Mapping social occasions in theatre events. A network analysis of spectators’ interactions

Titolo Rivista SOCIOLOGIA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
Autori/Curatori Marco Serino
Anno di pubblicazione 2018 Fascicolo 2018/56
Lingua Italiano Numero pagine 23 P. 165-187 Dimensione file 489 KB
DOI 10.3280/SC2018-056010
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This paper presents a study that tries to map social interactions among spectators in theatre venues, by means of social network analysis and participant observation. Different types of theatre venue may be related to dissimilar modes of participation and, thus, to different patterns of relations among attenders. Drawing on Goffman’s concept of "social occasion", the study is focused on the social gatherings occurring in two different settings: a traditional theatre and an informal space, both located in the Campania region, Italy, during two theatre events, using sociometric questionnaires and observing theatregoers’ conversations. The results show that the networks of interactions are differently patterned in the two locations, giving an account of how different venues can be related to different kinds of social occasions.

Parole chiave:Theatre, social interactions, audience, spatial arrangement, social network analysis.

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Marco Serino, Mapping social occasions in theatre events. A network analysis of spectators’ interactions in "SOCIOLOGIA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE " 56/2018, pp 165-187, DOI: 10.3280/SC2018-056010