Aufsatz(elektronisch)#1Februar 1993
Called to Account: The CV as an Autobiographical Practice
In: Sociology: the journal of the British Sociological Association, Band 27, Heft 1, S. 133-143
ISSN: 1469-8684
The curriculum vitae has become a central feature of modem academic life. It can be understood as a form of autobiographical practice, one centrally involved with the construction and presentation of a self in a particular occupational context. This paper explores these themes and seeks to show how the insights of Goffman might contribute to an understanding of the nature and significance of these practices.
