What to Expect:

This form of abuse and manipulation is particularly insidious because of how comprehensively it can affect people in all aspects of their lives. We talk about whether people know that they are gaslighting, why it works, why people do it, and what you can do about it.

Listen in, and remember that you can reach us directly at 775.525.0908, at info@wwdwwdpodcast.com, through the comments below OR on social via @wwdwwdpodcast or #wwdwwdpodcast.

Links for Today:

1. Abramson, K. (2014), TURNING UP THE LIGHTS ON GASLIGHTING. Philosophical Perspectives, 28: 1-30. doi:10.1111/phpe.12046

2. Linder, C., Quaye, S. J., Lange, A. C., Roberts, R. E., Lacy, M. C., & Wilson, K. O. (2019). "A student should have the privilege of just being a student": Student activism as labor. Review of Higher Education, 42, 37-62. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/rhe.2019.0044

3. Sweet, P. L. (2019). The sociology of gaslighting. American Sociological Review, 84(5), 851-875. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0003122419874843

4. Fordon, K. (2020). Gaslighting. Women's Studies Quarterly, 47(3), 307. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/2315538890?accountid=166077

5. Matias, C. E., & Newlove, P. M. (2017). The illusion of freedom: Tyranny, whiteness, and the state of US society. Equity & Excellence in Education, 50(3), 316-330. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10665684.2017.1336951

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImBEhNku_YA&ab_channel=SciShowPsych (Crash Course video on what gaslighting is)

7. https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-10-14/heres-where-gaslighting-got-its-name (Etymology of gaslighting)

8. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/21/gaslighting-westworld-archers-jessica-jones-homeland (Gaslighting in popular culture and politics)

9. https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/gaslighting#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20common,their%20own%20memories%20and%20thoughts. (Hypothesis on why gaslighting happens)

10. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201701/11-warning-signs-gaslighting#:~:text=And%20it%20works%20too%20well.&text=Gaslighting%20is%20a%20tactic%20in,better%20than%20you%20may%20think.&text=For%20example%2C%20in%20the%20movie,she%20is%20losing%20her%20mind. (Warning signs of gaslighting)

11. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201701/are-gaslighters-aware-what-they-do (Psychology today on whether gaslighters know that they are manipulative)

12. https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/what-gaslighting-how-do-you-know-if-it-s-happening-ncna890866 (What gaslighting is, how to tell, and what to do about it)

13. https://www.thehotline.org/ (National Domestic Violence Hotline)

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