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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

23 days

Today is publication day for the volume "Resistance to Repression and Violence: Global Psychological Perspectives", co-edited with Fouad Bou Zeineddine ( @mountainandsea ). Link to book: . A 🧵with brief summaries and links to the 16 chapters in this volume.

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

10 months

Not that those making these claims are open to facts and definitions, but for everyone else here are some texts about the difference between anti-Zionism and antisemitism, and why conflating the two serves repression, trivializes, and erases a lot of Jewish history too.🧵(1/8)

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

4 years

The volume I edited on The Social Psychology of Collective Victimhood is finally published! Table of contents in the link below and here a long thread with very short summaries of all 20 chapters of the book. (1/22)

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 years

<Rant thread, 1/3> We got another desk rejection from a top Psych journal on the basis that it is not a good fit for this "general interest" outlet and should be sent to "specialty journal". The topic was war victimization and its effects on justice and reconciliation.

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

4 years

Our department is hiring in Social Psych! We are looking for candidates working on urgent social issues with diverse community samples and multiple methods, from a critical perspective & considering the social & political context of the phenomena. Full ad:

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

4 years

Introducing a new doctor! Meet Dr. Mukadder Okuyan @mukokuyan , who successfully defended her dissertation today on zoom: "Reacting to a changing world: A social psychological analysis of perceived discrimination among advantaged groups". Proud advisor!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

11 months

A thread with articles that may be helpful for understanding why many of us, including Jewish Voice for Peace and other Jews in solidarity with Palestine, are not threatened by the call for freedom "from the river to the sea" & use it in our protests too.🧵

What Does "From the River to the Sea" Really Mean?

The much-maligned slogan resists the fragmentation of Palestinian land and people by Israeli occupation and discrimination.

jewishcurrents.org

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 months

Why protest when it is (seemingly) not working? We draw on social psychological theories & organizing experience to reflect on why people keep protesting for Palestine despite repression & lack of tangible wins - arguing for an expanded notion of collective efficacy. Links in🧵

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 years

Comment from a review of my doctoral student's fellowship application: "I'm not sure that a program in social psychology is the best fit for the applicant's interests in qualitative methods and colonialism" (she is already a year into a PhD program in Social psych but ok?!) ...

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 years

Nuanced and helpful paper on positionality in quantitative research, just recently published and open access: "Reflexivity in quantitative research: A rationale and beginner's guide" (Michelle Jamieson, Gisela Govaart, & Madeleine Pownall):

Reflexivity in quantitative research: A rationale and beginner's guide

Reflexivity is the act of examining one's own assumption, belief, and judgement systems, and thinking carefully and critically about how these influence the research process. The practice of reflex...

compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 years

Announcing a series of virtual meetings on the psychology of resistance in violent and repressive contexts - starting August 16th and taking place every other week. The schedule and all future announcements and registration links can be found here: 1/n

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 years

Introducing a new doctor to the world! Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Twali @michellestwali who just now successfully defended her fantastic dissertation on "The Role of Group-Based Power in Collective Victimization". Look out for her work!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

29 days

Now published, based on content analysis of 200 oral testimonies from survivors: "Never again: Lessons of genocide in survivor testimonies from the Holocaust, Nanjing massacre and Rwandan genocide." Open access to article here:

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 years

<3/3> War, victimization, justice and reconciliation not of general interest to psychologists? Sure, keep the discipline WEIRD and irrelevant to the experiences of the majority of the world population!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 months

What a week to be working on proofs for our edited volume on the psychology of resistance and repression... All chapters show in one way or the other that repression rarely works. Instead, it increases resistance or leads to new & creative resistance tactics. (rest of TOC in 🧵)

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

9 months

Coming soon! (Table of contents in thread)

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

6 years

I have been waiting for an article like this on the MTurkification of social psych, and wondering why this issue hasn't been more central in the various "crisis" debates in the field. Now, I am curious to see if editors are going to do anything about it...

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

1 year

Finally out in EJSP, led by the fabulous Michelle Twali @michellestwali : "Lay theories about collective power in the context of racial oppression"

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

1 year

New experience: First time presenting alongside Jesus... 👀

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 years

Virtually cheering for @Michal_Bilewicz who received ISPP's Nevitt Sanford Award for Professional Contributions to the Field of Political Psychology! And of course it would not be Michał if his acceptance speech didn't included a brief lecture on the history of Psychology! 😂❤️🥳

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 years

This is what repression of critical voices in society looks like. Standing in solidarity with my friend and collaborator @Michal_Bilewicz who I know will not be silenced.

