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2023
Thursday, April 20th
6:30 PM

Challenging White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Dominant Narratives

Zoé Samudzi, Rhode Island School of Design
Rae Jereza, American University
Scott Finnie, Eastern Washington University

Sasquatch Room 124 C

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Friday, April 21st
9:00 AM

Protecting Civil Liberties and Centering Impacted Communities in Work Against Hate

Arun Kundnani, Independent Scholar
Arjun Sethi, Georgetown University Law Center
Nicole Nguyen, The University of Illinois at Chicago
Nimmi Gowrinathan, Adi Magazine

Lair Auditorium

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

10:30 AM

Hate Crime Victim Support: Towards a Professional Approach

Robert Kusche, RAA Sachsen e.V.
Stephan Kees, VBRG e.V.

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

A Toolbox for Dialogue-Based Approaches to Contested Problems

Clive Holtham, City, University of London
Mary Ann Kernan, City, University of London

Sasquatch Room 124 C

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Education as a Reinforcer of Hate and as a Mediator for Change

Being Black and Muslim: A Literature Review on the Experiences of Black Muslims in Canadian Public Schools

Sabah Ghouse, Simon Fraser University

Sasquatch Room 124 C

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Education as a Reinforcer of Hate and as a Mediator for Change

Hate Studies and Course Contents of Noor-ul-Idha/Hadayah and MPhil Islamic Studies at Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi

Syed Aftab Alam, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi

Sasquatch Room 124 C

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Education as a Reinforcer of Hate and as a Mediator for Change

Re-imagining Teacher Education as an Andragogy of Hope

Ivon Prefontaine, The King's University

Sasquatch Room 124 C

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Education as a Reinforcer of Hate and as a Mediator for Change

Genocide Denial as Hate Speech - Through the Case Study of Banning Holocaust Denial Online

Yfat Barak-Cheney, World Jewish Congress

Littlefoot B Room 124B

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Genocide Denial in Memes, Online, or in Museums and Denialism in the Law

Genocide in the Congo: The Role of the Belgian Africa Museum in Interpreting Memories of Colonial Atrocity

Kyley Canion-Brewer

Littlefoot B Room 124B

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Genocide Denial in Memes, Online, or in Museums and Denialism in the Law

Holocaust Denial, Distortion and Celebration in Memes

Dan Collen, Toronto Holocaust Museum

Littlefoot B Room 124B

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Genocide Denial in Memes, Online, or in Museums and Denialism in the Law

The Precarious Position of Denialism Regulations in Domestic and International Law

Adriana Sinclair, University of East Anglia

Littlefoot B Room 124B

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Genocide Denial in Memes, Online, or in Museums and Denialism in the Law

Authoritarian versus Anti-authoritarian Resistance to Hate Crime Law

Bernard Haggerty, Independent Scholar

Bigfoot Room 124

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Hate Crime and Speech Laws: Social Justice or Oppression

Criminalizing Hate: Law as Social Justice Liberalism

Mark Walters, University of Sussex

Bigfoot Room 124

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Hate Crime and Speech Laws: Social Justice or Oppression

Why Hate Speech Laws: An Expressive Defense

Hannah Van Dijcke, The University Of Michigan

Bigfoot Room 124

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Hate Crime and Speech Laws: Social Justice or Oppression

Ethno-Political Tribalism as a Cause Factor of Inequality and Hate (Case of the Central Asian Countries)

Temirkhan Mukhambetov, Tomsk Polytechnical University

Littlefoot A Room 124A

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

The Cry of Right-wing Righteous Rage: Vigilantism, Tribalism, Lynching, and Rioting

The Proud Boys Raging Righteously at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021: A Hate Group in Action

Daniel Rothbart, George Mason University

Littlefoot A Room 124A

10:30 AM - 11:27 AM

The Cry of Right-wing Righteous Rage: Vigilantism, Tribalism, Lynching, and Rioting

Vigilantism and Hate Motivated Mob Lynching Cases in India

Sumant Kumar, Alliance University

Littlefoot A Room 124A

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

The Cry of Right-wing Righteous Rage: Vigilantism, Tribalism, Lynching, and Rioting

1:00 PM

"Formers" Lecture Circuit and Community Dissent: A Case Study of Ex-Neo-Nazi Platforming

Judy Rohrer, Eastern Washington University
Joan Braune, Gonzaga University
Liz Moore, Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane
Pui-Yan Lam, Eastern Washington University
Iman Munawar, Eastern Washington University

Sasquatch Room 124 C

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Spokane's Voices of the Holocaust

