[Linganth] Narratives and Performances of "Wellness"

[Michael H. Agar]

Showing my age here, but Erve Goffman keeps coming to mind, especially as
he combines "presentation of self" with "forms of talk." Phil Manning did
an overview of his work – see URL below.

Hope that helps.

Mike


https://www.amazon.com/Erving-Goffman-Sociology-Contemporary-Thinkers/dp/0804720266/ref=sr_1_36?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1487358064&sr=1-36&keywords=erving+goffman

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 10:29 AM, Peterson, Leighton C. <
lpeterson at miamioh.edu> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I have a student working on a project we are tentatively calling
> "Narratives and Performances of Wellness," where she is interested in how
> participants in an organized arts/music group mask ailments, injury, or
> other things to maintain status and ensure continued participation in the
> group.  Methodologically we are not having an issue (but if you have
> suggestions, please advise!). However, we are having a bit of a problem
> locating linganth/siociolinguistic/linguistic work related to the subject
> matter at hand.  Any resources you could suggest would be most appreciated.
>
> best,
>
> leighton
>
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> Leighton C. Peterson, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of Anthropology
> Miami University
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