Ilan Tamir (Hebrew: אילן תמיר, born: 20 September 1973) is a professor of communication and the head of the School of Communication at Ariel University (AU), specializing in sports, gender and the media
Ilan Tamir | |
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| Born | 20 September 1973 Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Bar-Ilan University |
| Children | 3 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Communication |
| Institutions | Ariel University Bar-Ilan University Northeastern University Harvard University |
| Thesis | Sport, Gender and the Media (2009) |
| Doctoral advisor | Rina Bogoch |
Early life and education edit
Ilan Tamir was born and raised in kibbutz Beit Oren, Israel, and moved with his family to Ashdod, when he was a teen. Later on he enlisted to the Shin Bet and served there for ten years. During his service, Tamir studied communication at Bar-Ilan University and received there his Bachelor's and Master's degrees (both Summa cum Laude). His Ph.D. degree was received from Bar-Ilan, in 2009. Tamir authored the thesis 'Sport, Gender and the Media' under the supervision of Prof. Rina Bogoch.[1]
Career edit
Tamir was a lecturer at several academic institutions: Ariel university, Bar-Ilan University, the Academic College at Wingate, and was also a visiting scholar at Northeastern University and Harvard University.[2]
In 2014 Tamir was appointed the head of the School of Communication at Ariel University.[3] In 2016 he was chosen as one of the 12 Inspiring lecturers by the National Union of Israeli Students,[4] and in 2018 he became a professor at Ariel University. Tamir still teaches at Bar-Ilan as an adjunct professor.[5]
Research interests edit
Professional work outside the university edit
- 2008- member of the Israel Communication Association.
- 2012- member of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR).
- 2014- member of the International Communication Association (ICA).
- 2013-2017 Sports media commentator at Walla![7]
- 2017- Communication & Sport journal (Sage publication) - Editorial board member.
Publications edit
Books edit
Galily, Y., Levy, M. & Tamir, I. (Eds.). (2015). Sport and gender in the Israeli society. Herzelya: IDC Publications (in Hebrew)[8]
Selected articles edit
- Tamir, I. & Galily, Y. (2010). Women's Sports Coverage in Israel: Perception versus Reality. International Journal of Sport Communication, 3 (1), 92-112.
- Tamir, I. & Galily, Y. (2011). The Human Factor in the Historic Development of Means of Communication. The international journal of the history of sport, 28 (13), 1-19.
- Tamir, I. (2014). The Decline of Nationalism amongst Football Fans. Television and new media, 15 (8), 741-745.
- Tamir, I. & Bernstein, A. (2015). Do they even know the national Anthem? Minorities in service of the Flag – Israeli Arabs in the national football Team.Soccer & Society, 16 (5-6), 745-764.
- Tamir, I., Galily, Y. & Yarchi, M. (2016). "Here's hoping we get pummeled": Anti-Nationalist Trends Amongst Israeli Sports Fans. Journal of sport & social issues, 40 (1), 3-21.
- Tamir, I. (2018). DVR Dodgers – Sport-viewing Habits in the Face of Changing Media Reality. Time & society.
- Tamir, I. (2018). Generation 3.0: popularity of the national German Team among Israeli soccer fans. International review for the sociology of sport, 53 (3), 371–386.
- Tamir, I. (2019). “I love you kid, but…”- Intergenerational soccer fandom conflict. Men and Masculinities.
- Tamir, I. (2019). “I am grateful that God hates the Reds”: Persistent values and changing trends in Israel football chants. Sport in society.
- Tamir, I. (2019). Choosing to Stay Away: Soccer Fans’ Purposeful Avoidance of Soccer Events. Time & society, 28 (1), 231–246.
External links edit
- Ilan Tamir's page, Ariel University
- Author Ilan Tamir, ResearchGate
References edit
- ^ "Ilan Tamir (in Hebrew)". Bar-Ilan University. 2019.
- ^ "Visiting Scholars". the Center for Jewish Studies - Harvard University. 2019.
- ^ "New Appointment at Ariel University: Dr. Ilan Tamir Was Appointed the Head of the School of Communication (in Hebrew)". Information, Communication, Entertainment (ICE). 2014.
- ^ "The Most Loved Lecturers in Israel (in Hebrew)". Mako. 2016.
- ^ "Academic Staff (in Hebrew)". bar Ilan University. 2019.
- ^ "Dr. Sport (in Hebrew)". HaAyin HaShevi'it. 2010.
- ^ "Ilan tamir's Columns (in Hebrew)". Walla!. 2017.
- ^ "Sport and gender in the Israeli society". The Open University Library.