Women, Fire and Dangerous Things ch. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life . Csikszentmihaly and Rochberg-Halton. The Meaning of Things . These cues can be presented in our interaction with others - Goffman looks at this through the metaphor of theater, with society as a vastly complex play in which we all have multiple roles.
People also create self-representations in their everyday accumulation of objects, clothing, etc.
Csikszentmihaly looks at how the objects in peoples homes acquire meaning and in turn present a portrait of their owners. Please read all the papers. Think about how you characterize someone you have just met - both in person and online. Please submit the URL of your critique online by Tuesday morning. Copies of the readings are available outside of E15-449.