Lecturer in Strategic Communication
Overview
Lecturer in Strategic Communication at The University of Queensland’s School of Communication and Arts. PhD in Political Communication from The University of Queensland and MSc from the London School of Economic and Political Science (LSE). Long trajectory as a journalist, media relations and public affairs executive in Venezuela. Main areas of interest: political communication; strategic communication; populist communication; the mediatisation of politics and society; CGI influencers and their impact on advocacy and PR.
Selected articles
Block, E. and Negrine, R. (2017). The Populist Communication Style: Toward a Critical Framework. International Journal of Communication, 11(2017), 178-197
Block, E. (2013). A Culturalist Approach to the Concept of the Mediatization of Politics: The Age of ‘‘Media Hegemony’’”, 23(2013), 259-278
Book
Block, E. (2015). Political Communication and Leadership Mimetisation, Hugo Chavez and the Construction of Power and Identity. New York: Routledge
Research Interests
- political communication
- strategic communication
- populist communication
- The impact of CGI influencers on PR and advocacy
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Master of Science, Unversity of London
Publications
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Block, Elena (2022). Discursive disruption, populist communication and democracy: the cases of Hugo Chávez and Donald J. Trump. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003118602
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Journal Article: Discordant storytelling, ‘honest fakery’, identity peddling: how uncanny CGI characters are jamming public relations and influencer practices
Block, Elena and Lovegrove, Rob (2021). Discordant storytelling, ‘honest fakery’, identity peddling: how uncanny CGI characters are jamming public relations and influencer practices. Public Relations Inquiry, 10 (3), 2046147X2110269-293. doi: 10.1177/2046147x211026936
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Journal Article: Review of: Dancing Jacobins: A Venezuelan Genealogy of Latin American Populism
Block, Elena (2018). Review of: Dancing Jacobins: A Venezuelan Genealogy of Latin American Populism. Hahr-Hispanic American Historical Review, 98 (4), 711-713. doi: 10.1215/00182168-7160391
Publications
Book
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Block, Elena (2022). Discursive disruption, populist communication and democracy: the cases of Hugo Chávez and Donald J. Trump. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003118602
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Block, Elena (2015). Political communication and leadership: mimetisation, Hugo Chavez and the construction of power and identity. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315694436
Journal Article
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Block, Elena and Lovegrove, Rob (2021). Discordant storytelling, ‘honest fakery’, identity peddling: how uncanny CGI characters are jamming public relations and influencer practices. Public Relations Inquiry, 10 (3), 2046147X2110269-293. doi: 10.1177/2046147x211026936
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Review of: Dancing Jacobins: A Venezuelan Genealogy of Latin American Populism
Block, Elena (2018). Review of: Dancing Jacobins: A Venezuelan Genealogy of Latin American Populism. Hahr-Hispanic American Historical Review, 98 (4), 711-713. doi: 10.1215/00182168-7160391
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The populist communication style: toward a critical framework
Block, Elena and Negrine, Ralph (2017). The populist communication style: toward a critical framework. International Journal of Communication, 11 (1), 178-197.
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A culturalist approach to the concept of the mediatization of politics: the age of "media hegemony"
Block, Elena (2013). A culturalist approach to the concept of the mediatization of politics: the age of "media hegemony". Communication Theory, 23 (3), 259-278. doi: 10.1111/comt.12016
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Populismo, libertad de expresion y cuidadania [Populism, freedom of expression and citizenship]
Block, Elena (2010). Populismo, libertad de expresion y cuidadania [Populism, freedom of expression and citizenship]. Comunicación: estudios venezolanos de comunicación, 35 (149), 64-72.
