Advances in the History of Psychology

Two versions of Marxist concrete psychology: Politzer and Mérei compared

AHP readers will be interested in a new piece now available online from History of Psychology: “Two versions of Marxist concrete psychology: Politzer and Mérei compared,” by Csaba Pléh. Abstract: This article will compare the life and work...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2021 1:15 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Ritual futures: Spirit mediumship as chronotopic labor

An open access piece forthcoming in a special issue of the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, and available now online, will interest AHP readers: “Ritual futures: Spirit mediumship as chronotopic labor,” by Emily Ng. Abstract...

Published Fri, Jun 25 2021 9:13 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Bonds of time and space: Divination and the psychiatric encounter

A piece forthcoming in a special issue of the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, and now online, will interest AHP readers: “Bonds of time and space: Divination and the psychiatric encounter,” by Emily Baum. Abstract: This...

Published Fri, Jun 25 2021 9:11 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Listening Like a Computer: Attentional Tensions and Mechanized Care in Psychiatric Digital Phenotyping

A new piece in Science, Technology, and Human Values may interest AHP readers: “Listening Like a Computer: Attentional Tensions and Mechanized Care in Psychiatric Digital Phenotyping,” by Beth M. Semel. Abstract: This article explores negotiations...

Published Fri, Jun 25 2021 9:09 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Speaking of Psychology Podcast Episode: The history of LGBTQ psychology from Stonewall to now, with Peter Hegarty

A recent episode of the American Psychological Association podcast Speaking of Psychology features historian of psychology Peter Hegarty on “The history of LGBTQ psychology from Stonewall to now.” The episode is described as follows: Over...

Published Fri, Jun 25 2021 9:06 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication

A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication by Michael Friendly and Howard Wainer may interest AHP readers. The book was also recently featured in the New Yorker. As described by the publisher, the book is A comprehensive history of data...

Published Fri, Jun 25 2021 9:01 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Histories of Sexology: Between Science and Politics

AHP readers may be interested in the soon-to-be-published edited book Histories of Sexology: Between Science and Politics. Edited by Alain Giami and Sharman Levinson, the book is described as follows: Histories of Sexology: Between Science and Politics...

Published Fri, Jun 25 2021 8:56 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The Algorithms of Mindfulness by Johannes Bruder

AHP readers may be interested in a new piece in Science, Technology, and Human Values: “The Algorithms of Mindfulness,” by Johannes Bruder. Abstract: This paper analyzes notions and models of optimized cognition emerging at the intersections...

Published Fri, Jun 25 2021 8:47 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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New Series on PBS: Mysteries of Mental Illness

AHP readers may be interested in a new series airing on PBS in the United States starting tonight, June 22nd: Mysteries of Mental Illness explores the story of mental illness in science and society, tracing the evolution of this complex topic from its...

Published Tue, Jun 22 2021 10:40 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Psychedelic psychodrama: Raising and expanding consciousness in Jane Arden’s The Other Side of the Underneath (1973)

AHP readers will be interested in a new piece in History of the Human Sciences: “Psychedelic psychodrama: Raising and expanding consciousness in Jane Arden’s The Other Side of the Underneath (1973),” by Sophia Satchell-Baeza. Abstract: Jane...

Published Tue, Jun 22 2021 10:30 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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CCHP Film Night, June 17th: 1943 U.S. Air Force film “Cadet Classification,” narrated by Ronald Reagan

A free film night this Thursday, June 17th hosted by the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology will be of interest to AHP readers. As CCHP announced: To celebrate this year’s virtual meeting of Cheiron: The International Society for the History...

Published Mon, Jun 14 2021 1:53 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Conference: Madness, Media, Milieus. Félix Guattari in Context. June 17, 18, and 21, 2021

AHP readers may be interested in the conference “Madness, Media, Milieus. Félix Guattari in Context” taking place this week and next. Full details below. Organized by Henning Schmidgen, Mathias Schönher, Elena Vogman With Andrew Goffey...

Published Mon, Jun 14 2021 1:48 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Joseph Delboeuf on time as the mechanism of free will

A new open access article in Theory & Psychology may interest AHP readers: “Joseph Delboeuf on time as the mechanism of free will,” by André R. LeBlanc. Abstract: In the early 1880s, Joseph Delboeuf proposed a little-known but ingenious...

Published Thu, Jun 10 2021 12:06 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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JHBS CFPs: (1) Historicizing “Therapeutic Culture” – Towards a Material, Pragmatic, and Polycentric History of Psychologization, (2) Revival of Psychology in Eastern Europe After the Fall of Totalitarian Communist Regimes

Two calls for papers, one for a special issue and another for a Perspectives themed section, have been issued by the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. Full details on these calls, as well as submission instructions can...

Published Thu, Jun 10 2021 12:04 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Mental Hygiene, Psychoanalysis, and Interwar Psychology: The Making of the Maternal Deprivation Hypothesis

The most recent issue of Isis includes a piece of interest to AHP readers: “Mental Hygiene, Psychoanalysis, and Interwar Psychology: The Making of the Maternal Deprivation Hypothesis,” by Bican Polat. Abstract: The maternal deprivation hypothesis...

Published Wed, Jun 09 2021 10:44 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Two versions of Marxist concrete psychology: Politzer and Mérei compared

Ritual futures: Spirit mediumship as chronotopic labor

Bonds of time and space: Divination and the psychiatric encounter

Listening Like a Computer: Attentional Tensions and Mechanized Care in Psychiatric Digital Phenotyping

Speaking of Psychology Podcast Episode: The history of LGBTQ psychology from Stonewall to now, with Peter Hegarty

A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication

Histories of Sexology: Between Science and Politics

The Algorithms of Mindfulness by Johannes Bruder

New Series on PBS: Mysteries of Mental Illness

Psychedelic psychodrama: Raising and expanding consciousness in Jane Arden’s The Other Side of the Underneath (1973)

CCHP Film Night, June 17th: 1943 U.S. Air Force film “Cadet Classification,” narrated by Ronald Reagan

Conference: Madness, Media, Milieus. Félix Guattari in Context. June 17, 18, and 21, 2021

Joseph Delboeuf on time as the mechanism of free will

JHBS CFPs: (1) Historicizing “Therapeutic Culture” – Towards a Material, Pragmatic, and Polycentric History of Psychologization, (2) Revival of Psychology in Eastern Europe After the Fall of Totalitarian Communist Regimes

Mental Hygiene, Psychoanalysis, and Interwar Psychology: The Making of the Maternal Deprivation Hypothesis