Tamar Katriel

Tamar Katriel (; born 1947) is professor emeritus of communications in the University of Haifa.

Her interests include, among others, culture, language and communication, in particular, issues of language and memory in the context of the cultural legacy of German-speaking Jews in Israel. She earned BA in English language and literature (University of Haifa, Ben Gurion University, 1967-1973); MA in English linguistics (UoH, 1973-1976); MA in speech communication (UoH, 1979-1980). She received a PhD in speech communication at University of Washington in Seattle in 1983 and since then she was with the University of Haifa.

Books 1986: Talking Straight: Dugri Speech in Israeli Sabra Culture Analysis of the cultural phenomenon of 'dugri', or "straight" speech style of sabras; based on her Ph.D. 1991: Communal Webs: Communication and Culture in Contemporary Israel 2004: Dialogic Moments: From Soul Talks to Talk Radio in Israeli Culture 2013: Performing the Past: A Study of Israeli Settlement Museums 2020: Defiant Discourse: Speech and Action in Grassroots Activism (The Politics of Language)

Awards and recognition 1987: Golden Anniversary Award for Outstanding Scholarship for Talking Straight from the American National Communication Association