Advances in the History of Psychology

Common Phantoms: An American History of Psychic Science

AHP readers will be interested in the newly published Common Phantoms: An American History of Psychic Science by Alicia Puglionesi. The book is described as follows, Séances, clairvoyance, and telepathy captivated public imagination in the United States...

Published Mon, Jul 27 2020 12:50 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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New JHBS: The Business of the TAT, Psychological Warfare, and More

The Summer 2020 issue of the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Science is now online. Full details below. “From achievement to power: David C. McClelland, McBer & Company, and the business of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), 1962...

Published Wed, Jul 22 2020 1:15 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Special Section on History of Emotion in Emotion Review

AHP readers may be interested in a special section on the history of emotion published in the most recent issue of Emotion Review. Section contributions are described below. “History Looks Forward: Interdisciplinarity and Critical Emotion Research...

Published Wed, Jul 22 2020 12:10 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Social Science for What? Battles over Public Funding for the “Other Sciences” at the National Science Foundation

AHP readers will be interested in a new book, Social Science for What? Battles over Public Funding for the “Other Sciences” at the National Science Foundation by Mark Solovey. The volume is available open access from MIT Press and includes...

Published Wed, Jul 22 2020 11:50 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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On the Potentialities of Spaces of Care: Openness, Enticement, and Variability in a Psychiatric Center

AHP readers may be interested in a new piece in Science, Technology, and Human Values: “On the Potentialities of Spaces of Care: Openness, Enticement, and Variability in a Psychiatric Center” by Ariane d’Hoop. Abstract: Science and technology...

Published Tue, Jul 21 2020 11:09 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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New on Notches: Men of Superior IQ: Connecting Homosexuality to Intelligence in Cold War-Era Canada

A new post on Notches – “a peer-reviewed, collaborative and international history of sexuality blog” – will be of interest to AHP readers. In “Men of Superior IQ: Connecting Homosexuality to Intelligence in Cold War-Era Canada”...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2020 8:45 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Working in cases: British psychiatric social workers and a history of psychoanalysis from the middle, c.1930–60

A further piece from the forthcoming History of the Human Sciences special issue on John Forrester’s work on thinking in cases is now available online: “Working in cases: British psychiatric social workers and a history of psychoanalysis from...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2020 11:49 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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New! History of Psychology Virtual Workshop

AHP readers will be interested in a newly organized ongoing series of history of psychology virtual workshops. Full details below. History of Psychology Virtual Workshop The Workshop aims to create an inter- and multi-disciplinary space for pursuing theoretically...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2020 8:48 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Throwing the case open: The impossible subject of Luisa Passerini’s Autobiography of a Generation

A further piece from the forthcoming History of the Human Sciences special issue on John Forrester’s work on thinking in cases is now available online: “Throwing the case open: The impossible subject of Luisa Passerini’s Autobiography of a...

Published Thu, Jul 16 2020 12:31 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Teachers College, Columbia University Removes E. L. Thorndike’s Name from Building

The Board of Trustees of Teachers College, Columbia University have voted to remove psychologist E. L. Thorndike’s name from a campus building, nearly half a century after its dedication. The unanimous decision follows a 2018 report produced by...

Published Thu, Jul 16 2020 11:48 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Special Issue, Living well: Histories of well-being and human flourishing

AHP readers will be interested in a recent special issue of Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences on Living well: Histories of well-being and human flourishing, guest-edited by Mark Solovey and Deborah Weinstein. Full details below. INTRODUCTION“Living...

Published Thu, Jul 16 2020 11:28 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Sensory Experiments: Psychophysics, Race, and the Aesthetics of Feeling

AHP readers will be interested in a book soon to be published by Duke University Press. Sensory Experiments: Psychophysics, Race, and the Aesthetics of Feeling by Erica Fretwell is describes as follows: In Sensory Experiments, Erica Fretwell excavates...

Published Wed, Jul 15 2020 1:04 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Guns, Germs, and Public History: A Conversation with Jennifer Tucker

A forthcoming piece in the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, now available online, will be of interest to AHP readers. The piece, a conversation between historians Jennifer Tucker and David Serlin, is part of a special issue on public...

Published Tue, Jul 14 2020 10:53 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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September 2020 issue of History of Psychiatry

AHP readers may be interested in the newly released September 2020 issue of History of Psychiatry. Full details below. “Alteration of consciousness in Ancient Greece: divine mania,” Yulia Ustinova. Abstract: Ancient Greece was unique in its...

Published Fri, Jul 10 2020 11:02 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The Participant: A Century of Participation in Four Stories

AHP readers may be interested in Christopher Kelty’s recent The Participant: A Century of Participation in Four Stories. The book is described as, Participation is everywhere today. It has been formalized, measured, standardized, scaled up, network-enabled...

Published Fri, Jul 10 2020 9:29 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Common Phantoms: An American History of Psychic Science

New JHBS: The Business of the TAT, Psychological Warfare, and More

Special Section on History of Emotion in Emotion Review

Social Science for What? Battles over Public Funding for the “Other Sciences” at the National Science Foundation

On the Potentialities of Spaces of Care: Openness, Enticement, and Variability in a Psychiatric Center

New on Notches: Men of Superior IQ: Connecting Homosexuality to Intelligence in Cold War-Era Canada

Working in cases: British psychiatric social workers and a history of psychoanalysis from the middle, c.1930–60

New! History of Psychology Virtual Workshop

Throwing the case open: The impossible subject of Luisa Passerini’s Autobiography of a Generation

Teachers College, Columbia University Removes E. L. Thorndike’s Name from Building

Special Issue, Living well: Histories of well-being and human flourishing

Sensory Experiments: Psychophysics, Race, and the Aesthetics of Feeling

Guns, Germs, and Public History: A Conversation with Jennifer Tucker

September 2020 issue of History of Psychiatry

The Participant: A Century of Participation in Four Stories