Polish president withholds signature on paper to name Jewish scholar a professor

Michal Bilewicz deals with the study of modern anti-Semitism and has been criticized by some Polish right-wing politicians

www.timesofisrael.com

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

4 years

Brief review article on resistance to collective victimization and oppression (free download for the next 50 days) - arguing that social psych needs to look beyond overt collective action and theorize how violent, repressive contexts shape resistance.

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 months

The next session in the virtual meeting series on the Psychology of Resistance in Violent & Repressive Contexts is Tuesday, May 14: Dr. Siwar Hasan-Aslih will present "Understanding Collective Action and Resistance in Palestine: A Social Psychological Perspective". Register in 🧵

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 months

@G_Hirschberger @HemaPreya @PolPsyISPP Scientific questions & comments I would have had as a reviewer of this abstract: 1) You start with the assumption that the violence started on Oct 7 and do not mention occupation, siege, or multiple previous bombings of Gaza by Israel. What evidence justifies this omission? 1/

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

1 year

Our virtual meeting series on the Psychology of Resistance in Violent, Repressive Contexts is starting again next week, Oct.31/Nov 1. While we do not find it easy to continue with business as usual rn these issues continue to be relevant. Schedule: 🧵1/4

Schedule_ Virtual Meeting Series on Psychology of Resistance and Repression.pdf

drive.google.com

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 months

Fascinating essay about Jewish Americans' Oct 7 tourism to Israel and its effects on a particular kind of victimhood - resonating with social psychological research on the topic, which also shows that these perceptions are not inevitable. A 🧵with relevant articles and concepts.

Jewish Currents

@JewishCurrents

3 months

Harrowing “solidarity tours” of Israel are reinscribing American Jews’ sense of victimhood—even as Israeli bombs fall on Gaza just miles away from the sites they visit. Maya Rosen reports:

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 years

Coming soon, with contributions from @lauraktaylorPHD @yashjogdand @khansammyh @hirschg @Michal_Bilewicz @hopkinssocpsych @RashmiNairPhD @mukokuyan @ReicherStephen @michellestwali @doctaphia @BoazHameiri @andrewrmcneill @michaelJAwohl and others!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 years

Our virtual meeting series on the psychology of resistance in violent, repressive contexts starts next week, August 16, with Dr. Aya Adra @AyaAdra1 & Dr. Mengyao Li on "Macro-Level Repression and Micro-Level Paths to Resistance: An Integrative Framework." Registration link in🧵!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

6 months

Book cover proofs! Volume will be out in print in August, ebook in June, chapters on some authors' research gate etc earlier. Description and table of contents here:

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 years

Happy and excited that Dr. Melis Ulug @melisulug officially moved into the office next to me today and will be with us in the Social Psychology program at Clark for the next year as Visting Assistant Professor!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

6 months

Next Wednesday, the Psychology of Resistance in Violent, Repressive Contexts virtual meeting series will offer a roundtable discussion on "Academic Repression of Solidarity amidst Violence in Palestine: Global Psychological Perspectives Otherwise". Registration link etc. in 🧵

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 months

Happening now at SPSSI in Ballroom BC: Symposium on Critical Palestine-Centering Psychological Perspectives on the Ongoing Colonial Violence, chaired by Syed Muhammed Omar & Apoorva Sarmal (thread of talks)

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

6 months

A resource list we prepared for the session yesterday, on academic repression of Palestine solidarity work within academia, including initiatives to counter it: [or ] Please share with those who need it & contact us to add resources!

Resource list - Academic repression of Palestine and Palestine solidarity work

Resource list: Academic repression of Palestine and Palestine solidarity work Last updated: April 2024 To add suggested resources please email [email protected] _______________________...

docs.google.com

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

1 year

Exactly my thoughts about social psychology, a field allegedly focused on the person in their social *context*.