Michael DeLand, Gonzaga University
Jim Zimmer
Carla Peperzak
Juliet Barenti
Diana Koorkanian-Sauders
Joseph Harari
Abraham Lassman

Skitch Room 126

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

A Heuristic Analysis of the Hateful Discourse in Buffalo Shooter's Manifesto

Michael Waltman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bigfoot Room 124

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Language, Rhetoric, and Linguistic Practices for Conceptualizing Hate and Its Promotion

A Speech Pragmatics Comparison of Standard and Reverse Hate Speech

Alexander Brown, University of East Anglia

Bigfoot Room 124

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Language, Rhetoric, and Linguistic Practices for Conceptualizing Hate and Its Promotion

The Limits of Using an Anti-Semitism Rhetoric Against the Anti-Zionist Discourse: The Case of Jewish Voice for Peace

Haoua Lebbal, University of Limerick

Bigfoot Room 124

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Language, Rhetoric, and Linguistic Practices for Conceptualizing Hate and Its Promotion

Changing Attitudes About Refugees through Refugee Simulations

Amy Anderson, Spokane Community College

Littlefoot A Room 124A

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Strategies and Approaches to Challenging Hate

Combatting the Far Right: Preliminary Results from a Large, Qualitative Study

Jessie Daniels, Harvard University

Littlefoot A Room 124A

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Strategies and Approaches to Challenging Hate

Holding Powerful Institutions Accountable: Advocacy Within

Stacey Vargas, Virginia Military Institute

Littlefoot A Room 124A

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Strategies and Approaches to Challenging Hate

Limitations in the Canadian Social Imaginary: Swaths of Hate Cut by Racism and the Road Beyond

Wendy Fletcher, Renison University College

Littlefoot A Room 124A

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Strategies and Approaches to Challenging Hate

The Place of Antifascism in Hate Studies: Revisions and Reconsiderations

Stanislav Vysotsky, University of the Fraser Valley

Littlefoot B Room 124B

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Strategies and Approaches to Challenging Hate

Flags, Insignia, and Hate Speech: When Speech is Not Linguistic

Allyson Lunny, York University

Littlefoot B Room 124B

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

The Complexity of Hate and its Study: What Constitutes Hate Studies and Hate?

Intersectionality Through the Lens of the Black Lives Matter Activists: Challenges and Possibilities

Imane Chehaba, University of Limerick

Littlefoot B Room 124B

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

The Complexity of Hate and its Study: What Constitutes Hate Studies and Hate?

The Shadow of Hate

George Critchlow, Gonzaga University

Littlefoot B Room 124B

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

The Complexity of Hate and its Study: What Constitutes Hate Studies and Hate?

2:25 PM

Ethical Concerns Regarding Use of Formers in "Countering Extremism"

Joan Braune, Gonzaga University
Nicole Nguyen, The University of Illinois at Chicago
Megan Kelly, University of Basel, Switzerland

Sasquatch Room 124 C

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Progressive Approaches to Fighting Antisemitism Burley/Portland

Shane Burley, Rochester Institute of Technology
Ben Lorber, Political Research Associates

Littlefoot A Room 124A

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Tracking Hate: Community Resources that Build Resiliency and Empower Action

Paul Schneider, Spokane County Human Rights Task Force
Dean Lynch, Spokane County Human Rights Task Force

Littlefoot B Room 124B

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Welcoming Refugees and Immigrants to Spokane

Karen Stromgren, Muslims for Community Action and Support
Emily Ramirez, Global Neighborhood
Naghmana Sherazi, Spokane Coalition of Color
Margret Hinson, International Rescue Committee
Nick Braune, South Texas College
Sorayya Mohammadi

Skitch Room 126

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

An Insider's Look at Local White Supremacy

Marie Eddy, Linus Larch Press

Bigfoot Room 124

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Particularizing Hate: Recording and Reporting with a Local Lens

Antisemitism: Local and Global Manifestations of Hate

Tamar Malino, Spokane Area Jewish Family Services

Bigfoot Room 124

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Particularizing Hate: Recording and Reporting with a Local Lens

Films that Ignite Hindutva Furor

Gloria Chien, Gonzaga University

Bigfoot Room 124

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Particularizing Hate: Recording and Reporting with a Local Lens

Reflections on a Long Career Reporting on Hate

Connie Morlin

Bigfoot Room 124

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Particularizing Hate: Recording and Reporting with a Local Lens

Unlocking the Master Narrative: History and Intercultural Communication

Scott Finnie, Eastern Washington University

Bigfoot Room 124

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Particularizing Hate: Recording and Reporting with a Local Lens

