Jeff Stepnisky
Biographic Data
| ID | 261777 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeff Stepnisky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeff |
| FAMILY NAME | Stepnisky |
| SIGNATURE | STEPNISKY J |
| AFFILIATIONS | MacEwan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5153-3446 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Multisystemic resilience of Ukrainian youth following forced migration
Findings help to broaden theories related to forced migration, specifically theories that emphasize the cocreation of meaning attached to person-in-environment interactions and the resulting potential for positive development even under conditions of temporariness. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Cathedrals, consumption, prosumption and space
In this article I discuss George Ritzer's theory of space and place through the lens of atmosphere theory. Drawing on Peter Sloterdijk, Gernot Böhme and Jahani Pallasmaa, I outline the assumptions of atmosphere theory and their relevance to Ritzer's analysis of the ‘cathedrals of consumption.’ Though Ritzer never explicitly theorizes atmosphere there are many places in Enchanting a Disenchanted World: Continuity and Change in the Cathedrals of Co…
Kis, Oksana, Survival as Victory
Book Review of Kis, Oksana, Survival as Victory: Ukrainian Women in the Gulag
Staging Atmosphere on the Ukrainian Maidan
This article uses atmosphere theory to describe the revolutionary events on Ukraine’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti as they unfolded from November 2013 to February 2014. Like other recent occupation movements (Tahrir Square, Gezi Park, Zuccotti Park), the Maidan protestors created a vast infrastructure that supported large-scale protest and daily life on the square. I argue that atmosphere, or the feeling of place, was important to the makeup of Maidan. L…
Psychology
As it understands itself, psychology is the scientific study of individual behavior and mental processes. Broadly, psychologists divide their work into pure and applied fields. Pure researchers have adopted the investigative methods of the natural sciences (i.e., positivist empiricism and variants) and study the fundamental processes that are said to undergird human behavior. Applied practitioners have pursued “in the world” applications of psych…
Social Psychology from Flat to Round
In this paper I describe the relevance of philosopher Peter Sloterdijk's (1998/2011) book Bubbles for social psychology. Bubbles offers the opportunity for the development of what I call a round social psychology. This is in contrast to the flatness characteristic of some of the more influential contemporary varieties of social psychology. Flat social psychology stays close to the ground, and is focused on the coordination of action. Round social…
Psychology
Psychology understands itself as the scientific study of individual behavior and mental processes. Broadly, psychologists divide their work into pure and applied fields. Pure researchers have adopted the investigative methods of the natural sciences (i.e., positivist empiricism and variants) to study the fundamental processes that are said to undergird human behavior. Applied practitioners have pursued “in the world” applications of psychological…
Narrative Magic and the Construction of Selfhood in Antidepressant Advertising
This article examines the way in which selfhood is constructed in direct-to-consumer advertisements for antidepressant medications. The sample consists of advertisements that appeared in nine popular magazines between 1997 and 2005, television commercials that ran between 2003 and 2005, and online promotional Web sites. The analysis is divided into three sections. First, it is argued that the ads rely on metaphors of communication, information ex…
Transformationen des Selbst im spätmodernen Raum. Relational, vereinzelt oder hyperreal
Aktuelle Veränderungen der Struktur und Organisation des sozialen Lebens haben die Analyse von Raum in den Mittelpunkt der Sozialtheorie gerückt. Raum/Zeit-Konfigurationen, die für das Zeitalter der Moderne als selbstverständlich genommen wurden, sind durch die Globalisierung des Kapitals, den Aufstieg weit reichender Fernsehsender, die Ausbreitung der Konsumkultur sowie durch Touristen, Immigranten und Flüchtlinge, die über die internationalen G…
The Biomedical Self
Global Memory and the Rhythm of Life
Collective memory has been central to the creation of community throughout history. Nevertheless, the structure and content of memory narratives have changed significantly from premodern, modern, and into the global era. This article builds on scholarship in cultural globalization and collective memory studies to describe global memory. Beginning with a review of theories of collective memory, especially as it develops in oral (premodern) and lit…
The Biomedical Self
Social Psychology from Flat to Round
In this paper I describe the relevance of philosopher Peter Sloterdijk's (1998/2011) book Bubbles for social psychology. Bubbles offers the opportunity for the development of what I call a round social psychology. This is in contrast to the flatness characteristic of some of the more influential contemporary varieties of social psychology. Flat social psychology stays close to the ground, and is focused on the coordination of action. Round social…
