People have been manipulating one another for most of human history. But the term for this kind of manipulation and abuse is fairly new. Coined in a play, people use gaslighting because they can successfully control other people. It works because it undermines pretty much every aspect of our psychology. We cover signs of gaslighting and strategies for escaping it.

Links for Today:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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Recommendations

Abraham: Blind Spots by Dr. Kimberly Berens (https://www.drkimberlyberens.com/blindspots)

Shane: House of X/Powers of X by Jonathan Hickman (https://www.marvel.com/comic-events/house-of-x-powers-of-x)

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