Obecne projekty

• Speech of contempt. Psychological mechanisms of the spread of verbal aggression towards minority groups.
• Language as a cure: linguistic vitality as a tool
 for psychological well-being, health and economic sustainability.

Michał Wypych, MA

Phd candidate

Research interests

My current research interests focus on the role of language and emotions in intergroup relations. I study emotions, especially positive, elicited by exposure to hate speech. I’m interested in when such emotion appear and what feeling them can lead to. I’m also interested in studying factors influencing the wellbeing of minoritized groups. I also study effects of exposure to hate speech and experiencing discrimination on mental health and wellbeing of minoritized groups.

Recent publications

• Wypych M., Zochniak K., & Bilewicz, M. (2020). Mowa nienawiści jako stygmatyzacja. Doświadczenie kontaktu z mową nienawiści wśród imigrantów w Polsce oraz studentów z zagranicy. Kultura i Społeczeństwo, 3, 199-219.
• Olko J., Hansen K., Wypych M., Kuzawińska O., Bandur, M. (2020). From discouragement to self-empowerment. Insights from an ethnolinguistic survey among the Kashubs in Poland, PLoS ONE, 15(8): 1-23.