Linda Hartling’s Contributions to the World Dignity University (WDU) Initiative (since 2011 til present)

• Linda Hartling's Introductions to the Appreciative Approach of the HumanDHS Conferences and Workshops (since 2011 til present)

• Linda Hartling: A Portrait
In this video Linda Hartling presents herself. She is being introduced by Evelin Lindner. The video was recorded on October 28, 2011, in Portland, Oregon, USA, by Annette Engler, for the World Dignity University (WDU) initiative. See a copy of this video on a site in China.

• Relational-Cultural Theory
"Relational-Cultural Theory" is a video that was recorded on October 30, 2011, in Portland, Oregon, USA, by Evelin Lindner, for the World Dignity University initiative.
In this brief video presentation, Linda Hartling shares her work with Jean Baker Miller. Until November 3, 2008, Linda was the Associate Director of the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute (JBMTI) at the Stone Center, which is part of the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Dr. Hartling is a member of the JBMTI theory-building group advancing the practice of the Relational-Cultural Theory, which is a new model of psychological development. In addition, Dr. Hartling coordinates and contributes to training programs, publications, and special projects for the JBMTI. She holds a doctoral degree in clinical/community psychology and has published papers on resilience, substance abuse prevention, shame and humiliation, relational practice in the workplace, and Relational-Cultural Theory.
Dr. Hartling is coeditor of The Complexity of Connection: Writings from the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute at the Stone Center (2004) and author of the Humiliation Inventory, a scale to assess the internal experience of derision and degradation.
See a copy of this video on a site in China.

• Appreciative Enquiry 1
"Appreciative Enquiry" is a video that was recorded on October 30, 2011, in Portland, Oregon, USA, by Evelin Lindner, for the World Dignity University initiative.
• Appreciative Enquiry 2
"Appreciative Enquiry" is a video that was uploaded onto YouTube on August 11, 2012, in preparation of the 19th Annual Conference of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies, 27th-30th August 2012, in Oslo, Norway.
•  Our Appreciative Frame 3
"Our Appreciative Frame" is a video created in December 2014 (see also Pdf), for the 2014 Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, in New York City, December 4–5, 2014.
• Appreciative Enquiry 4
"Appreciative Enquiry" is a video that was recorded on May 27, 2015, in Portland, Oregon, USA, by Linda Hartling, for the 25th Annual Conference of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies, in Kigali, Rwanda, 2nd - 5th June 2015.
In these brief video presentations, Linda Hartling shares her adaptation of the appreciative inquiry (sic) approach as it was originally developed by David Cooperrider at Case Western Reserve University. She writes August 2004 (see more on the Appreciative Enquiry or "Waging good Conflict" page on this website):
"For me our approach means daring to "move toward mutuality" in all of our efforts. I conceptualize "movement toward mutuality" as an powerful act of resistance to organizational practices that implicitly or explicitly propagate exploitation. In "Relational-Cultural-Organizational Theory" (my variation on RCT), exploitation might be called "relational-organizational malpractice" (a variation of Joyce Fletcher's term). Far too many for-profit and nonprofit organizations depend on countless forms of relational-organizational malpractice, including shameless exploitation. Whether this occurs in an organization that is working for good or not, it is still malpractice." See a copy of this video on a site in China.

• Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Sustainable Post-Disaster Reconstruction: An Introduction by Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner
"Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Sustainable Post-Disaster Reconstruction: An Introduction by Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner" is a video that was recorded on October 30, 2011, in Portland, Oregon, USA, by Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner, for a course with the same title for Professor Adenrele Awotona's Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, as well as for the World Dignity University (WDU) initiative.
Course Description: Understanding the intersecting dynamics of human dignity, humiliation, and human rights in today’s world is crucial for those working in post-disaster reconstruction. Greater awareness of human rights ideals brings to the forefront the risk that post-disaster strategies and responses, once accepted and considered helpful, are perceived as deeply humiliating. This course will explore how globalization dramatically alters how we engage in helping relationships at all levels. It proposes that post-disaster reconstruction can be an opportunity to implement innovative and sustainable solutions that support the healing, health, and dignity of all involved in post-disaster recovery.
See a copy of this video on a site in China.

• Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Sustainable Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Evelin Lindner's Contribution
"Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Sustainable Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Evelin Lindner's Contribution " is a video that was recorded on October 30, 2011, in Portland, Oregon, USA, by Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner, for a course with the same title for Professor Adenrele Awotona's Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, as well as for the World Dignity University (WDU) initiative.
Course Description: Understanding the intersecting dynamics of human dignity, humiliation, and human rights in today’s world is crucial for those working in post-disaster reconstruction. Greater awareness of human rights ideals brings to the forefront the risk that post-disaster strategies and responses, once accepted and considered helpful, are perceived as deeply humiliating. This course will explore how globalization dramatically alters how we engage in helping relationships at all levels. It proposes that post-disaster reconstruction can be an opportunity to implement innovative and sustainable solutions that support the healing, health, and dignity of all involved in post-disaster recovery.
See the chapter by Evelin Lindner "Disasters As a Chance to Implement Novel Solutions that Highlight Attention to Human Dignity," in Awotona, Adenrele (Ed.), Rebuilding Sustainable Communities for Children and their Families after Disasters: A Global Survey, chapter 21, pp. 335-358, Proceedings of the International Conference on Rebuilding Sustainable Communities for Children and Their Families after Disasters, convened by Adenrele Awotona at the College of Public and Community Service University of Massachusetts at Boston, USA, November 16-19, 2008, published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Newcastle upon Tyne), and as e-book by MyILibrary (LaVergne, TN), 2010.

