Linda‐reneé Bloch
Biographic Data
| ID | 4450941 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda‐reneé Bloch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda‐reneé |
| FAMILY NAME | Bloch |
| SIGNATURE | BLOCH L R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tel Aviv University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Persuasion through insult
“I Know I'm a Freierit, But…”
This article investigates how a key frame of interaction establishes and reinforces gendered social relations within a given culture. It analyzes how the concept of the freier (roughly glossed as “sucker”) is used in Israel, interpersonally and via the mass media, to demonstrate how gender is constructed through communication and inextricably bound to the specific cultural context in which it is located. This work exposes how the frame reinforces…
The Megaphone Effect
Within the context of globalization, this chapter shows how some cultural texts become internationally popular after traveling via the United States. Through the megaphone effect, items acquire a new aspect as they are diffused from America to the rest of the globe, with a new aura of success. Our analysis of television programs, news networks, children’s culture, and pop music reveals that as mainstream culture spreads, the opportunity is provid…
Who's Afraid of Being a Freier+ The Analysis of Communication Through a Key Cultural Frame
This work presents an analytical approach to assessing the negotiation of interaction through a key cultural symbol. Six distinct dimensions are proposed to explain how the term freier (roughly glossed as “sucker”) functions in Israeli society and what impact it has on communication: the freier concept as a frame for interaction; its centrality as a key cultural concept within cultural discourse; its prevalence in several social realms; the terms…
Mobile Discourse
The use of political bumper stickers in Israel began as a spontaneous protest medium, evolving into a routinized form of public discourse, taking place throughout the year, independently of national elections. The rules of interaction of this nontraditional means of political communication are identified and the complex relationships between the messages within their social situation are investigated using an ethnographic model. This analysis rev…
Setting the Public Sphere in Motion
Most members of the public have little opportunity to express political opinions via a mass medium. Political automobile bumper stickers provide such a possibility and can constitute a revival of Habermas's notion of the public sphere. This article examines how such bumper stickers function in the case of Israel, where political bumper stickers have become a ubiquitous medium of communication, expressing complex national-ideological messages that…
Disposable Love
One particular toy, the Tamagotchi, is analyzed as a cultural artifact which incorporates the latest in computer and video technology and virtually engages players in the most basic of nurturing relationships. Here one day, and gone the next, the Tamagotchi is seen as a symbol of its times in which even the most intense connections are disposable. The essay examines how this object relates to popular culture and to other children's playthings in …
Communicating as an American Immigrant in Israel
(1998). Communicating as an American Immigrant in Israel: The Freier Phenomenon and the Pursuit of an Alternative Value System. Research on Language and Social Interaction: Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 177-208
Setting the Public Sphere in Motion
Most members of the public have little opportunity to express political opinions via a mass medium. Political automobile bumper stickers provide such a possibility and can constitute a revival of Habermas's notion of the public sphere. This article examines how such bumper stickers function in the case of Israel, where political bumper stickers have become a ubiquitous medium of communication, expressing complex national-ideological messages that…
Who's Afraid of Being a Freier+ The Analysis of Communication Through a Key Cultural Frame
This work presents an analytical approach to assessing the negotiation of interaction through a key cultural symbol. Six distinct dimensions are proposed to explain how the term freier (roughly glossed as “sucker”) functions in Israeli society and what impact it has on communication: the freier concept as a frame for interaction; its centrality as a key cultural concept within cultural discourse; its prevalence in several social realms; the terms…
Communicating as an American Immigrant in Israel
(1998). Communicating as an American Immigrant in Israel: The Freier Phenomenon and the Pursuit of an Alternative Value System. Research on Language and Social Interaction: Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 177-208
Disposable Love
One particular toy, the Tamagotchi, is analyzed as a cultural artifact which incorporates the latest in computer and video technology and virtually engages players in the most basic of nurturing relationships. Here one day, and gone the next, the Tamagotchi is seen as a symbol of its times in which even the most intense connections are disposable. The essay examines how this object relates to popular culture and to other children's playthings in …
Persuasion through insult
Communicating as an American Immigrant in Israel
(1998). Communicating as an American Immigrant in Israel: The Freier Phenomenon and the Pursuit of an Alternative Value System. Research on Language and Social Interaction: Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 177-208
Disposable Love
One particular toy, the Tamagotchi, is analyzed as a cultural artifact which incorporates the latest in computer and video technology and virtually engages players in the most basic of nurturing relationships. Here one day, and gone the next, the Tamagotchi is seen as a symbol of its times in which even the most intense connections are disposable. The essay examines how this object relates to popular culture and to other children's playthings in …
Mobile Discourse
The use of political bumper stickers in Israel began as a spontaneous protest medium, evolving into a routinized form of public discourse, taking place throughout the year, independently of national elections. The rules of interaction of this nontraditional means of political communication are identified and the complex relationships between the messages within their social situation are investigated using an ethnographic model. This analysis rev…
Setting the Public Sphere in Motion
Most members of the public have little opportunity to express political opinions via a mass medium. Political automobile bumper stickers provide such a possibility and can constitute a revival of Habermas's notion of the public sphere. This article examines how such bumper stickers function in the case of Israel, where political bumper stickers have become a ubiquitous medium of communication, expressing complex national-ideological messages that…
The Megaphone Effect
Within the context of globalization, this chapter shows how some cultural texts become internationally popular after traveling via the United States. Through the megaphone effect, items acquire a new aspect as they are diffused from America to the rest of the globe, with a new aura of success. Our analysis of television programs, news networks, children’s culture, and pop music reveals that as mainstream culture spreads, the opportunity is provid…
Who's Afraid of Being a Freier+ The Analysis of Communication Through a Key Cultural Frame
This work presents an analytical approach to assessing the negotiation of interaction through a key cultural symbol. Six distinct dimensions are proposed to explain how the term freier (roughly glossed as “sucker”) functions in Israeli society and what impact it has on communication: the freier concept as a frame for interaction; its centrality as a key cultural concept within cultural discourse; its prevalence in several social realms; the terms…
“I Know I'm a Freierit, But…”
This article investigates how a key frame of interaction establishes and reinforces gendered social relations within a given culture. It analyzes how the concept of the freier (roughly glossed as “sucker”) is used in Israel, interpersonally and via the mass media, to demonstrate how gender is constructed through communication and inextricably bound to the specific cultural context in which it is located. This work exposes how the frame reinforces…
Persuasion through insult
Sociology (8 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Linguistics (3 works)