Ussama Makdisi

@UssamaMakdisi

1 year

Should I be surprised at how many famous historians abandon historical thinking and method when it comes to defending Israel? Should I be surprised at how many of them begin their narrative with October 7 as if Palestinians have no history and no context, and in denial of a

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 years

Another day, another reviewer in social psychology recommending to reject our manuscript because it uses "a support by quote method" and not statistics, noting this may be common in qualitative journals but not in X... a journal that does in fact publish qualitative research.🙄

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 months

Glad to see this article on Palestinian trauma, the Nakba, and its denial in Germany, published in German: "Obwohl zutiefst verflochten mit der Geschichte des Nationalsozialismus, wird die Nakba aus dem deutschen kollektiven Gedächtnis und öffentlichen Diskurs ausgegrenzt,... 1/3

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

@BoellStiftung

3 months

In Deutschland lebt die größte palästinensische Gemeinschaft Europas. Die meisten von ihnen verfügen über mehrfache Vertreibungserfahrungen in ihren Familien- oder in ihren eigenen Lebensgeschichten. Dabei bedingen sich Tabu und Trauma.

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 months

New article on perceptions of group-based power, now published online first and open access, led by Hu Young Jeong @HuYoung_Jeong : "Different power perceptions based on socially situated needs: Findings from a qualitative study among Asian Americans"

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

10 months

A final, personal note & irony of history: My mother left Poland and became stateless during the antisemitic purge in 1968, in which all Jews were labeled as Zionists, assuming natural loyalty. Another dangerous conflation with grave consequences. (8/8)

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

27 days

I am glad that we ( @SRTurtleIsland w/ other scientists & academics) were able to join the #summerofheat disruptive civil disobedience against Citi in coalition w/ many amazing activists &orgs. Empirical evidence from natural &social sciences shows it is the right thing to do. A🧵

Stop the Money Pipeline

@StopMoneyPipe

28 days

Breaking: faith leaders, scientists, youth activists & orcas unite to demand that @Citi stop financing fossil fuel expansion & the genocide in Gaza. For an hour, nearly 1,000+ bankers were unable to get into the HQ.🧵

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

7 months

📢📆 The new schedule (mid March to end of June) for the virtual meeting series on the Psychology of Resistance in Violent and Repressive Contexts is now up: - please share! Information on how to join the meetings, present in the series, etc. in the 🧵.

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 months

🎉Congratulations to newly minted Dr. Hu Young Jeong @HuYoung_Jeong , who just defended his dissertation on "The Dialectical Process of Power and Resistance"! He is now starting a postdoc at UVA's Frank Batten School of Leadership& Public Policy. A few of his papers in the thread!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

4 months

Looking forward to this series of sessions on Palestine solidarity and resistance at SPSSI later this week - if you are attending the conference, join us!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 years

The next session in the Psychology of Resistance virtual meeting series is next Monday, March 6. Dr. Arin Ayanian et al. will present their work on Social Psychological Processes Underlying Collective Action in Repressive Contexts". More information and registration link in 🧵

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

1 year

Leaving Warsaw to Berlin, under very different circumstances but from the same train station my mother and many others had to emigrate from Poland via Vienna with a one way travel document and unable to return, over 53 years ago due to the "March events"

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

1 year

Although we understand the social psychology* behind this kind of denial of troubling historical facts - just like the backlash against teaching history of racism in the U.S., the Nakba, etc. - it is still mind blowing. And pathetic. *a few relevant papers linked in the thread

Notes from Poland 🇵🇱

@notesfrompoland

1 year

Poland's government will investigate over 1,000 academics who signed a letter defending a Holocaust scholar who said Poles did little to help Jews in WWII. "We will analyse which universities [they are from] and we will react," says the education minister

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

4 months

The recording of our session yesterday with Steve Reicher and Sami Hermez on "Academic Boycott as a Resistance Tactic: Successes and Repression in the Past and Present" is now available on our website: and on youtube:

Hermez & Reicher: Academic boycott as a resistance tactic

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 months

Nakba Archive - a grassroots oral history collective with over 500 testimonies online commemorating the experiences of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon who lived through the 1948 Nakba. Incredible resource and beautiful website, please check it out:

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 months

Very good to see this, and such a great model for other professional orgs of what can be done. Excellent, very detailed and thoughtful resource too that will be extremely useful for research, writing and teaching on the topic in Psychology.

