Episode Description

In this episode, Radia DeLuna, Salman Safir, and Helen Neville speak with Dr. Devin Atallah about his decolonial and liberation psychology praxis. Together, they explore grief, hope, and possibility for Palestinians amidst ongoing genocide. This deep and moving conversation delves into love, loss, and the power of storytelling, highlighting how our stories root us in history while inspiring us to imagine and build just futures. We reflect on the idea of future as a weapon. You won't want to miss it.

ABOUT THE GUEST

Dr. Devin George Atallah is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Massachusetts Boston (https://www.umb.edu/directory/devinatallah/). Dr. Atallah is also currently a Research Fellow with the Institute for Social and Health Sciences at the University of South Africa. Dr. Atallah is a multiracial Palestinian living in the shataat (diaspora) who strives to engage decolonial and community-based approaches to critical inquiry. Dr. Atallah's scholarship focuses on Palestinian grief and revolutionary love, intergenerational healing and decolonial resistance.

GUEST SELECTED WORK

Atallah, D.G. (2025). Future is a weapon. Social Text Online, Palestine Now dossier. https://socialtextjournal.org/periscope_article/future-is-a-weapon/.

Atallah, D. G., Abu-Rayyan, N. M., Masud, H. R., & Hakim, C. (2025). Supervision as decolonial love: Toward a transformative training process for Palestinian community health workers. American Psychologist, 80(4), 563–575. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001364

Atallah, D.G. (forthcoming). Resisting the "empirical" empire: Reclaiming Palestinian knowing in a time of scholasticide. PINS-Psychology in Society.

Atallah, D.G. & Abu-Jamei, Y. (2025). Re-thinking trauma against a genocidal world: Palestinian healing is a sound of our victory. Journal of Palestine Studies, 54(1), 51–61. https://doi.org/10.1080/0377919X.2025.2481819

Atallah, D.G. & Awartani, H. (2024). Embodying homeland: Palestinian grief and the perseverance of beauty in a time of genocide. Journal of Palestine Studies, 53 (1), 137-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/0377919X.2024.2344419

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EPISODE CREDITS

Music: Amir Maghsoodi and Briana Williams

Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi

Episode Intro/Outro: Helen Neville

Episode Production: Helen Neville, Salman Safir, Radia DeLuna