Category Archives: everyday life

New paper: ‘The Haunting of Shame: Autoethnography and the Multivalent Stigma of Being Queer, Muslim, and Single’ by Aliraza Javaid #sssi #sociology #stigma

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction - Blog

We have just published a new article by Aliraza Javaid on Early View of Symbolic Interaction. In his article Aliraza examines multiple stigmas and dichotomies to illustrate the human lived experience of a gay Muslim single, who is silenced, invisibilized, … Continue reading →

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Shyness and Interactionism #sssi #sociology #museums #shyness

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction - Blog

On its website the BBC discusses Joe Moran’s latest book “Shrinking Violets” in which the cultural historian explores shyness in politics, literature and psychology. The discussion neatly dovetails with Susie Scott and colleague’s article “Goffman in the Gallery: Interactive Art … Continue reading →

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More books for Review #sssi #sociology

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction - Blog

Here is a second bunch of books that some of you might be interested in reviewing. Please drop me an email if you are interested in reviewing any of these. dirk.vom_lehn@kcl.ac.uk

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Research Paper in the News: Junhow Wei on American Idol

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction - Blog

Junhow Wei’s article ““I’m the Next American Idol”: Cooling Out, Accounts, and Perseverance at Reality Talent Show Auditions” that has just been published in the February 2016 Issue of Symbolic Interaction has been picked up by Tracy Swartz (@tracyswartz) from the Chicago … Continue reading →

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Editor’s Choice: John Johnson on Jack Douglas’ #sssi #emca #phenomenology

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction - Blog

Many SSSI members and scholars in symbolic interactionism as well as sociologists with an interest in ethnomethodology, phenomenology, existential sociology know Jack Douglas and his contribution. But even those more experienced interactionists might not be aware of the amount and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethnomethodology, everyday life, interactionism, phenomenology, SSSI | 2 Comments