Erving Goffman's interest in spies and espionage is widely recognized in commentary on his work. Where did this interest come from? While the context of Cold War America provided the broad cultural horizon of this work, deeper roots may be found. Goffman's contact with two University of Chicago professors, Edward A. Shils and Douglas Waples, both of whom served in U.S. intelligence organizations during World War II, also shaped Goffman's interest in the subject. This paper explores these relationships and their connection to Goffman's writings on spies, secrecy, and information control in postwar America. Goffman's view of spies and espionage as analogues to American postwar lives is explored.

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高夫曼对间谍和间谍活动的兴趣：芝加哥大学环境

欧文·高夫曼（Erving Goffman）对间谍和间谍活动的兴趣在对其作品的评论中得到了广泛认可。这种兴趣从何而来？尽管美国冷战的背景为这项工作提供了广阔的文化视野，但可以发现更深的渊源。戈夫曼与第二次世界大战期间在美国情报机构任职的两位芝加哥大学教授爱德华·A·希尔斯和道格拉斯·华普莱斯的接触也影响了戈夫曼对该学科的兴趣。本文探讨了这些关系及其与戈夫曼在战后美国的间谍，秘密和信息控制方面的联系。探索了戈夫曼将间谍和间谍活动视为美国战后生活类似物的观点。