3:50 PM

Encountering Our Common Humanity Through Many Arts

Gen Heywood, Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience of Eastern Washington and North Idaho

Bigfoot Room 124

3:50 PM - 5:05 PM

Online Hate, Gaming, and Higher Education

Lara Trubowitz, Anti-Defamation League
Beth Holtzman, Anti-Defamation League

Littlefoot A Room 124A

3:50 PM - 5:05 PM

Organizing a Community to Reject Hate: A Nuts-and-Bolts Approach

Stephen Piggott, Western States Center
Dillon Cathro, Western States Center
Ken Stern, Bard College

Littlefoot B Room 124B

3:50 PM - 5:05 PM

Spokane Community Against Racism: Community Organizing and the Platform for Change

Jac Archer
Walter Kendricks
Justice Forral
Pui-Yan Lam, Eastern Washington University

Sasquatch Room 124 C

3:50 PM - 5:05 PM

Understanding Contemporary Antisemitism in Our Current Landscape

Miri Cypers, Anti-Defamation League

Skitch Room 126

3:50 PM - 5:05 PM

6:00 PM

We the Invisible People

Charlene Teters, Institute of American Indian Arts

Lair Cafeteria

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Saturday, April 22nd
9:00 AM

Understanding and Countering Hate in the Northwest

David Neiwert
Jessica Mahuron, Western States Center
Justice Forral

Lair Auditorium

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

10:30 AM

Foundations of an Ideology of Hatred Against Romani Communities

Fernando Ruiz Molina, University of Plymouth

Littlefoot A Room 124A

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Hatred Against the “Other”

The American Professional-Managerial Elite's Hostility toward the White Working Class: Causes and Consequences

Sam Coleman, California State University, Long Beach

Littlefoot A Room 124A

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Hatred Against the “Other”

What Is a Hate Crime? A European Perspective

Jennifer Schweppe, European Centre for the Study of Hate

Littlefoot A Room 124A

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Hatred Against the “Other”

Emergence of Virtual Hate Speech: The Case of the Philippine LGTBQIA+ Community

Maico Demi Aperocho, Gonzaga University

Bigfoot Room 124

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Linguistics Strategies for Spreading Hate Online and Ideas to Counter Hate Speech

Learn, Engage, Act: Digital Tools to Prevent and Counter Hate Speech Online

Snezhina Gabova, Sofia Development Association

Bigfoot Room 124

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Linguistics Strategies for Spreading Hate Online and Ideas to Counter Hate Speech

Making Hate Great Again: Affective Nostalgia and the Right-Wing Rhetoric of the #FreedomConvoy

Zeinab Farokhi

Bigfoot Room 124

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Linguistics Strategies for Spreading Hate Online and Ideas to Counter Hate Speech

Preventing/Tackling Online Hate Speech and Discrimination through an Inter-legal Approach to Law in the Current Internet Governance. A European Perspective

Barbara Bello, University of Tuscia

Bigfoot Room 124

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Linguistics Strategies for Spreading Hate Online and Ideas to Counter Hate Speech

AI4Dignity – Artificial Intelligence, Extreme Speech, and the Challenges of Online Content Moderation

Leah Nann, Ludwig Maximilians Universitat, Munchen

Sasquatch Room 124 C

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Promotion of Hate and Violence Through Social Media and Mainstream Sources

Bias Against Asians, Black People, Hispanics/Latines, Jews, and Muslims on Twitter in 2020 and 2021

Gunther Jikeli, Indiana University - Bloomington

Sasquatch Room 124 C

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Promotion of Hate and Violence Through Social Media and Mainstream Sources

Leaderless Resistance and Ideological Nihilism in the 21st Century: How Militant Accelerationists Use Social Media to Enact Their Violent Ideology

Simon Purdue, Middle East Media Research Institute

Sasquatch Room 124 C

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Promotion of Hate and Violence Through Social Media and Mainstream Sources

Racial Slurs Against Indigenous Peoples in Ecuadorian Twitter Interactions

Maria Elena Placencia, Birkbeck, University of London

Sasquatch Room 124 C

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Promotion of Hate and Violence Through Social Media and Mainstream Sources

Online Hate Speech: An Exploratory Analysis Across Major Social Networking Platforms

Daniel Suárez Alonso, University of Cádiz

Littlefoot B Room 124B

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Review of U.S. Congressional Politics, Hate Crimes, Potential for Violence, and Sex-Gender Differences Research

The Invisible Fire: How a U.S. Record in Hate Crime Was Missed & Ways to Address the Problem