SPSSI

@SPSSI

5 months

Today, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues is releasing a new resource guide: "Psychologists' Response to the Violence in Gaza." Click here to read a message from the SPSSI Executive Committee about the release of this guide:

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 years

Our next (and final for the year) event in the Psychology of Resistance meeting series is happening next Tuesday, Dec. 6: Drs. Nima Orazani & Ali Teymoori will be presenting on "The manifold faces of political resistance" in the context of Iran. Registration info and more in 🧵

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 years

The next session in our virtual meeting series on the psychology of resistance in violent, repressive contexts is happening next Tuesday, Nov. 1. Topic: "Jewish Resistance during the Holocaust: Choosing between Individual and Collective Strategies". Link to registration in 🧵1/4

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 years

Time for a proper thread to celebrate the amazing Dr. @michellestwali and her dissertation defense today! It was a great defense, with in-depth theoretical discussions and attended by over 20 people zooming in from Ghana, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, & Turkey. (1/n)

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

8 months

The next meeting in the virtual series on the Psychology of resistance in violent, repressive contexts is next Wednesday, Feb. 7: Dr. Ali Teymoori will discuss resistance of workers under digital surveillance in warehouses. Registration and more info on the series in the🧵!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

6 months

So proud of my wonderful (twitterless) Ph.D. student Helin Ünal, who will be SPSSI's next James Marshall Public Policy Fellow! Look out for her dissertation work on Kurdish diaspora construals of collective victimization and the multifaceted forms of Kurdish resistance.

SPSSI

@SPSSI

6 months

Meet Helin Ünal, SPSSI's 2024 James Marshall Public Policy Fellow! Click below to read her recent article in the Journal of Social Issues: "The sword or the plowshare: Conflict & third-party groups' reaction to violent versus nonviolent resistance." 👇

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 years

One of my favorite manuscripts I had the pleasure and honor of handling recently! Please read this important article on the neoliberal university, its effects on collective action in academia, and the situation of dismissed academics in Turkey!

JSPP

@JSPP_PsychOpen

3 years

Forthcoming in JSPP and available for download as an AAM prior to layout: "Revealing the Manifestations of Neoliberalism in Academia: Academic Collective Action in Turkey" (Canan Coşkan, Acar Yasemin Gülsüm,& Aydın Bayad) @VarHicYok @yasemin_gulsum Access:

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 years

Did not catch a screen shot of their acceptance, but congratulations to @NourKteily and @mjbsp (Mark Brandt) for both receiving ISPP's Jim Sidanius Early Career Award!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 years

Next Monday, March 27th, Dr. Ana Figueiredo will present virtually on "Coloniality, Power and Resistance during Militarization Periods: The Mapuche in Chile", followed by a discussion. Abstract, registration link, and more info on the series in the 🧵! (1/5)

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

4 years

Amen. I cannot count the number of times I had a MS desk-rejected just b/c there were no experiments - or negative reviewer comments such as this recent one: "especially considering the high standards of xxx; I believe that at least one experimental study is necessary." (1/n)

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

10 months

An interview on "The forgotten history of the Jewish, anti-Zionist left" . This is personal to me - my great uncle Henryk, a Bundist, gave me biographies of Bundist leaders Alter and Erlich when I was only 10 or so, to make sure that history was told! (4/8)

The Forgotten History of the Jewish, Anti-Zionist Left

The roots of modern Zionism are in colonialism. This was the foundation of the Jewish left’s opposition to Zionism in the 1930s and ’40s, on the grounds that it is a form of right-wing nationalism...

jacobin.com

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

1 year

We at JSPP are searching for new associate editors across the globe. If you are passionate about open access publishing (without author fees!) and JSPP's other aims (), please consider applying and sharing with others who may be interested! See call below.

JSPP

@JSPP_PsychOpen

1 year

📢 Call for applications! The Journal of Social and Political Psychology is searching for new Associate Editors to join our team, for a 3-year term. Deadline for self-nominations is Oct. 16, and the call with more information is here: Please share widely!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 years

Now published in an issue - Focus groups among 4 groups in the U.S. (Armenian, Burundian, Jewish, Nepali-Bhutanese), competitive & inclusive victimhood may be less central than assumed, and ppl also describe ingroup power despite collective victimization

British Journal of Social Psychology | Wiley Online Library

Social psychological research on collective victimhood has often focused on comparisons between the ingroup's and outgroups' collective victimization (i.e. comparative victim beliefs such as compet...

bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

11 months

The next session in the virtual meeting series on the Psychology of Resistance is next week, November 15: a discussion with Dr. Fouad Bou Zeineddine @mountainandsea on "The Question of Political Relevance in the Psychology of Resistance." Register here:

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 years

Providence, RI protest tonight, 8 pm Statehouse

The Womxn Project

@WomanProjectHQ

2 years

TONIGHT WE FIGHT BACK -

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

7 years

Promising editorial by the new EJSP editors Roland Imhoff, Joanne Smith, and Martijn van Zomeren: "Opening up to openness"

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 years

The next meeting in the Psychology of Resistance virtual meeting series is now open for registration! (registration link in thread). On September 13, Dr. Yasemin Acar @yasemin_gulsum and Klara Jurstakova @KJurstakova will share their work in a dyad presentation & discussion (1/5)

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

9 months

The first session of 2024 in the Psychology of Resistance & Repression series (Jan. 10) is a coproduction roundtable, with climate activists and social psychologist Arin Ayanian discussing the growing repression of climate activists worldwide. Registration link & more info in🧵

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 months

The next session in the Psychology of Resistance Virtual Meeting Series next Tuesday is a roundtable discussion with Steve Reicher and Sami Hermez on "Academic Boycott as a Resistance Tactic: Successes and Repression in the Past and Present". Registration link & more info in 🧵

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

10 months

More on the rich history of Jewish pluralism and anti-Zionist Jewish thought, from different political and religious traditions, a resource put together by Jewish Voice for Peace: "Jewish alternatives to Zionism: A partial history" (5/8)

Jewish Alternatives to Zionism: A Partial History - JVP

By Ben Lorber For over a century, Jews around the world have maintained a robust critique of Zionism and the state of Israel. The tradition of Jewish dissent against Zionism has taken many forms....

www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 years

Brett Coleman (not on twitter), our new colleague in Social Psychology at Clark University, is recruiting a Ph.D. student to work on whiteness, systemic racism, antiracism, neoliberalism, & youth development. Please share with ppl who may be interested!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 years

Free (open access) book on the psychology of activism!

Winnifred Louis

@WLouisUQ

3 years

Woot! Our new monograph ( @regulliver , @wibisonosusilo , Kelly Fielding, and I), _The Psychology of Effective Activism_, is out now and *available free* until July 30 from Cambridge University Press.

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

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@G_Hirschberger @HemaPreya @PolPsyISPP 3) I have strong ethical (as well as methodological) concerns and many questions about conducting surveys in Gaza in the midst of ongoing atrocities... ??!! As well as questions about who was part of this research team and who designed the questions. 3/

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@JoRayVo

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The virtual meeting series on the psychology of resistance in violent and repressive contexts is back, and we are looking for presenters! First deadline for submission is coming up on Sept. 10! Submission form is here: - please share! More info in the🧵1/6

Resistance Psychology Virtual Session Proposals

After the successful conclusion of the second round of our Psychology of Resistance in Repressive and Violent Contexts meeting series, we are excited to launch the submission form for sessions in...

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 years

The next session in the Psychology of Resistance virtual meeting series is Monday, Jan. 30: Patricio Saavedra Morales @pjsaavedram will discuss his work on support for protest violence in the context of state repression of protest through police. Abstract & registration link in🧵

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

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The next meeting in the Psychology of Resistance virtual meeting series is next Wednesday, with an interdisciplinary panel discussion about Dr. Topal's new book on "Women fighters in the Kurdish national movement: Transforming gender politics and the PKK." Registration link in 🧵

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

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@G_Hirschberger @HemaPreya @PolPsyISPP 2) You selectively present one possible interpretation of the "River to Sea" slogan, and ignore other meanings explained by Palestinian and Jewish activists who use the phrase, e.g. . What gives you the interpretation authority on this slogan? 2/

What Does "From the River to the Sea" Really Mean?

The much-maligned slogan resists the fragmentation of Palestinian land and people by Israeli occupation and discrimination.

