Call for abstracts: Goffmanian political economy

Goffmanian political economy.
Social Science History Association (SSHA) in Atlanta, Georgia, 19-22 November 2026.


Pierre-Christian Fink and Stephanie Mudge are looking to organise a series of panels at the SSHA this year on the theme of Goffmanian political economy. Submissions related to finance are encouraged.
There are signs of a Goffmanian turn in political economy, alongside renewed interest in the biographical trajectory of Goffman himself. What are, or could be, the hallmarks of a Goffmanian political economy? How did political economy concerns and questions figure in Goffman’s work and thought? What might the systematic incorporation into political economy scholarship (broadly defined) of Goffmanian concepts and sensibilities look like? What distinctive insights does the existing Goffman-influenced political economy scholarship offer? We would like to bring together an interdisciplinary group of historically-minded social scientists interested in these and related questions via a series of panels at the 2026 meetings of the Social Science History Association (SSHA) in Atlanta, Georgia (November 19-22). If you are interested, please submit a provisional proposal no later than February 1 using this form: https://bit.ly/Goffmanian-Political-Economy.

The application deadline is 1 February 2026. Any questions should be directed to Pierre-Christian Fink (pfink@virginia.edu) and Stephanie Mudge (slmudge@ucdavis.edu).