July 2020 - Advances in the History of Psychology

April 2020 JHMAS: Certification of Insanity, Student Mental Health, and Physiognomy of Mental Diseases

The April 2020 issue of Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences includes several articles of interest to AHP readers. Full details below. “Just the Basic Facts: The Certification of Insanity in the Era of the Form K,” Filippo...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2020 2:29 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Autism in Baltimore, 1938–1943

AHP readers will be interested in a recent piece now online at the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders: “Autism in Baltimore, 1938–1943,” by Marga Vicedo & Juan Ilerbaig. Abstract: This paper examines the genesis of Leo Kanner...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2020 2:21 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Society for the History of Psychology Awards

The Society for the History of Psychology, Division 26 of the American Psychological Association, has announced their 2020 award winners.: Early Career Award Martin Wieser, Sigmund Freud University-Berlin, Germany.Dr. Wieser’s research on visual imagery...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2020 12:48 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Tonight! Livestream with Martin Summers on Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions

AHP readers may be interested in a live stream tonight, hosted by the National Humanities Center, with Martin Summers this evening on his recent book, Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions: A History of Race and Mental Illness in the Nation’s...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2020 12:08 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Active History: Race Relations, Psychological Testing, and Resistance to Change: The Toronto Police, 1970s-1980s

AHP readers will be interested in a piece now up on the site Active History exploring the work of psychologist Reva Gerstein with the Toronto police. In “Active History: Race Relations, Psychological Testing, and Resistance to Change: The Toronto...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2020 8:52 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The unexpected American origins of sexology and sexual science: Elizabeth Osgood Goodrich Willard, Orson Squire Fowler, and the scientification of sex

AHP readers will be interested in a piece forthcoming in History of the Human Sciences: “The unexpected American origins of sexology and sexual science: Elizabeth Osgood Goodrich Willard, Orson Squire Fowler, and the scientification of sex”...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2020 8:45 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession

AHP readers may be interested in the new book, Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession by Marjorie Garber. The book is described as follows: A spirited, engaging investigation into the concept of character, an enduring human obsession in literature...

Published Tue, Jul 28 2020 5:21 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Call for Proposals: Special Issues of Centaurus

The journal Centaurus has issued the following call for proposals for special issues: As the Official Journal of the European Society for the History of Science, Centaurus regularly publishes issues dedicated to a special theme. Recently published or...

Published Tue, Jul 28 2020 12:20 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Common Phantoms: An American History of Psychic Science

AHP readers will be interested in the newly published Common Phantoms: An American History of Psychic Science by Alicia Puglionesi. The book is described as follows, Séances, clairvoyance, and telepathy captivated public imagination in the United States...

Published Mon, Jul 27 2020 12:50 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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New JHBS: The Business of the TAT, Psychological Warfare, and More

The Summer 2020 issue of the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Science is now online. Full details below. “From achievement to power: David C. McClelland, McBer & Company, and the business of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), 1962...

Published Wed, Jul 22 2020 1:15 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Special Section on History of Emotion in Emotion Review

AHP readers may be interested in a special section on the history of emotion published in the most recent issue of Emotion Review. Section contributions are described below. “History Looks Forward: Interdisciplinarity and Critical Emotion Research...

Published Wed, Jul 22 2020 12:10 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Social Science for What? Battles over Public Funding for the “Other Sciences” at the National Science Foundation

AHP readers will be interested in a new book, Social Science for What? Battles over Public Funding for the “Other Sciences” at the National Science Foundation by Mark Solovey. The volume is available open access from MIT Press and includes...

Published Wed, Jul 22 2020 11:50 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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On the Potentialities of Spaces of Care: Openness, Enticement, and Variability in a Psychiatric Center

AHP readers may be interested in a new piece in Science, Technology, and Human Values: “On the Potentialities of Spaces of Care: Openness, Enticement, and Variability in a Psychiatric Center” by Ariane d’Hoop. Abstract: Science and technology...

Published Tue, Jul 21 2020 11:09 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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New on Notches: Men of Superior IQ: Connecting Homosexuality to Intelligence in Cold War-Era Canada

A new post on Notches – “a peer-reviewed, collaborative and international history of sexuality blog” – will be of interest to AHP readers. In “Men of Superior IQ: Connecting Homosexuality to Intelligence in Cold War-Era Canada”...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2020 8:45 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Working in cases: British psychiatric social workers and a history of psychoanalysis from the middle, c.1930–60

A further piece from the forthcoming History of the Human Sciences special issue on John Forrester’s work on thinking in cases is now available online: “Working in cases: British psychiatric social workers and a history of psychoanalysis from...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2020 11:49 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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April 2020 JHMAS: Certification of Insanity, Student Mental Health, and Physiognomy of Mental Diseases

Autism in Baltimore, 1938–1943

Society for the History of Psychology Awards

Tonight! Livestream with Martin Summers on Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions

Active History: Race Relations, Psychological Testing, and Resistance to Change: The Toronto Police, 1970s-1980s

The unexpected American origins of sexology and sexual science: Elizabeth Osgood Goodrich Willard, Orson Squire Fowler, and the scientification of sex

Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession

Call for Proposals: Special Issues of Centaurus

Common Phantoms: An American History of Psychic Science

New JHBS: The Business of the TAT, Psychological Warfare, and More

Special Section on History of Emotion in Emotion Review

Social Science for What? Battles over Public Funding for the “Other Sciences” at the National Science Foundation

On the Potentialities of Spaces of Care: Openness, Enticement, and Variability in a Psychiatric Center

New on Notches: Men of Superior IQ: Connecting Homosexuality to Intelligence in Cold War-Era Canada

Working in cases: British psychiatric social workers and a history of psychoanalysis from the middle, c.1930–60