Global Memory and the Rhythm of Life
Collective memory has been central to the creation of community throughout history. Nevertheless, the structure and content of memory narratives have changed significantly from premodern, modern, and into the global era. This article builds on scholarship in cultural globalization and collective memory studies to describe global memory. Beginning with a review of theories of collective memory, especially as it develops in oral (premodern) and lit…
Global Memory and the Rhythm of Life
Collective memory has been central to the creation of community throughout history. Nevertheless, the structure and content of memory narratives have changed significantly from premodern, modern, and into the global era. This article builds on scholarship in cultural globalization and collective memory studies to describe global memory. Beginning with a review of theories of collective memory, especially as it develops in oral (premodern) and lit…
Narrative Magic and the Construction of Selfhood in Antidepressant Advertising
This article examines the way in which selfhood is constructed in direct-to-consumer advertisements for antidepressant medications. The sample consists of advertisements that appeared in nine popular magazines between 1997 and 2005, television commercials that ran between 2003 and 2005, and online promotional Web sites. The analysis is divided into three sections. First, it is argued that the ads rely on metaphors of communication, information ex…
Transformationen des Selbst im spätmodernen Raum. Relational, vereinzelt oder hyperreal
Aktuelle Veränderungen der Struktur und Organisation des sozialen Lebens haben die Analyse von Raum in den Mittelpunkt der Sozialtheorie gerückt. Raum/Zeit-Konfigurationen, die für das Zeitalter der Moderne als selbstverständlich genommen wurden, sind durch die Globalisierung des Kapitals, den Aufstieg weit reichender Fernsehsender, die Ausbreitung der Konsumkultur sowie durch Touristen, Immigranten und Flüchtlinge, die über die internationalen G…
The Biomedical Self
Psychology
Psychology understands itself as the scientific study of individual behavior and mental processes. Broadly, psychologists divide their work into pure and applied fields. Pure researchers have adopted the investigative methods of the natural sciences (i.e., positivist empiricism and variants) to study the fundamental processes that are said to undergird human behavior. Applied practitioners have pursued “in the world” applications of psychological…
Social Psychology from Flat to Round
In this paper I describe the relevance of philosopher Peter Sloterdijk's (1998/2011) book Bubbles for social psychology. Bubbles offers the opportunity for the development of what I call a round social psychology. This is in contrast to the flatness characteristic of some of the more influential contemporary varieties of social psychology. Flat social psychology stays close to the ground, and is focused on the coordination of action. Round social…
Psychology
As it understands itself, psychology is the scientific study of individual behavior and mental processes. Broadly, psychologists divide their work into pure and applied fields. Pure researchers have adopted the investigative methods of the natural sciences (i.e., positivist empiricism and variants) and study the fundamental processes that are said to undergird human behavior. Applied practitioners have pursued “in the world” applications of psych…
Staging Atmosphere on the Ukrainian Maidan
This article uses atmosphere theory to describe the revolutionary events on Ukraine’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti as they unfolded from November 2013 to February 2014. Like other recent occupation movements (Tahrir Square, Gezi Park, Zuccotti Park), the Maidan protestors created a vast infrastructure that supported large-scale protest and daily life on the square. I argue that atmosphere, or the feeling of place, was important to the makeup of Maidan. L…
Kis, Oksana, Survival as Victory
Book Review of Kis, Oksana, Survival as Victory: Ukrainian Women in the Gulag
Cathedrals, consumption, prosumption and space
In this article I discuss George Ritzer's theory of space and place through the lens of atmosphere theory. Drawing on Peter Sloterdijk, Gernot Böhme and Jahani Pallasmaa, I outline the assumptions of atmosphere theory and their relevance to Ritzer's analysis of the ‘cathedrals of consumption.’ Though Ritzer never explicitly theorizes atmosphere there are many places in Enchanting a Disenchanted World: Continuity and Change in the Cathedrals of Co…
Multisystemic resilience of Ukrainian youth following forced migration
Findings help to broaden theories related to forced migration, specifically theories that emphasize the cocreation of meaning attached to person-in-environment interactions and the resulting potential for positive development even under conditions of temporariness. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Sociology (8 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Critical psychology (3 works) · Social Representations and Identity (3 works) · Ukrainian (3 works)