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

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Also recommending, in addition to the book, Bulhan's article in the Journal of Social and Political Psychology @JSPP_PsychOpen : "Stages of Colonialism in Africa: From Occupation of Land to Occupation of Being" - one of the journal's most cited articles:

Tarek Younis

@Tarek_Younis_

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I've read many books on Fanon and affirm Hussein Abdilahi Bulhan wrote one of the best ones, way back in 1985! I've come to assume many reasons why people are not more aware of Bulhan's writings on Fanon, just look him up and see where he's based...

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

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Now published, Skrodzka & Vollhardt: "Collective victim beliefs in the aftermath of historical trauma and their effects on psychological well‐being: Initial findings among the Polish diaspora in the United States." Open access to article here:

Collective victim beliefs in the aftermath of historical trauma and their effects on psychological...

Historical trauma impacts the affected groups long after traumatic events. In response to such experiences, people may make sense of this history through collective victimisation beliefs that...

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

8 months

The next session in the Psychology of Resistance virtual meeting series is next Tuesday, Feb. 20: Aritra Mukherjee @AritraPsych & Charvi Tandon will discuss work in progress on "A found poetry exploration into Dalit narratives of struggle and healing". Registration link in 🧵

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 years

This is already somewhat old news, but I am excited that Dr. @melisulug has started her term as the new Director of Communications & News Editor for ISPP @PolPsyISPP ! Cannot imagine anyone better suited for this position & look forward to working together in my last year as VP.

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@JoRayVo

3 months

Symposium starting now at #SPSSICON24 in Ballroom E: "Racism in Environmental Psychology and the Environmental Psychology of Racism"

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 years

<2/3> the editor noted that the paper was well written and methodologically sound, data was from nationally representative samples, replicated in two data sets, multi level analysis with sophisticated stats. Of course, from a region outside of the U.S. or Western Europe.

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

1 year

Congratulations to Carmen Marazzi @__ceml on presenting a great second year talk at Clark's Psychology graduate research festival, on the social psychology of resistance to colonialism in Puerto Rico. More of this coming this summer to ISPP and SPSSI conferences, check it out!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

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Assist Prof position in Social Psych at Clark! Our program emphasizes sociopolitical context, multiple methods, diverse community samples, critical perspectives, & ties to interdisc. programs, e.g. the Center for Gender, Race, & Area Studies. If this sounds like you please apply!

Andrew L. Stewart

@andstoo

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We are hiring a TT assistant professor in social psychology @ClarkUniversity ! We are looking for someone whose research examines the social psychology of social issues. Happy to answer any questions! Join me, @JoRayVo , and @dr_overstreet ! Job ad:

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

9 months

The next session in our virtual meeting series on the psychology of resistance in repressive contexts is next Tuesday, Jan 23: Nida Jamshed @JamshedNida will present on the role of norms in different forms of resistance among Muslim & Desi Americans. Registration link & info in🧵

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

4 years

With improved measures of inclusive and exclusive victim beliefs (global or regional comparisons), examining their differential effects on hostile versus prosocial intergroup attitudes, towards the historical perpetrator group and victimized outgroups, in four different contexts

EASP

@easpinfo

4 years

New Research Article by Johanna Ray Vollhardt et al.; The Role of Comparative Victim Beliefs in Predicting Support for Hostile versus Prosocial Intergroup Outcomes @JoRayVo @MIKK_WINIEWSKI @michellestwali @ElianaHadTime @andrewrmcneill #ejsp_journal

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

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Central quote in this rich essay: "The belief that the best way of honouring the memory of those who died in Auschwitz is to condone the mass killing of Palestinians so that Israeli Jews can feel safe again is one of the great moral perversions of our time."🧵w/ related research

London Review of Books

@LRB

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‘Israel cannot imagine a future with its neighbours or its own Palestinian citizens in which it would no longer rely on force.’ Adam Shatz on Israel’s descent, online early:

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

10 months

“A dangerous conflation”: An open letter from Jewish writers, artists, and activists (includes cultural, religious, and historical arguments): (3/8)

A Dangerous Conflation

We reject antisemitism in all its forms, including when it masquerades as criticism of Zionism or Israel’s policies. We also recognize that, as journalist Peter Beinart wrote in 2019, “Anti-Zionism...

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

1 year

Read every word of this, and spend some time with the many resources provided (not only for social psychologists). Such an important compilation of thoughts, facts, & what has moved many of us these past weeks (& years), and hopefully helpful if you have struggled to understand.

