Advances in the History of Psychology

Charles H. Turner, pioneer in animal cognition

A recent piece in Science may be of interest to AHP readers: “Charles H. Turner, pioneer in animal cognition” by Hiruni Samadi Galpayage Dona and Lars Chittka. The piece begins, In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Charles Henry Turner...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2020 9:34 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The history of mental health policy in Turkey: Tradition, transition and transformation

AHP readers may be interested in a recent piece available from History of Psychiatry, “The history of mental health policy in Turkey: Tradition, transition and transformation,” Merve Kardelen Bilir, Fatih Artvinli. Abstract: This article offers...

Published Sun, Nov 01 2020 12:50 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Fall 2020 JHBS: Biofeedback, Koky?’s Study of Double Personality, Revisiting Guthrie’s Even the Rat was White, and More

The Fall 2020 issue of the Journal of the History of Behavioral Sciences is now online. Full details below. “Seeking double personality: Nakamura Koky?’s work in abnormal psychology in early 20th?century Japan,” Yu?chuan Wu. Abstract...

Published Sun, Nov 01 2020 12:43 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Reading the Archive after #metoo

The next session of the Virtual History of Psychology Workshop will take place on November 18th at 1pm EST. This month’s event explores “Reading the Archive after #metoo.” Those interested in attending can register for the event here...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2020 10:19 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Sexual abuse by superintending staff in the nineteenth-century lunatic asylum: Medical practice, complaint and risk

AHP readers may be interested in an open-access piece now in press at History of Psychiatry, “Sexual abuse by superintending staff in the nineteenth-century lunatic asylum: medical practice, complaint and risk” by Cara Dobbing and Alannah...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2020 11:47 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Call for Papers: Psychology From the Margins “A Look Back: What Historical Research Can Tell Us About Contemporary Problems.”

AHP readers may be interested in a call for papers issued by Psychology From the Margins, “a peer-reviewed, student-led, student-edited journal that provides an outlet for articles addressing the history of research, practice, and advocacy in psychology...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2020 11:24 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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An Organ of Murder: Crime, Violence, and Phrenology in Nineteenth-Century America

A forthcoming book on the history of phrenology may interest AHP readers. An Organ of Murder:Crime, Violence, and Phrenology in Nineteenth-Century America by Courtney E. Thompson is described as follows: An Organ of Murder explores the origins of both...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2020 11:05 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Measuring difference, numbering normal: Setting the standards for disability in the interwar period

AHP readers may be interested in a recently published open access book, Measuring difference, numbering normal: Setting the standards for disability in the interwar period by Coreen McGuire. The book is described as follows: Measurements, and their manipulation...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2020 11:01 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Psychoanalysis and the transformations of childhood in the articles and columns written by Clarice Lispector, 1952-1973

AHP readers may be interested in a recent piece published in História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos: “Psychoanalysis and the transformations of childhood in the articles and columns written by Clarice Lispector, 1952-1973” by Alejandra Josiowiczi...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2020 10:54 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Forthcoming in JHBS: Public Opinion Research in West Germany, Psychoanalytic Influences in Argentinian Psychology

Two articles forthcoming in the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences will interest AHP readers. Full details below. “Intersecting aims, divergent paths: The Allensbach Institute, the Institute for Social Research, and the making of...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2020 11:46 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The Mechanics of Passions: Brain, Behaviour, and Society

AHP readers may be interested in a newly translated book, The Mechanics of Passions: Brain, Behaviour, and Society by Alain Ehrenberg (translated by Craig Lund). The book is described as follows: Cognitive neuroscience, once a specialized area of psychology...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2020 11:31 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Forthcoming in HHS: Mothering on film, Brain-Based Parenting, Social Research in Portugal

Several pieces forthcoming in History of the Human Sciences will be of interest to AHP readers. Full details below. “Mothering in the frame: Cinematic microanalysis and the pathogenic mother, 1945–67,” Katie Joice. Abstract: This article examines...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2020 11:25 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Forthcoming in HoP: Little Albert (Again), Psychiatry and the Totalitarian State, Intellectual Community

Several pieces forthcoming in History of Psychology will be of interest to AHP readers. Full details below. “Did Little Albert actually acquire a conditioned fear of furry animals? What the film evidence tells us.” Powell, Russell A.; Schmaltz...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2020 11:22 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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HoP: Prehistoric Psychology, Critical Thinking, Behaviorism

AHP readers will be interested in the most recent issue of History of Psychology. Full details below. Special Spotlight Section: Prehistoric Psychology“On prehistoric psychology: Reflections at the invitation of Göbekli Tepe.” Henley, Tracy...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2020 11:18 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Material Cultures of Psychiatry

A new open access book, Material Cultures of Psychiatry, edited by Monika Ankele and Benoît Majerus, may interest AHP readers. The book is described as follows: In the past, our ideas on psychiatric hospitals and their history have been shaped by objects...

Published Thu, Oct 22 2020 12:23 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Charles H. Turner, pioneer in animal cognition

The history of mental health policy in Turkey: Tradition, transition and transformation

Fall 2020 JHBS: Biofeedback, Koky?’s Study of Double Personality, Revisiting Guthrie’s Even the Rat was White, and More

Reading the Archive after #metoo

Sexual abuse by superintending staff in the nineteenth-century lunatic asylum: Medical practice, complaint and risk

Call for Papers: Psychology From the Margins “A Look Back: What Historical Research Can Tell Us About Contemporary Problems.”

An Organ of Murder: Crime, Violence, and Phrenology in Nineteenth-Century America

Measuring difference, numbering normal: Setting the standards for disability in the interwar period

Psychoanalysis and the transformations of childhood in the articles and columns written by Clarice Lispector, 1952-1973

Forthcoming in JHBS: Public Opinion Research in West Germany, Psychoanalytic Influences in Argentinian Psychology

The Mechanics of Passions: Brain, Behaviour, and Society

Forthcoming in HHS: Mothering on film, Brain-Based Parenting, Social Research in Portugal

Forthcoming in HoP: Little Albert (Again), Psychiatry and the Totalitarian State, Intellectual Community

HoP: Prehistoric Psychology, Critical Thinking, Behaviorism

Material Cultures of Psychiatry