The Relationship Between Belonging, Invalidation, and Biased Media Preference

Fri. Nov. 28 12:30 PM - Fri. Nov. 28 01:30 PM
Location: 3C01

Dr. James Hillman is a candidate for a tenure-track position in the Psychology Department at the University of Winnipeg.

His talk focuses on how the growing need for social verification and belonging drives people to engage with confirmatory news media—fueling political polarization, extreme behavior, and societal loneliness.