Advances in the History of Psychology

Revisiting the ‘Darwin–Marx correspondence’: Multiple discovery and the rhetoric of priority

AHP readers may be interested in a new article in History of the Human Sciences: “Revisiting the ‘Darwin–Marx correspondence’: Multiple discovery and the rhetoric of priority,” Joel Barnes. Abstract: Between the 1930s and the mid 1970s, it...

Published Sun, Sep 12 2021 7:13 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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CfP – Workshop on the History of Psychology and the Sciences of the Human Mind

CfP – German Forum for the History of the Human Sciences In cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin) and the Erfurt Chair for the History of Science, the German Forum for the History of the Human Sciences is organizing...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2021 11:41 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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New SHM: American Child Psychiatry, Opiates in Japan, Intellectually Disabled in Ireland, and More

“Stella Chess and the History of American Child Psychiatry,” Laura D. Hirshbein. Abstract: Throughout its history, American child psychiatry has been a hospitable specialty for women physicians. In its early years when practitioners were often...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2021 11:56 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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On the assumption of self-reflective subjectivity

A new open-access article in History of the Human Sciences may interest AHP readers: “On the assumption of self-reflective subjectivity,” by Christoforos Bouzanis. Abstract: Contemporary social theory has consistently emphasized habitual action...

Published Thu, Sep 02 2021 11:19 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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From Papers to Programs: Courts, Corporations, Clinics, and the Battle Over Computerized Psychological Testing

AHP readers will be interested in a new piece in IEEE Annals of the History of Computing by Kira Lussier “From Papers to Programs: Courts, Corporations, Clinics, and the Battle Over Computerized Psychological Testing“. Abstract: This article...

Published Thu, Sep 02 2021 11:16 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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In the Public Good: Eugenics and Law in Ontario

The just-published book, In the Public Good: Eugenics and Law in Ontario, may interest AHP readers. Written by C. Elizabeth Koester, the book is described as follows: In the early twentieth century, the eugenics movement won many supporters with its promise...

Published Wed, Sep 01 2021 11:32 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Insanity in a Sea of Islands: Mobility and Mental Health in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Pacific Sphere

AHP readers may be interested in a new freely available piece in The Journal of New Zealand Studies: “Insanity in a Sea of Islands: Mobility and Mental Health in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Pacific Sphere,” by Jacqueline Leckie. Abstract: This...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2021 11:09 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The emergence of the idea of ‘the welfare state’ in British political discourse

AHP readers may be interested in a new article in History of the Human Sciences: “The emergence of the idea of ‘the welfare state’ in British political discourse,” by David Garland. Abstract: This article traces the emergence of the term welfare...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2021 10:01 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Disturbing Spirits: Mental Illness, Trauma, and Treatment in Modern Syria and Lebanon

AHP readers may be interested in the new book Disturbing Spirits: Mental Illness, Trauma, and Treatment in Modern Syria and Lebanon by Beverly A. Tsacoyianis. The book is described as follows: This book investigates the psychological toll of conflict...

Published Sun, Aug 29 2021 7:08 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Traumatic Pasts in Asia: History, Psychiatry, and Trauma from the 1930s to the Present

AHP readers may be interested in a new book edited by Mark S. Micale and Hans Pols: Traumatic Pasts in Asia: History, Psychiatry, and Trauma from the 1930s to the Present. The book is described as follows: In the early twenty-first century, trauma is...

Published Fri, Aug 27 2021 12:53 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Assembling Adjustment: Parergasia, Paper Technologies, and the Revision of Recovery

A new piece in Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry may interest AHP readers: “Assembling Adjustment: Parergasia, Paper Technologies, and the Revision of Recovery,” by Michael N. Healey. Abstract: Drawing from research on ‘paper technologies...

Published Tue, Aug 24 2021 8:53 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Risky migrations: Race, Latin eugenics, and Cold War development in the International Labor Organization’s Puno–Tambopata project in Peru, 1930–60

A new article in History of Science may interest AHP readers: “Risky migrations: Race, Latin eugenics, and Cold War development in the International Labor Organization’s Puno–Tambopata project in Peru, 1930–60,” Sebastián Gil-Riaño. Abstract...

Published Tue, Aug 24 2021 7:41 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes: A Cautionary Tale of Race and Brutality

AHP readers will be interested in the soon-to-be-released book by Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes: A Cautionary Tale of Race and Brutality. Written by Stephen G. Bloom the book explores The never-before-told true story of Jane Elliott and the “Blue-Eyes, Brown...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2021 2:10 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Two Solitudes: Wilder Penfield, Ewen Cameron, and the Search for a Better Lobotomy

AHP readers will be interested in a forthcoming article in the Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin canadien d’histoire de la médecine: “Two Solitudes: Wilder Penfield, Ewen Cameron, and the Search for a Better Lobotomy,” by...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2021 2:03 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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“ full and useful lives ” : La déficience intellectuelle au sein du discours médical canadien (1956–1972)

A forthcoming French language article in the Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin canadien d’histoire de la médecine will be of interest to AHP readers: ““ full and useful lives ” : La déficience intellectuelle au sein du discours...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2021 1:58 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Revisiting the ‘Darwin–Marx correspondence’: Multiple discovery and the rhetoric of priority

CfP – Workshop on the History of Psychology and the Sciences of the Human Mind

New SHM: American Child Psychiatry, Opiates in Japan, Intellectually Disabled in Ireland, and More

On the assumption of self-reflective subjectivity

From Papers to Programs: Courts, Corporations, Clinics, and the Battle Over Computerized Psychological Testing

In the Public Good: Eugenics and Law in Ontario

Insanity in a Sea of Islands: Mobility and Mental Health in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Pacific Sphere

The emergence of the idea of ‘the welfare state’ in British political discourse

Disturbing Spirits: Mental Illness, Trauma, and Treatment in Modern Syria and Lebanon

Traumatic Pasts in Asia: History, Psychiatry, and Trauma from the 1930s to the Present

Assembling Adjustment: Parergasia, Paper Technologies, and the Revision of Recovery

Risky migrations: Race, Latin eugenics, and Cold War development in the International Labor Organization’s Puno–Tambopata project in Peru, 1930–60

Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes: A Cautionary Tale of Race and Brutality

Two Solitudes: Wilder Penfield, Ewen Cameron, and the Search for a Better Lobotomy

“ full and useful lives ” : La déficience intellectuelle au sein du discours médical canadien (1956–1972)