Abstract
Where social occasions, in the context of nightclubs and music venues, are bounded, the space of the entrance is accomplished via regulation of attendees by workers. This regulation ensures: the venue stays within capacity; people have been invited or (if required) pay the fee; entry to ‘undesirables,’ such as drunks, is prohibited. This paper draws from experience of attending social occasions and being a doorperson to categorise and examine methods of entering where access is restricted. Often methods require attendees to engage in visible dialogue with the doorperson; where methods are invisible, attendees can circumvent access restrictions whilst a semblance of order is maintained.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Human Studies |
Early online date | 20 Sept 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 20 Sept 2019 |
Keywords
- ethnomethodology
- methods
- entering
- social occasion
- locally produced authority
- door