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Framing Atmospheres: Goffman, Space, and Music in Everyday Life
Author(s) -
Fuente Eduardo,
Walsh Michael James
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
symbolic interaction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.874
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1533-8665
pISSN - 0195-6086
DOI - 10.1002/symb.506
Subject(s) - framing (construction) , everyday life , sociology , aesthetics , musical , atmosphere (unit) , space (punctuation) , media studies , epistemology , visual arts , art , history , computer science , geography , philosophy , archaeology , meteorology , operating system
In this article, we synthesize Goffman's microsociology with recent developments in fields such as aesthetics, geography, and urban studies labeled “atmosphere theory.” Our central rationale is if microsociology is to deepen its account of embodiment and the noncognitive it needs a theory of spatialized moods. In the second half, we develop our synthesis with respect to musical atmospheres and conclude by drawing on our own research regarding how social actors use music to shape “involvements” and “disinvolvements” in the spatial ambiances of public transportation, the street, the workplace, and the home.