Advances in the History of Psychology

First Issue! Awry, Journal of Critical Psychology

AHP readers may be interested in a new journal that has just released its first issue: Awry, Journal of Critical Psychology. Awry is an “open-access, peer reviewed academic journal that provides an interdisciplinary forum for critical scholars dedicated...

Published Fri, Aug 07 2020 9:09 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Position Opening: Assistant Director, Cummings Center for the History of Psychology

The Cummings Center for the History of Psychology, located in Akron Ohio, is accepting applications for an Assistant Director. Working with the Director, the Assistant Director: helps to manage and supervise the daily operations of the Center; works with...

Published Thu, Aug 06 2020 10:02 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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PsychSessions: Invisible Pioneers: Adding Forgotten Psychologists to Psychology Course Content with Leslie Cramblet Alvarez and Nikki Jones

AHP readers may be interested in a recent episode of the PsychSession podcast, “Invisible Pioneers: Adding Forgotten Psychologists to Psychology Course Content with Leslie Cramblet Alvarez and Nikki Jones.” In this SoTL PsychSessions episode...

Published Thu, Aug 06 2020 9:47 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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New History of Science: Race Science, the Sexological Research Questionnaire

Two pieces in the September 2020 issue of History of Science may interest AHP readers. Details below. “William Frédéric Edwards and the study of human races in France, from the Restoration to the July Monarchy,” Ian B. Stewart. Abstract: Scholars...

Published Sun, Aug 02 2020 6:01 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Social sciences, modernization, and late colonialism: The Centro de Estudos da Guiné Portuguesa

AHP readers may be interested in a forthcoming piece in the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences: “Social sciences, modernization, and late colonialism: The Centro de Estudos da Guiné Portuguesa,” Frederico Ágoas. Abstract: In...

Published Sat, Aug 01 2020 1:19 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Online First in HoP: Critical Thinking, Minimal Group Paradigm, and More

A number of pieces forthcoming in History of Psychology, and now available online, may be of interest to AHP readers. Full details below. “The origins of the minimal group paradigm,” Brown, Rupert. Abstract: The minimal group paradigm, published...

Published Sat, Aug 01 2020 12:57 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Histories of sexology today: Reimagining the boundaries of scientia sexualis

A piece now available in History of the Human Sciences may interest AHP readers: “Histories of sexology today: Reimagining the boundaries of scientia sexualis,” Kirsten Leng, Katie Sutton. Abstract: The historiography of sexology is young...

Published Sat, Aug 01 2020 9:53 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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April 2020 JHMAS: Certification of Insanity, Student Mental Health, and Physiognomy of Mental Diseases

The April 2020 issue of Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences includes several articles of interest to AHP readers. Full details below. “Just the Basic Facts: The Certification of Insanity in the Era of the Form K,” Filippo...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2020 2:29 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Autism in Baltimore, 1938–1943

AHP readers will be interested in a recent piece now online at the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders: “Autism in Baltimore, 1938–1943,” by Marga Vicedo & Juan Ilerbaig. Abstract: This paper examines the genesis of Leo Kanner...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2020 2:21 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Society for the History of Psychology Awards

The Society for the History of Psychology, Division 26 of the American Psychological Association, has announced their 2020 award winners.: Early Career Award Martin Wieser, Sigmund Freud University-Berlin, Germany.Dr. Wieser’s research on visual imagery...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2020 12:48 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Tonight! Livestream with Martin Summers on Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions

AHP readers may be interested in a live stream tonight, hosted by the National Humanities Center, with Martin Summers this evening on his recent book, Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions: A History of Race and Mental Illness in the Nation’s...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2020 12:08 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Active History: Race Relations, Psychological Testing, and Resistance to Change: The Toronto Police, 1970s-1980s

AHP readers will be interested in a piece now up on the site Active History exploring the work of psychologist Reva Gerstein with the Toronto police. In “Active History: Race Relations, Psychological Testing, and Resistance to Change: The Toronto...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2020 8:52 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The unexpected American origins of sexology and sexual science: Elizabeth Osgood Goodrich Willard, Orson Squire Fowler, and the scientification of sex

AHP readers will be interested in a piece forthcoming in History of the Human Sciences: “The unexpected American origins of sexology and sexual science: Elizabeth Osgood Goodrich Willard, Orson Squire Fowler, and the scientification of sex”...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2020 8:45 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession

AHP readers may be interested in the new book, Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession by Marjorie Garber. The book is described as follows: A spirited, engaging investigation into the concept of character, an enduring human obsession in literature...

Published Tue, Jul 28 2020 5:21 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Call for Proposals: Special Issues of Centaurus

The journal Centaurus has issued the following call for proposals for special issues: As the Official Journal of the European Society for the History of Science, Centaurus regularly publishes issues dedicated to a special theme. Recently published or...

Published Tue, Jul 28 2020 12:20 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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First Issue! Awry, Journal of Critical Psychology

Position Opening: Assistant Director, Cummings Center for the History of Psychology

PsychSessions: Invisible Pioneers: Adding Forgotten Psychologists to Psychology Course Content with Leslie Cramblet Alvarez and Nikki Jones

New History of Science: Race Science, the Sexological Research Questionnaire

Social sciences, modernization, and late colonialism: The Centro de Estudos da Guiné Portuguesa

Online First in HoP: Critical Thinking, Minimal Group Paradigm, and More

Histories of sexology today: Reimagining the boundaries of scientia sexualis

April 2020 JHMAS: Certification of Insanity, Student Mental Health, and Physiognomy of Mental Diseases

Autism in Baltimore, 1938–1943

Society for the History of Psychology Awards

Tonight! Livestream with Martin Summers on Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions

Active History: Race Relations, Psychological Testing, and Resistance to Change: The Toronto Police, 1970s-1980s

The unexpected American origins of sexology and sexual science: Elizabeth Osgood Goodrich Willard, Orson Squire Fowler, and the scientification of sex

Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession

Call for Proposals: Special Issues of Centaurus