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The Enactment of Hegemony through Identity Construction: Insights from ThePresentation of Self in Everyday Life

Authors

• • Brendaly Drayton
  • Pennsylvania State University
• • Esther Prins
  • Pennsylvania State University

Abstract

This paper uses Goffman’s dramaturgical analysis to examine how hegemony maintains its power and influence in the life of the individual. The analysis reveals that the power of hegemony lies in the construction of particular identities that shape our interactions and limit our imagined futures.

Keywords: adult education, hegemony, identity construction, literacy

How to Cite: Drayton, B. & Prins, E. (2009) “The Enactment of Hegemony through Identity Construction: Insights from ThePresentation of Self in Everyday Life”, Adult Education Research Conference. 1(2009).