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/Virtual influencers and their impact on advocacy and PR; pandemic communication.
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
Journal Article: When communist propaganda meets western public relations: Examining Vietnam’s government pandemic communication
Le, Thu Luong and Block, Elena (2023). When communist propaganda meets western public relations: Examining Vietnam’s government pandemic communication. Public Relations Inquiry, 13 (1), 33-67. doi: 10.1177/2046147x231218310
Book Chapter: “Social Responsibility” as a weapon? : Public service journalism as private media’s main CSR tool in Chavista Venezuela
Block, Elena (2023). “Social Responsibility” as a weapon? : Public service journalism as private media’s main CSR tool in Chavista Venezuela. CSR Communication in the media: media management on sustainability at a global level. (pp. 179-196) edited by Weder, Franzisca, Rademacher, Lars and Schmidpeter, René. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-18976-0_13
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
Use of Digital Media by Omani SMBs to Improve Business and Relationship with their Customers: Challenges and Opportunities
Doctor Philosophy
Re-branding Country Image Abroad: the Efficacy of Mega-events in KSA
Doctor Philosophy
The science of rhetoric as a means to effectively communicate climate change information and refute climate disinformation
Doctor Philosophy
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
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
Block, Elena (2023). “Social Responsibility” as a weapon? : Public service journalism as private media’s main CSR tool in Chavista Venezuela. CSR Communication in the media: media management on sustainability at a global level. (pp. 179-196) edited by Weder, Franzisca, Rademacher, Lars and Schmidpeter, René. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-18976-0_13
Le, Thu Luong and Block, Elena (2023). When communist propaganda meets western public relations: Examining Vietnam’s government pandemic communication. Public Relations Inquiry, 13 (1), 33-67. doi: 10.1177/2046147x231218310
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
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
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.
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
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.
Use of Digital Media by Omani SMBs to Improve Business and Relationship with their Customers: Challenges and Opportunities
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Re-branding Country Image Abroad: the Efficacy of Mega-events in KSA
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
The science of rhetoric as a means to effectively communicate climate change information and refute climate disinformation
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: