Theorizing Provocation Narratives as Communication Strategies

Provocation Narratives

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12386830
AutoresSandrine Boudana (0000-0002-8968-2292, Department of Communication; Tel-Aviv University; Israel, autor de correspondencia), Elad Segev (0000-0002-3969-8253, Department of Communication; Tel-Aviv University; Israel)
Año2017
Volumen27
Número4
Páginas329-346
Fecha de publicación2017-06-09
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCommunication Theory (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1050-3293 • E-ISSN: 1468-2885
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/comt.12119
OpenAlexW2621862854
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas24

Despite multiple uses, the concept of provocation is undertheorized and underinvestigated. Theorizing provocation narratives as communication strategies, this article shows that what is at stake in provocations are crucial issues of intentionality, accountability, and blame. While some provocations elicit reactions that are beneficial to the parties involved, others may incite violence. The second part of our study focuses on the latter because of their potential for shifting blame to victims. To deconstruct the mechanism by which provocation introduces this type of bias, we use Labov’s method of narrative analysis and apply it to two news items. We conclude on how provocation can serve as a theoretical framework and methodological tool for narrative analysis in many communication contexts and fields

Accountability · Blame · Epistemology · Intentionality · Linguistics · Mechanism (biology · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Political science · Provocation test · Sociology · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence