The con man as model organism
Goffman's poetics
Investigating Sociological Theory
The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology
An Interview With Erving Goffman, 1980
Interaction Ritual Chains
The Interaction Order
The Politics of Presentation
A Guide to Training Your Own Horses
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |