Le théâtre des fumeurs de « crack ». Mise en scène émotionnelle et voilement/dévoilement de soi

Abstract

Based on an ethnographic fieldwork in the neighborhood of la Goutte-d'Or in Paris, this article examines the social uses of emotions of drug addicts in crack houses. Behind the appearance of an irrational discourse, emotions give meaning to social interaction in everyday life and allow the re-articulation of heterogeneous experiences in the continuity of life courses. © 2010 Cairn.info.