Goffman’s Dramaturgy: A case study analysis for potential inclusion in communication theory studies
| dc.contributor.advisor | Thurlow, Amy | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dell, Jennifer | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-23T13:38:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-07-23T13:38:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis presents Erving Goffman’s dramaturgy as a useful framework to advance our understanding of the functionality of communication. While Goffman’s work has been acknowledged and accepted as contributing to the understanding of interactive communication, often a comprehensive understanding of Goffman’s dramaturgy is absent from communication theory textbooks. In this thesis, Goffman’s dramaturgy is applied to an act of public communication to provide a strong argument for an increased and more comprehensive inclusion of his work in the field of communication studies. Using a critical discourse analysis (CDA) methodology coupled with Goffman’s dramaturgy, this thesis examines the performance of Ed Burkhardt during an impromptu press conference held in Lac-Mégantic, after the train derailment. It finds the CEO’s performance is strained by his selected role, normative pressures to conform to audience expectations, and a failed attempt to influence the frame. CDA is discovered to be a suitable methodology to be used with Goffman’s dramaturgy because it encourages the researcher to include contemplations at both a micro and macro level. | en_US |
| dc.format.availability | Full-text | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10587/1600 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Mount Saint Vincent University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Erving Goffman | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dramaturgy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Communication theory | en_US |
| dc.subject | Critical Discourse Analysis | en_US |
| dc.subject | Lac-Mégantic | en_US |
| dc.title | Goffman’s Dramaturgy: A case study analysis for potential inclusion in communication theory studies | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |