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Making Spirit Matter: Neurology, Psychology, and Selfhood in Modern France

AHP readers may be interested in a new book, Making Spirit Matter: Neurology, Psychology, and Selfhood in Modern France by Larry Sommer McGrath. The book is described as follows, The connection between mind and brain has been one of the most persistent...

Published Tue, Oct 20 2020 11:47 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The mentally ill and how they were perceived in young Israel

AHP readers may be interested in a forthcoming piece in History of Psychiatry, “The mentally ill and how they were perceived in young Israel,” by Oded Heilbronner. Abstract: The article constitutes a widely researched account of mental patients...

Published Sun, Oct 18 2020 7:44 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Why psychiatry might cooperate with religion: The Michigan Society of Pastoral Care, 1945–1968

AHP readers may be interested in a forthcoming piece, now available online, in the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. “Why psychiatry might cooperate with religion: The Michigan Society of Pastoral Care, 1945–1968,” Laura Hirshbein...

Published Sun, Oct 18 2020 6:20 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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CBHM/BCHM: Eugenic Discourses in French Canada, Diagnostic Politics of Autism in Patient and Parent Associations, and More

The fall issue of the Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin canadien d’histoire de la médicine includes several articles that may interest AHP readers. Full details below. “Noddle Pox: Syphilis and the Conception of Nosomania/Nosophobia...

Published Sun, Oct 18 2020 5:30 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The Mythical Taboo on Race and Intelligence

A forthcoming piece in Review of General Psychology may interest AHP readers: “The Mythical Taboo on Race and Intelligence,” by John P. Jackson, Jr. and Andrew S. Winston. Abstract: Recent discussions have revived old claims that hereditarian...

Published Sat, Oct 17 2020 5:21 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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New Work on Emil du Bois-Reymond

The most recent issue of Science in Context includes two pieces on Emil du Bois-Reymond that may interest AHP readers. Full details below. “Reconsidering the ignorabimus: du Bois-Reymond and the hard problem of consciousness,” Paolo Pecere...

Published Sat, Oct 17 2020 1:55 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Call for Papers: Expertise and Uncertainty

Spontaneous Generations, a scholarly journal published by the graduate students of the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto, invites contributions to its 11th volume. Experts occupy an increasingly...

Published Sat, Oct 17 2020 1:42 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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New History of Psychiatry: Schizophrenia, Children’s Mental Hospitals, and More

The December 2020 issue of History of Psychiatry is now available online. Full titles, authors, and abstracts below. “‘I think’ (the thoughts of others). The German tradition of apperceptionism and the intellectual history of schizophrenia,”...

Published Sat, Oct 17 2020 1:25 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The synthesis of consciousness and the latent life of the mind: Philosophy, psychopathology, and ‘cryptopsychism’ in fin-de-siècle France

AHP readers may be interested in a forthcoming piece in History of the Human Sciences now available online: “The synthesis of consciousness and the latent life of the mind: Philosophy, psychopathology, and ‘cryptopsychism’ in fin-de-siècle France...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2020 9:02 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The punch-drunk boxer and the battered wife: Gender and brain injury research

AHP readers may be interested in a piece published earlier this year in Social Science & Medicine, “The punch-drunk boxer and the battered wife: Gender and brain injury research” by Stephen T. Casper and Kelly O’Donnell. Abstract...

Published Tue, Sep 29 2020 1:04 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Pragmatism’s Evolution: Organism and Environment in American Philosophy

AHP readers may be interested in a new book by Trevor Pearce Pragmatism’s Evolution: Organism and Environment in American Philosophy. The book is described as follows: In Pragmatism’s Evolution, Trevor Pearce demonstrates that the philosophical...

Published Tue, Sep 29 2020 12:46 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Oct 14 History of Psychology Virtual Workshop: How Our Biases Became Implicit

AHP reader may be interested in the next History of Psychology Virtual Workshop on Wednesday, October 14th 1pm (Eastern). This month’s workshop explores ‘How Our Biases Became Implicit‘; interested attendees can register here. Full details...

Published Mon, Sep 28 2020 5:41 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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‘The Decolonising Madness project is hiring its first post-doctoral fellow!

A post-doctoral fellow position on decolonising madness may be of interest to AHP readers. Full details below: The Department of English, Germanic and Romance studies (ENGEROM), University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites applications for a 30-month post...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2020 8:04 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Oct 10th, 2020 – Dismantling White Supremacism: A Conversation and Plan of Action

AHP readers are invited to join a Forum for History of Human Science organized Open Discussion, as part of the 2020 History of Science Society virtual meeting. Please share this invitation widely with your networks. “Dismantling White Supremacism...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2020 10:32 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Coming To: Consciousness and Natality in Early Modern England

AHP readers may be interested in a new book, Coming To: Consciousness and Natality in Early Modern England by Timothy M. Harrison. The book is described as follows: In Coming To, Timothy M. Harrison uncovers the forgotten role of poetry in the history...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2020 7:45 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Making Spirit Matter: Neurology, Psychology, and Selfhood in Modern France

The mentally ill and how they were perceived in young Israel

Why psychiatry might cooperate with religion: The Michigan Society of Pastoral Care, 1945–1968

CBHM/BCHM: Eugenic Discourses in French Canada, Diagnostic Politics of Autism in Patient and Parent Associations, and More

The Mythical Taboo on Race and Intelligence

New Work on Emil du Bois-Reymond

Call for Papers: Expertise and Uncertainty

New History of Psychiatry: Schizophrenia, Children’s Mental Hospitals, and More

The synthesis of consciousness and the latent life of the mind: Philosophy, psychopathology, and ‘cryptopsychism’ in fin-de-siècle France

The punch-drunk boxer and the battered wife: Gender and brain injury research

Pragmatism’s Evolution: Organism and Environment in American Philosophy

Oct 14 History of Psychology Virtual Workshop: How Our Biases Became Implicit

‘The Decolonising Madness project is hiring its first post-doctoral fellow!

Oct 10th, 2020 – Dismantling White Supremacism: A Conversation and Plan of Action

Coming To: Consciousness and Natality in Early Modern England