mediastudies.press invites you to join Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz and Yves Winkin for the launch of the Goffman in the Open book series. The free, one-hour onlineevent will highlight the first three books in the series: Winkin’s From Erving to Goffman: A Work in Performance? (2026), Leeds-Hurwitz’s Mapping Goffman’s Invisible College (2025), and Goffman’s 1953 dissertation, Communication Conduct in an Island Community (2026, with an introduction by Winkin)—all diamond open access. Leeds-Hurwitz and Winkin will speak about the backstories of their books, with Winkin adding details about his visit to Unst, the Scottish island-siteof Goffman’s dissertation fieldwork. Plenty of time will be set aside for Q&A. * September 18, 2026 * 14:00 UTC (10am EDT/3pm BST/4pm CET) * One hour * Register here: https://www.mediastudies.press/goffman-in-the-open The Goffman in the Open Series: https://www.mediastudies.press/goffman-in-the-open-series Winkin, From Erving to Goffman: A Work in Performance? https://www.mediastudies.press/from-erving-to-goffman-a-work-in-performance Leeds-Hurwitz, Mapping Goffman’s Invisible College https://www.mediastudies.press/mapping-goffman Goffman’, Communication Conduct in an Island Community https://www.mediastudies.press/communication-conduct-in-an-island-community mediastudies.press is a scholar-led, nonprofit, no-fee open access publisher in the media, film, and communication studies fields. Questions? Email press@mediastudies.press<mailto:press@mediastudies.press>