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frontstage

adj

Etymology

From front + stage, by analogy to backstage.

  1. derived from ester — “to be standing, be located”
  2. derived from estage — “dwelling, residence; position, situation, condition”
  3. inherited from stage
  4. compounded as frontstage — “front + stage”

Definitions

  1. Open, occurring in full view of the public or in a public role.

    • Goffman is alert to the situational variability of the roles we play, distinguishing "frontstage" from "backstage" performances.

  2. In full view of the public or in a public role.

    • There are many possible examples which you could use to answer this question: e.g. doctor–patient interactions where the doctor discusses the patient's problems backstage with a colleague or a nurse before meeting the patient frontstage.

  3. The public area of a business or enterprise.

    • Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.
    • In the 1970s, MacCannell (1973) developed a six-stage frontstage/backstage model of authenticity that can be applied to theme parks as well as to other tourist sites.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for frontstage. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA