Theorizing Provocation Narratives as Communication Strategies

Provocation Narratives

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12386830
AutoresSandrine Boudana (0000-0002-8968-2292, Department of Communication; Tel-Aviv University; Israel, autor correspondente), Elad Segev (0000-0002-3969-8253, Department of Communication; Tel-Aviv University; Israel)
Ano2017
Volume27
Fascículo4
Páginas329-346
Data de publicação2017-06-09
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCommunication Theory (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1050-3293 • E-ISSN: 1468-2885
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/comt.12119
OpenAlexW2621862854
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências 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