Weimann, Gabriel
WEIMANN, Gabriel
WEIMANN, Gabriel. Israeli, b. 1950. Genres: Communications/Media. Career: University of Haifa, Israel, lecturer, 1981-84, senior lecturer, 1984- 88, associate professor, 1989-96, professor of communication, 1996-, chairperson of Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 1988-91, and Department of Communication, 1994-, member of board of directors, Research Center for the Study of Haifa and Northern Israel, 1987-94, academic director of Emek Izrael College, 1989-90. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, lecturer, 1981-84; Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, visiting professor, 1984; Stanford University, visiting professor, 1985; Israeli Academy for National Security, faculty member, 1987-; University of Mainz, visiting professor, 1988-89; University of Pennsylvania, visiting professor at Annenberg School of Communication, 1991-92; Lehigh University, visiting professor, 1991-92. Publications: (with C. Winn) Hate on Trial: The Zundel Case, the Media, and Public Opinion in Canada, 1986; (with Winn) The Theater of Terror, 1993; The Influentials: People Who Influence, 1994; Communicating Unreality: Mass Media and Reconstruction of Realities, 2000; (with B. Nevo) The Singaporean Enigma, 2001. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to sociology and communication journals and to magazines. Address: Department of Communication, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31905 Haifa, Israel. Online address: [email protected]