• Linda Hartling: Greetings! An Introduction to Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies
Linda Hartling gives an introduction to Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies. See also its World Dignity University initiative. This video was uploaded onto YouTube on July 12, 2012, in preparation of the 19th Annual Conference of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies, 27th-30th August 2012, in Oslo, Norway. See a copy of this video on a site in China.

• Linda Hartling: Presenting the Frame of Appreciative Enquiry
Appreciative Enquiry is an approach to global collaboration developed by and for the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies network and the World Dignity University. This video was uploaded onto YouTube on August 11, 2012, in preparation of the 19th Annual Conference of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies, 27th-30th August 2012, in Oslo, Norway. See a copy of this video on a site in China.

• Linda Hartling: Introducing the Open Space Format to the HumanDHS Network
This is a brief introduction to the Open Space format. This video was uploaded onto YouTube on August 15, 2012, in preparation of the 19th Annual Conference of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies, 27th-30th August 2012, in Oslo, Norway.

•  A Global Dignilogue with Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner (December 4, 2014 | Pdf | video)
Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner engage in a Dignilogue (Dignity + Dialogue), on the morning of December 4, 2014, at the 11th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 4 - 5, 2014. Linda Hartling is the Director of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network and Evelin Lindner its Founding President. We very much thank Christine de Michele for the video-taping!

•  A Global Dignilogue with Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner, Honoring the Message of Alfred Nobel and Bertha von Suttner (December 3, 2015 | Link to Nobel Peace Prize nomination page | Video | Powerpoint | see also Pdf 2014)
Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner engage in a Dignilogue (Dignity + Dialogue), on the morning of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Linda Hartling is the Director of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network. Evelin Lindner is the founding president of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies network and she explains the background of, and the intentions behind the Nobel Peace Prize. See also her reflections on her 2015 nomination, and meet the inspirer of the prize, Bertha von Suttner. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for the video-taping!

•  Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner in Dignilogue on the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination of Our Dignity Work (December 3, 2015 | Link to Nobel Peace Prize nomination page | Video | Powerpoint | see also Pdf 2014)
Evelin Lindner and Linda Hartling contributed to the Public Event on the afternoon of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2013. Linda Hartling is the Director of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network. Evelin Lindner is the founding president of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies network and she explains the background of, and the intentions behind the Nobel Peace Prize. See also her reflections on her 2015 nomination, and meet the inspirer of the prize, Bertha von Suttner. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for the video-taping!

• Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner in Dignilogue on "The Globalization of Dignity," December 8, 2016 (Video | Questions Prepared by Linda)
Evelin Lindner and Linda Hartling contributed in the morning on December 8, 2016, to the 13th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 8 - 9, 2016. Linda Hartling is the Director of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network. Evelin Lindner is the founding president of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies network. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for the video-taping! Please be aware that this is an unedited video.

• Mini-Documentary of the Annual Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict "The Globalization of Dignity," December 8 - 9, 2016
The 13th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 8 - 9, 2016. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for making this wonderful mini-documentary! Thank you, dear Mariana, and also you, dear Gaby Saab, for inviting so many of us into this documentary, from Janet Gerson to David Yamada, Michael Perlin, Philip Brown, Kebadu Mekonnen Gebremariam, David Yau-Fai Ho! How great that you chose the song "A Wonderful World" in the background, the very song that David Yamada brought to us! Linda Hartling is the Director of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network. Evelin Lindner is the founding president of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies network.

• Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner in Dignilogue on "The Nature of Dignity – the Dignity of Nature," December 7, 2017 (Video)
Evelin Lindner and Linda Hartling contributed in the morning on December 7, 2017, to the 14th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 7 - 8, 2017. Linda Hartling is the Director of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network. Evelin Lindner is the founding president of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies network. We very much thank Bhante Revata Chipamong Chowdhury and Rambabu Talluri for the video-taping! Please be aware that this is an unedited video.

• The Psychology of Humiliation
Interview with Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner on Blog Talk Radio "3 Women 3 Ways" with Heather Stark, December 13, 2017.

• Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner on Metta Spencer's Talk Show, Episode 473 (7th July 2022)
Metta Spencer (born 29 August 1931) is a Canadian sociologist, writer, peace researcher, and activist. Professor Spencer is a semi-retired sociology professor and runs Peace Magazine and Project Save the World. Peace Magazine is a magazine (published quarterly) which focuses on global affairs and peace-related work. Project Save the World examines the interconnected nature of mass casualties, disasters, threats, etc.

• A Message of Gratitude to Linda Hartling from Evelin Lindner (Video, recorded on November 25 and December 9, 2020, in Germany)

• A Message of Gratitude to Linda Hartling from Evelin Lindner (Video prepared on December 13, 2021)

• Happy Happy Birthday, Dear Linda! (Video December 30, 2021)

• Learning for a Dignified and Dignifying Future (December 9, 2022)
Evelin Lindner, Founding President of HumanDHS and Global Ambassador of the WDUi, and Linda Hartling, Director of HumanDHS
The First World Dignity University Initiative Workshop, titled "For People and the Planet: Learning for a Future of Dignity," hosted online on December 9, 2022, representing the 19th Annual Workshop co-hosted by Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution at Teachers College, Columbia University.

• Happy Happy Birthday, Dear Linda! (Video December 29, 2023)

• Welcome and Greetings, Introducing the 20th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, titled "The Urgency of Seeding Dignity: Honoring 20 Years of Global Collaboration for Transforming Suffering Through Courageous and Compassionate Action," hybrid, online and at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, December 8, 2023 (Video)
— Linda Hartling, Director of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network
— Evelin Lindner, Founding President of HumanDHS

• Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner in Dialogue at the 20th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, titled "The Urgency of Seeding Dignity: Honoring 20 Years of Global Collaboration for Transforming Suffering Through Courageous and Compassionate Action," hybrid, online and at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, December 8, 2023 (Video)