Advances in the History of Psychology

130th Anniversary of The American Journal of Psychology

The first issue of the 130th volume of The American Journal of Psychology includes a couple articles marking the occasion. Full details below. “The Synthetic Experiment: E. B. Titchener’s Cornell Psychological Laboratory and the Test of Introspective...

Published Tue, Mar 07 2017 6:16 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Journals, Titchener, laboratory, introspection, Ludwig Geissler, Herbert Langfeld, Anniversaries

“The Great Cat Mutilation: Sex, Social Movements and the Utilitarian Calculus in 1970s New York City”

Forthcoming in BJHS Themes, the new offshoot publication of the British Journal of the History of Science, is an article by Michael Pettit in which he describes the animal liberation movement’s focus on psychologist Lester Aronson’s experiments...

Published Mon, Mar 06 2017 6:34 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Journals, Michael Pettit, ethics, New York City, sexuality, sex, surgery, animal liberation movement, mutilation, cats, American Museum of Natural History, social movements, Lester Aronson

Marga Vicedo on “Putting Attachment in its Place: Disciplinary and Cultural Contexts”

A new article on the history of attachment is now in press at the European Journal of Developmental Psychology. Marga Vicedo‘s piece explores the reception of John Bowlby’s and Mary Ainsworth’s theories of attachment and puts these into...

Published Sun, Mar 05 2017 6:07 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Journals, attachment, Mary Ainsworth, laboratory, John Bowlby, ethology, field observation, anthroplogy, Margaret Mead

Special Issue: “L’esprit (dé)réglé: Literature, Science, and the Life of the Mind in France, 1700–1900”

As reported over on the h-madness blog the Winter 2016 special issue of L’esprit créateur is dedicated to “L’esprit (dé)réglé: Literature, Science, and the Life of the Mind in France, 1700–1900.” Full details follow below. “L’esprit...

Published Fri, Mar 03 2017 8:17 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Journals, madness, France, intelligence, instinct, philosophy, physiology, Binet, supernatural, Diderot, Bergson, Flaubert, theatre, Taine

March Lecture @ The New York Academy of Medicine on Mental & Microbial Health

On March 15th attend a talk given by Harriet Washington titled Infectious Madness, the Well Curve and the Microbial Roots of Mental Disturbance. Washington is a science writer, editor and ethicist who has been a Research Fellow in Medical Ethics at Harvard...

Published Fri, Mar 03 2017 7:30 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: Events, Books, new york academy of medicine, microbes, harriet washington

UCL/BPS Talks: Henri Bergson’s Cinematographs & Carl Jung’s Dream Analysis

The British Psychological Society‘s History of Psychology Centre, in conjunction with UCL’s Centre for the History of the Psychological Disciplines, has announced the next two talks in its spring seminar series. On Monday March 13th Tom Quick will be...

Published Tue, Feb 28 2017 11:05 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Events, UCL, BPS, History of Psychology Centre, Carl Jung, History of Psychological Disciplines, philosophy, cinema, cinematographs, Henri Bergson, dream interpretation, physiology

The Psycho-Phone!

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Published Tue, Feb 28 2017 4:54 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Ludy Benjamin Jr., Cummings Center, Research, Psycho-Phone, instrument

A historical quiz in Psychology Today featuring Pioneers of Psychology

On February 21st, Douglas Kendrick challenged his readers to test their historical knowledge about the field by quoting four “founders” and providing hints about their lives and careers. I expect fans of AHP would do particularly well in this...

Published Mon, Feb 27 2017 9:00 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: Blogs, Psychology Today, Pioneers of Psychology

New era over at Theory & Psychology

After a quarter century of publication, there is a new editor at the helm of the journal Theory & Psychology. Founding editor Henderikus Stam (of the University of Calgary’s theory and clinical psychology programs) has passed his position to...

Published Sun, Feb 26 2017 8:15 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Journals, Henderikus Stam, Theory & Psychology, critical history, social turn, New History, Philosophical History

New Book: Rebel Genius: Warren S. McCulloch’s Transdisciplinary Life in Science

Tara Abraham‘s Rebel Genius: Warren S. McCulloch’s Transdisciplinary Life in Science is now available from MIT Press. Rebel Genius recounts the life and work of neurophysiologist and cybernetician Warren McCulloch. As described by the publisher...

Published Fri, Feb 24 2017 6:54 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Books, brain, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, philosophy, cognitive science, Warren McCulloch, Walter Pitts, multidisciplinarity, Tara Abraham, neuropsychiatry, mathematics

New From HHS: Susan Isaacs’ Progressive Education, Information Overload, & More

The February 2017 issue of History of the Human Sciences is now online and includes a number of articles that may be of interest to AHP’s readers. Articles in this issue tackle: the relationship between Sigmund Freud and Chilean physiologist Alejandro...

Published Thu, Feb 23 2017 6:11 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Journals, psychoanalysis, britain, Chile, Susan Isaacs, America, Le Play, Alejandro Lipschütz, progressive education, telepathy

Barbara Gittings, Gay Rights, and DSM Reform

The Journal of Gay & *** Mental Health has just published a review of the recent book Barbara Gittings: Gay Pioneer. As Jack Drescher notes in his review Gittings, as part of a lifetime of LGBT activist efforts, pushed to remove homosexuality from...

Published Wed, Feb 22 2017 9:40 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Books, DSM, psychiatry, Book Reviews, homosexuality, Barbara Gittings, LGBT civil rights

New Book: The Inkblots Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing

A new book length account of the life and work of Hermann Rorschach,The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing by Damion Searls, has just been released. As described on the publisher’s website, In 1917, working alone...

Published Wed, Feb 22 2017 6:47 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: Books, biography, Interview, Radio, Rorschach, projective tests, inkblots

Call for Submissions: Early Career Researchers on “Thinking in Cases”

The editors of History of the Human Sciences have issued a call for submissions from early career researchers wishing to engage with John Forrester’s work “Thinking in Cases.” Short expressions of interest are due March 13th, 2017. Full...

Published Tue, Feb 21 2017 6:06 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Journals, history of the human sciences, call for submissions, John Forrester, early career researchers, thinking in cases

I Am Psyched! Pop-Up Exhibit National Tour Starts Now!

The I Am Psyched! exhibit, first launched as part of the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum Day Live in 2016, is hitting the road! The pop-up exhibit will be at Howard University tomorrow through Thursday, February 23rd, in celebration of both Howard...

Published Mon, Feb 20 2017 11:29 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Video, Events, APA, Center for the History of Psychology, exhibit, I Am Psyched!, Howard University, Women's Directorate, women of color, national tour