Brian Levin, California State University - San Bernardino

Littlefoot B Room 124B

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Review of U.S. Congressional Politics, Hate Crimes, Potential for Violence, and Sex-Gender Differences Research

The State of Hate Index II

Robert Tynes, Bard College

Littlefoot B Room 124B

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Review of U.S. Congressional Politics, Hate Crimes, Potential for Violence, and Sex-Gender Differences Research

1:00 PM

A Manifesto for Inventing Hope

Jeremiah Favara, Gonzaga University
Heather Crandall, Gonzaga University
Jeremy Gordon, Gonzaga University

Bigfoot Room 124

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Beyond "Self-Care": Rethinking the Issue of Marginalized Scholars' Mental Health

Rae Jereza, American University
Pasha Dashtgard, American University
Hanah Stiverson, The University Of Michigan
Antonia Vaughan, University of Bath
Aaron Winter, Lancaster University

Littlefoot B Room 124B

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

People to Objects: The Impacts of Racial Stereotypes on Indigenous People

Charlene Teters, Institute of American Indian Arts
Don Messec, MakingArtSafely
Ronald Gutierrez

Sasquatch Room 124 C

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Countering Hate Victimisation and Contributing to Social Justice: Can Organised Psychology rise to the Challenge?

Hanlie Van Wyk, University of South Africa

Littlefoot A Room 124A

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

The Experience of Hate Crime Survivors and the Ethics of Using Formers in Countering Extremism

Ethics and Dynamics of Former Extremists as Practitioners in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism

Brad Galloway, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Littlefoot A Room 124A

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

The Experience of Hate Crime Survivors and the Ethics of Using Formers in Countering Extremism

The Ethics of Using Formers in Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism

Katerina Papatheodorou, Georgia State University

Littlefoot A Room 124A

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

The Experience of Hate Crime Survivors and the Ethics of Using Formers in Countering Extremism

What Happens When a Survivor Reports a Hate Crime or Incident?

Landon Turlock, University of Alberta

Littlefoot A Room 124A

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

The Experience of Hate Crime Survivors and the Ethics of Using Formers in Countering Extremism

2:25 PM

Reflections on Teaching About Hate: From Worst to Best Practices

Jennifer Schlegel, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Ray Sun, Washington State University
Kristine Hoover, Gonzaga University
Michael Waltman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Littlefoot A Room 124A

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Supporting Victims of Hate Crimes and Incidents: A Community Centered Approach

Landon Turlock, University of Alberta

Sasquatch Room 124 C

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

An Anger Game: Asian Stereotypes, White Emotionalities, and Dominance in Leadership

Yukari Takimoto Amos, Central Washington University

Littlefoot B Room 124B

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Leadership, Othering, and Discrimination

Leadership Education and Otherism

Jim Mohr, Spokane Community College
Kristine Hoover, Gonzaga University

Littlefoot B Room 124B

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Leadership, Othering, and Discrimination

Prohibiting Caste Discrimination in the U.S. Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Ashok Kumar

Littlefoot B Room 124B

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Leadership, Othering, and Discrimination

Canadian “Freedom Fighters”: White Supremacy and Nationalism in COVID-19 Protests

Kathleen Mah

Bigfoot Room 124

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Rejecting Modernity and the Rise of Hate Groups, Radicalism and Xenophobia

The New International Anti-Modern Movement

Philipp Kneis, Oregon State University

Bigfoot Room 124

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Rejecting Modernity and the Rise of Hate Groups, Radicalism and Xenophobia

Understanding Hate Group Formation

Clairissa Breen, Buffalo State College

Bigfoot Room 124

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Rejecting Modernity and the Rise of Hate Groups, Radicalism and Xenophobia

What causes Hate?: How Politicians, the Media, and the US Educational System Are Influencing Xenophobic Behavior in the United States

Jodie Boisvert, Florida Atlantic University

Bigfoot Room 124

2:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Rejecting Modernity and the Rise of Hate Groups, Radicalism and Xenophobia

3:50 PM

Exploring Othering through Improv

Jim Mohr, Spokane Community College

Littlefoot B Room 124B

3:50 PM - 5:05 PM

Nazi Resistance and the Legacy of a Lifetime

Kristine Hoover, Gonzaga University
Clement Lye, Gonzaga University

Bigfoot Room 124

3:50 PM - 5:05 PM

The Effects of Vacillating Leadership Style on Subordinate Voice Behaviors and Creativity and Its Mechanisms

Adebisi Akinyele, University of Derby

Sasquatch Room 124 C

3:50 PM - 5:05 PM