Category Archives: ethnography

On Goffman and seeking justice in America

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Andrea Voyer

That day we were all at the ASA crammed into Alice Goffman’s author meets critics session, a battle was raging in Ferguson. The battle, erupting after Michael’s Brown’s death at the hands of the law enforcement of Ferguson, arose because the Ferguson Police … Continue reading →

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Upcoming special issue of Ethnography

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Andrea Voyer

Way back in late 2012/early 2013, my colleague Mats Trondman and I floated an idea to Paul Willis, who, at the time, was editor of Ethnography. We proposed a special issue engaging Isaac Reed’s book, Interpretation and Social Knowledge. The … Continue reading →

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