"Us: Frameworks for Establishing the Plural", by José A. Sánchez

Seventy years ago the sociologist Erving Goffman used the metaphor of theatre to study society. In research projects like "Teatralidades expandidas", we have inverted the operation he performed, using his micro-sociology to encourage a theatricality designed to be affected by and intervene in the social sphere. This project relies on the shift from individual to collaborative, from "I" to "us". In this lecture I propose using another of Goffman's tools—the notion of the "framework"—and exploring its potential for establishing the plural.

José A. Sánchez is a teacher, researcher and author of numerous texts on the performing arts, literature and film. He is based in Madrid and Mexico and teaches at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cuenca. He is head of the research group artea and co-director of the Master in Performing Arts Practice and Visual Culture. His recent publications include: "Prácticas de lo real" (Madrid, 2007- Mexico, 2012), “Cuerpo, memoria y lenguaje” (São Paulo, 2012), “Actuar, realizar, manifestar” (Madrid, 2014), “Teatralidad y disidencia” (Mexico, 2015), “Juicio al señor Artaud” (Madrid, 2015), “Dispositivos poéticos” (Mexico-Brussels, 2016) and "Ética y representación" (Mexico, 2016).