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Tamar Katriel

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Tamar Katriel (Hebrew: תמר כתריאל; born 1947) is professor emeritus of communications in the University of Haifa.[1]

Her interests include, among others, culture, language and communication, in particular, issues of language and memory in the context of the cultural legacy of German-speaking Jews in Israel.[1]

Tamar Katriel was born and educated in Israel.[2] She earned BA in English language and literature (University of Haifa, Ben Gurion University, 1967-1973); MA in English linguistics (UoH, 1973-1976); MA in speech communication (UoH, 1979-1980). She received a PhD in speech communication at University of Washington in Seattle in 1983 and since then she was with the University of Haifa.[3]

Books

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  • 1986: Talking Straight: Dugri Speech in Israeli Sabra Culture
    • Analysis of the cultural phenomenon of 'dugri', or straight speech of sabras; based on her Ph.D.
  • 1991: Communal Webs: Communication and Culture in Contemporary Israel
  • 2004: Dialogic Moments: From Soul Talks to Talk Radio in Israeli Culture
  • 2013: Performing the Past: A Study of Israeli Settlement Museums
  • 2020: Defiant Discourse: Speech and Action in Grassroots Activism (The Politics of Language)

Awards and recognition

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  • 1987: Golden Anniversary Award for Outstanding Scholarship for Talking Straight from the American National Communication Association[1][3]
  • 2004 University of Washington Alumni Hall of Fame[1][3]
  • 2017: Elected Fellow of the International Communication Association[1]
  • 2023: Life Achievement Award from the Israeli Anthropological Association [he][4]

References

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