Paper out, on why social situations matter. With Iddo Tavory: The “situation” in the sociology of justifications and engagements: An interactionist rejoinder url: direct.mit.edu/ecps/article...

This one on elites and cross-class interaction now in a regular issue in @actasociologica.bsky.social. (Obviously, I think it's pretty good.) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

OUT NOW: The Sociological Review journal’s first issue of 2025 looks at issues including race and migration, Brexit Britain, street harassment in France, Chinese cuisine in Australia during COVID-19, modes of translation, and Goffman’s ritual interaction order. journals.sagepub.com/toc/sora/73/1

New here. Starting with most recent pub. On elites who portray ordariness in cross-status interaction. More widespread transnationally than we tend to assume + endless value in Goffman's work. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

“The sociology of stigma should caution against throwing the ‘interactionist baby’ out with the bath water.” Researchers Anders Vassenden, Ayan Handulle and Julia Orupabo look at racial stigma in face-to-face interactions. Out now, #OnlineFirst in the journal. buff.ly/3KM6rUj