October 2013

Readings for Erving Goffman

Bibliography for the article titled ‘The Gift of Erving Goffman: The Micro-Drama of Everyday Life’   Abrahams, Roger D. (1984): “Pros and Players”. Raritan, 3 (4):76-94. Albas, Daniel and Cheryl Albas (1988): “Aces and Bombers: The Post-Exam Impression Management Strategies of Students”. Symbolic Interaction, 11:289-302. Allcock, John B. (1985): “‘Waiting for Gojko’: Two One-Act Plays After […]

Natyashashtra: Emotion, Communication and the Mirror of Life

The wisdom and depth of the Natyashashtra is lost to much of today’s world that looks to study communication science from the eyes of largely cognitive based learning theories.   “Natyashashtra”, a classical Indian text on dance, drama and aesthetic theory was written by the sage Bharat Muni between second century B.C. and first century […]