TY - JOUR
T1 - Between Russianness, Jewishness, and Israeliness
T2 - Identity patterns and media uses of the FSU immigrants in Israel
AU - Elias, Nelly
PY - 2011/1/1
Y1 - 2011/1/1
N2 - Based on 50 in-depth interviews with the Jewish immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) to Israel, the present study aims at examining the possible connection between these immigrants' identity patterns and their media consumption, while assuming that immigrants’ media uses simultaneously reflect adoption of the new social and cultural identities in parallel with preservation of the original ones. As such, the study examines patterns concerning the FSU immigrants' Russian, Israeli and Jewish identities, followed by an analysis of their media consumption preferences in Russian and Hebrew, while distinguishing between entertainment and cultural content versus current events and between content originating in Israel versus the FSU.
AB - Based on 50 in-depth interviews with the Jewish immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) to Israel, the present study aims at examining the possible connection between these immigrants' identity patterns and their media consumption, while assuming that immigrants’ media uses simultaneously reflect adoption of the new social and cultural identities in parallel with preservation of the original ones. As such, the study examines patterns concerning the FSU immigrants' Russian, Israeli and Jewish identities, followed by an analysis of their media consumption preferences in Russian and Hebrew, while distinguishing between entertainment and cultural content versus current events and between content originating in Israel versus the FSU.
U2 - 10.1353/jji.2011.0001
DO - 10.1353/jji.2011.0001
M3 - Article
VL - 4
SP - 87
EP - 104
JO - Journal of Jewish Identities
JF - Journal of Jewish Identities
ER -