Group Dynamics Seminar Series
The Group Dynamics Seminar series is considered one of the longest running seminar series in the social sciences. It has been running uninterruptedly since it was founded by Kurt Lewin in the 1920’s in Berlin. The seminar series runs every semester on a theme chosen by faculty organizer/s who are affiliated with the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research. A very important feature of this seminar today is its interdisciplinary nature. Recent themes have included political polarization, evolution and human behavior, and cultural psychology.
The Social Psychology of Systemic Racism
What are the points of connection between structures and individuals when we think about bias? The Fall 2024 RCGD Seminar Series “The Social Psychology of Systemic Racism,” an all-star lineup of behavioral and political psychologists will define what, in their words, makes systemic racism systemic, and how extra-individual levels of analysis could be incorporated in social psychological theories and methods.
Organized by Nick Camp
These events are typically held Mondays from 3:30 to 5. Check the listings for details!
In person: ISR Thompson 1430
As permissions allow, seminars are later posted to our YouTube playlist.
![Nick Camp – Series Kickoff](https://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Camp-8-768x675.jpeg)
Nick Camp – Series Kickoff
University of Michigan, RCGD
Series Kickoff
Aug. 26, 2024
![Nick Camp – Series Kickoff](https://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Camp-8-768x675.jpeg)
Nick Camp
University of Michigan, RCGD
Title TBA
Sept. 16, 2024, 3:30 to 5 PM
![Efrén Pérez](https://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Camp-10.jpeg)
Efrén Pérez
UCLA
Title TBA
Sept. 23, 2024, 3:30 to 5 PM
![Claude Steele](https://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Camp-7.jpeg)
Claude Steele
Stanford University
Title TBA
Sept. 30, 2024, 3:30 to 5 PM
![Keith Payne](https://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PayneK-1.jpeg)
Keith Payne
UNC Chapel Hill
The Bias of Crowds: Finding Implicit Bias Not in Our Minds but in Our Circumstances
Oct. 7, 2024, 3:30 to 5 PM
![Michael Kraus](https://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Camp-12-1080x675.jpeg)
Michael Kraus
Northwestern University
The Narrative of Racial Progress
Oct. 21, 2024, 3:30 to 5 PM
![Stacey Sinclair](https://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Camp-11-1080x675.jpeg)
Stacey Sinclair
Princeton University
Title TBA
Oct. 28, 2024, 3:30 to 5 PM
![Tiffany Brannon](https://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Camp-5.jpeg)
Tiffany Brannon
UCLA
Title TBA
Nov. 4, 2024, 3:30 to 5 PM
![Neil Lewis, Jr.](https://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Camp-4.jpeg)
Neil Lewis, Jr.
Cornell University
What We Learn from Where We Live: How Contemporary Segregation Affects Our Minds
Nov. 11, 2024, 3:30 to 5 PM
![Colin Leach](https://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Camp-9-600x675.jpeg)
Colin Leach
Barnard College
Title TBA
Nov. 18, 2024, 3:30 to 5 PM
![Myles Durkee](https://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Camp-3.jpeg)
Myles Durkee
University of Michigan
Title TBA
Nov. 25, 2024, 3:30 to 5 PM
![Tabby Chavous](https://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chavous_ODEIpic3-1080x675.png)
Tabby Chavous
University of Michigan
Dec. 2, 2024, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Campus racial climate as a manifestation and measure of systemic racism: Implications for research and institutional practice