Advances in the History of Psychology

“Never sacrifice anything to laboratory work”: The “physiological psychology” of Charles Richet (1875–1905)

A new piece in the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences will interest AHP readers. ““Never sacrifice anything to laboratory work”: The “physiological psychology” of Charles Richet (1875–1905),” by Renaud Evrard, Stéphane Gumpper...

Published Mon, Mar 01 2021 8:38 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Hometown Asylum: A History and Memoir of Institutional Care

A recently self-published book by Jack Martin – who taught history and theory of psychology at Simon Fraser University for many years – may interest AHP readers. Hometown Asylum: A History and Memoir of Institutional Care is described as follows...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2021 2:56 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Special Issue: Going Public: Mobilizing, Materializing, and Contesting Social Science History

AHP readers will be interested in a recently released special issue “Going Public: Mobilizing, Materializing, and Contesting Social Science History” in the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. Full details below. Introduction...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2021 7:01 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Logic of Feeling: Technology’s Quest to Capitalize Emotion

A new book by Luke Munn may interest AHP readers. Logic of Feeling: Technology’s Quest to Capitalize Emotion is described as follows: From the virulence of fake news to the rise of psychographic profiling, emotion has become ascendant. The new frontier...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2021 6:47 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Fechner on a Walk: Everyday Investigations of the Mind-Body Relationship

A piece in the February 2021 issue of Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences may interest AHP readers: “Fechner on a Walk: Everyday Investigations of the Mind-Body Relationship,” by Joshua Bauchner. Abstract: The Leipzig physicist Gustav...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2021 6:43 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Civilian Lunatic Asylums During the First World War: A Study of Austerity on London’s Fringe

AHP readers may be interested in a new open access book by Claire Hilton: Civilian Lunatic Asylums During the First World War: A Study of Austerity on London’s Fringe. As described by the publisher, This open access book explores the history of...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2021 6:40 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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European Society for the History of the Human Sciences 2021 Call for Papers

The European Society for the History of the Human Sciences (ESHHS) invites submissions to its online conference to be held from June 29 to July 2, 2021. The timeframe still has to be decided on, but we will choose timeframes that are suitable for Europeans...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2021 6:38 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Public mental health care in colonial Lesotho: themes emerging from archival material, 1918–35

A new piece in History of Psychiatry may interest AHP readers, “Public mental health care in colonial Lesotho: themes emerging from archival material, 1918–35” by Motlatsi Thabane. Abstract: This paper identifies some of the themes that emerge...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2021 6:32 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Normal enough? Krafft-Ebing, Freud, and homosexuality

A new piece in History of the Human Sciences may interest AHP readers: “Normal enough? Krafft-Ebing, Freud, and homosexuality,” Birgit Lang. Abstract: This article analyses the slippery notions of the normal and normality in select works of...

Published Wed, Feb 17 2021 6:35 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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“Doing justice” in psychological methodology: From science and experiments to anecdotes

AHP readers may be interested in a new piece in New Ideas in Psychology from Thomas Teo, ““Doing justice” in psychological methodology: From science and experiments to anecdotes.” Abstract: Methodology is intrinsically related to “object”...

Published Sun, Feb 14 2021 4:44 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Seeking Submissions for a new book series dedicated to New Histories of Psychology

Michael Pettit (York University) will be editing a new book series with Oxford University Press dedicated to New Histories of Psychology. The series aims to promote the best research of both historians of science and psychologist-historians exploring...

Published Sun, Feb 14 2021 12:07 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The staff of madness: The visualization of insanity and the othering of the insane

A new article in History of Psychiatry will be of interest to AHP readers, “The staff of madness: The visualization of insanity and the othering of the insane,” by Alvise Sforza Tarabochia. Abstract: In this article I trace a history of the...

Published Sun, Feb 14 2021 11:57 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Infanticide and the influence of psychoanalysis on Dutch forensic psychiatry in the mid-twentieth century

A new article in History of Psychiatry will be of interest to AHP readers, “Infanticide and the influence of psychoanalysis on Dutch forensic psychiatry in the mid-twentieth century,” by Willemijn Ruberg. Abstract: This article demonstrates...

Published Sun, Feb 14 2021 11:55 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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‘We have come to be destroyed’: The ‘extraordinary’ child in science fiction cinema in early Cold War Britain

AHP readers may be interested in a new piece in History of the Human Sciences, “‘We have come to be destroyed’: The ‘extraordinary’ child in science fiction cinema in early Cold War Britain” by Laura Tisdall. Abstract: Depictions of children...

Published Sun, Feb 14 2021 11:53 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Félida, doubled personality, and the ‘normal state’ in late 19th-century French psychology

AHP readers may be interested in a new piece in History of the Human Sciences, “Félida, doubled personality, and the ‘normal state’ in late 19th-century French psychology,” by Kim M. Hajek. Abstract: The case of Félida X and her ‘doubled personality...

Published Sun, Feb 14 2021 11:51 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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“Never sacrifice anything to laboratory work”: The “physiological psychology” of Charles Richet (1875–1905)

Hometown Asylum: A History and Memoir of Institutional Care

Special Issue: Going Public: Mobilizing, Materializing, and Contesting Social Science History

Logic of Feeling: Technology’s Quest to Capitalize Emotion

Fechner on a Walk: Everyday Investigations of the Mind-Body Relationship

Civilian Lunatic Asylums During the First World War: A Study of Austerity on London’s Fringe

European Society for the History of the Human Sciences 2021 Call for Papers

Public mental health care in colonial Lesotho: themes emerging from archival material, 1918–35

Normal enough? Krafft-Ebing, Freud, and homosexuality

“Doing justice” in psychological methodology: From science and experiments to anecdotes

Seeking Submissions for a new book series dedicated to New Histories of Psychology

The staff of madness: The visualization of insanity and the othering of the insane

Infanticide and the influence of psychoanalysis on Dutch forensic psychiatry in the mid-twentieth century

‘We have come to be destroyed’: The ‘extraordinary’ child in science fiction cinema in early Cold War Britain

Félida, doubled personality, and the ‘normal state’ in late 19th-century French psychology