Aya

@AyaAdra1

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A letter I wrote to social psychologists (and others), on #Palestine . It's a long one; and there's still so much to say. The links and resources included are far more important than the words in between. I hope you take the time to read, listen, and share.

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

6 years

Review paper now out in Advances in Political Psychology: "Victim and Perpetrator Groups’ Divergent Perspectives on Collective Violence: Implications for Intergroup Relations"

Victim and Perpetrator Groups’ Divergent Perspectives on Collective Violence: Implications for...

Groups in conflict develop strikingly different construals of the same violent events. These clashing perceptions of past violence can have detrimental consequences for intergroup relations and...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 years

Why acknowledgment and denial of collective victimization matters. Featuring work by @doctaphia , @starzyklab , @BoazHameiri , @khatcho , and others.

Acknowledging Collective Victimization

Acknowledgment and denial of collective violence have a profound psychological impact on both individuals and relations between different groups in society.

www.psychologytoday.com

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

4 years

@jdremedios Is there some article out there about the depoliticized language in social psych? It always strikes me that everything is described as "advantage/disadvantage", "discrimination", "bias", "collective action",... but rarely power, oppression, violence, resistance, liberation,...

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

5 years

Thanks to all our current & past associate editors and guest editors for helping shape the journal into what it is! @WLouisUQ @IoanaLatu @lauraktaylorPHD @alessandro_nai @mjbsp @ReicherStephen @ledablackwood @GulseliBaysu & many more who are not on Twitter

PsychOpen

@PsychOpen

5 years

PsychOpen Journal @JSPP_PsychOpen listed among #OA journals with highest average #citation #impact in @DOAJplus (). Congrats JSPP! Great to know PsychOpen supports the visibility of high-quality journals in #psychology . @oa2020 -de @ZPID #openscience

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

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I am enjoying reading my students' final papers for my "Coping with Collective Violence & Oppression" seminar: they analyzed publicly available testimonies from many different contexts around the world. Thread w/ links to databases, which I recommend for teaching & research!(1/)

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

3 years

I was too captivated by the talk to remember to get a screenshot, but thank you again so much, Dr. Geetha Reddy @geetreddy for the deep, rich, &thought-provoking talk on "Reflexivity and embodiment in building a decolonial intersectional psychology" at Clark's Social Forum today!

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 years

Our department at Clark University is hiring in Developmental Psych, Associate or Full Prof level, focus on influence of societal/cultural processes on development, esp. structural racism or other systemic oppression. Please help spread the word! Full ad:

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

4 years

It will be hard to resocialize these kids after the pandemic is over. My 4 year old now yells "human trap!" at the top of her lungs when she sees people coming our way on walks, and praises them in the most patronizing tone for wearing a mask.

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

9 months

You can still register for this co-production roundtable tomorrow (Jan. 10), with 6 (!) amazing climate activists & social psychologist Dr. Arin Ayanian discussing the psychology of resistance in the context of increasing repression of climate activism. Registration link below.

Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

9 months

The first session of 2024 in the Psychology of Resistance & Repression series (Jan. 10) is a coproduction roundtable, with climate activists and social psychologist Arin Ayanian discussing the growing repression of climate activists worldwide. Registration link & more info in🧵

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

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The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (signed by 350 scholars in the fields of Holocaust history, Jewish studies, and Middle East studies): - this is in response to the problematic IHRA definition of antisemitism that ADL etc. like to cite. (2/8)

The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism | JDA

The Jerusalem Declaration The Jerusalem Declaration On Antisemitism On Antisemitism The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism is a tool to identify, confront and raise awareness about antisemitism as...

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

4 years

Great resource: special issue with many brief review articles on various aspects of social change - rallies, riots, & revolutions, edited by @SeamusAPower

Séamus Power

@SeamusAPower

4 years

Latest edition of Current Opinion in Psychology is now online! Social Change: (Rallies, Riots, & Revolutions) My editorial overview can be accessed here: This thread describes each paper in order of appearance:

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

9 months

Scholars against the war on Palestine statement (open for signatures)

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt (jrvollhardt.bsky.social)

@JoRayVo

2 months

Congratulations, Dr. Nida Jamshed @JamshedNida ! On successfully defending your dissertation, "Understanding political resistance among disadvantaged groups: Group resistance norms as a social psychological explanation" and your tt job at Texas A&M International University!

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