Yves Winkin Books

This text shows how learning stories can help create learner identities and affect education, pedagogy and learning.

The book delves into Erving Goffman's major concepts and their impact on various scholars, providing an intellectual biography and an analysis of his methods. It encourages readers to use Goffman's insights as a framework for understanding social patterns, showcasing practical applications of his theories. Through this exploration, the work highlights Goffman's relevance in contemporary social analysis.

In addition to summarizing Goffman's major concepts and his influence on other scholars, the book includes an intellectual biography, explication of his methods, and an example of how to extend his ideas. Readers are invited to consider Goffman as a lens through which to view much of the pattern evident in the social world.