Noam Gal is a lecturer in the department of Sociology, Political Science and Communication. Her research focuses on discursive practices of collective identity consolidation and boundary work, in particular on social media. Her studies on Internet memes and on online ironic humor were granted several awards and published in leading academic journals. Her current research deals with the role of lapses in communication in the formation of social boundaries.
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2020
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem PhD in Communication and Journalism Ironic humor and collective identity in digital participatory spheres Supervisors: Prof. Limor Shifman & Prof. Zohar Kampf |
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2013
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem MA in Communication and Journalism - magna cum laude Internet memes and the construction of collective identity: The case of ‘It Gets Better’ |
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2010
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem BA (hons) in Hebrew Literature and Communication and Journalism |
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2022-present
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The Open University The Department of Sociology, Political Science and Communication Lecturer |
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2021-2022
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Oxford University Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics Visiting Scholar Host: Prof. Deborah Cameron |
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2020-2021
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Haifa University The Department of Communication MINDSS post-doctoral fellow Hosts: Dr. Roei Davidson & Dr. Eran Tamir |
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2021
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Finalist for top student paper award Popular Communication division, The International Communication Association (ICA) |
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2019
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Top student paper award Israeli Communication Association Conference |
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2019
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Top paper award Israeli Communication Association Conference |
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2017
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Top student paper award Popular Communication division, The International Communication Association (ICA) |
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2015
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Top student paper award LGBTQ division, The International Communication Association (ICA) |
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2014
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Top three paper award (with Limor Shifman & Zohar Kampf) Popular Communication division, The International Communication Association (ICA) |