Advances in the History of Psychology

Care in Context: Collaborative Article from York Workshop

An interdisciplinary collaborative work has been published in the Social Studies of Science Journal by graduate students out of our institution (York University) and San Francisco State University as a product of a 2012 Situating Science workshop here...

Published Sun, Sep 27 2015 7:00 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: Journals, STS, Social Studies of Science, Seminars, Care

New Article: “Hall’s developmental theory and Haeckel’s recapitulationism”

Forthcoming in the European Journal of Developmental Psychology is an article by AHP’s Christopher Green exploring the relationship between American psychologist G. Stanley Hall’s developmental theory and the work of Ernst Haeckel (right)...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2015 7:45 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Journals, development, Christopher Green, G. Stanley Hall, Ernst Haeckel, recapitulationsim

New Book: Under the Strain of Color: Harlem’s Lafargue Clinic and the Promise of an Antiracist Psychiatry

Gabriel N. Mendes, an Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies and of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of California, San Diego, has a new book out: Under the Strain of Color: Harlem’s Lafargue Clinic and the Promise of an Antiracist Psychiatry...

Published Wed, Sep 23 2015 7:12 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: Books, psychiatry, race, psychotherapy, mental health, citizenship, Harlem, Gabriel N. Mendes, Lafargue Clinic

Sept 28 BPS/UCL History of the Psychological Disciplines Talk!

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 first talk in their Autumn seminar series. On Monday September 28th Gaia...

Published Tue, Sep 22 2015 8:02 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Events, UCL, BPS, History of Psychology Centre, Centre for the History of Psychological Disciplines, Carl Jung, Nietzsche

New Article: “Why psychology isn’t unified, and probably never will be”

The lead article in the September issue of the Review of General Psychology is a piece by AHP’s Christopher Green (right) on the persistent issue of unification in psychology. In “Why psychology isn’t unified, and probably never will be”...

Published Mon, Sep 21 2015 7:26 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: Journals, Christopher Green, unification

Round Up: Calls for Conference Papers in Allied Fields

‘Tis the academic season and many associations have officially released the dates and locations for their 2016 annual meetings and are making their accompanied calls for papers. Find here a handy collection of some conferences from various disciplines...

Published Sun, Sep 20 2015 7:00 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Conferences, call for papers, Associations

Sept 26th Conference: “Psychiatry and Other Cultures: A Historical Perspective”

As part of Mental Health Week events in Reggio Emilia, Italy the Museum for the History of Psychiatry is holding a one-day conference on “Psychiatry and Other Cultures: A Historical Perspective.” The conference will take September 26th, 2015...

Published Wed, Sep 16 2015 12:32 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, psychiatry, culture, Conferences, Italy

Workshop: Photography, Representation, and Therapy

On September 24 the University of Milano-Bicocca (Polo Historical Archive (PAST)), in collaboration with the Historical Archive of Italian Psychology (The Center ASPI), is hosting a seminar titled Fotografia e scienze della mente tra storia, rappresentazione...

Published Mon, Sep 14 2015 6:00 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: Events, photography, Conferences, Seminars, Historical Archive of Italian Psychology, Salpetriere, Polo Historical Archive, Jean-Martin Charcot, Cesare Lombroso, criminal Anthropology

Call for Submissions: 2016 Cheiron Book Prize, Deadline Oct. 15

Cheiron, the International Society for the History of the Behavioral and Social Sciences, is currently calling for submissions for the 2016 Cheiron Book Prize. The deadline for submissions has been extended by two weeks; books must now be received by...

Published Sun, Sep 13 2015 10:34 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Cheiron, Funding & Awards, book prize

CfP: Joint BPS HPP Section & UK Critical Psychiatry Network Conference

The British Psychological Society‘s History & Philosophy of Psychology Section, together with the UK Critical Psychiatry Network, has issued a call for submissions to their Annual Conference. The conference will take place at Leeds Trinity University...

Published Mon, Aug 31 2015 8:06 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: Events, Conferences, BPS, call for papers, history and philosophy of psychology section, UK Critical Psychiatry Network

“Associationism Without Associative Links: Thomas Brown and the Associationist Project”

AHP readers may be interested in a forthcoming article in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. The article, now available online, explores Scottish philosopher Thomas Brown’s associationism and recasts the associationist tradition...

Published Fri, Aug 28 2015 7:49 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: Journals, Thomas Brown, associationism

The Role of Heredity in George Combe’s Phrenological Work

The September issue of The British Journal for the History of Science includes a piece that may be of interest to AHP readers: “Phrenology, heredity and progress in George Combe’s Constitution of Man” by Bill Jenkins. The abstract follows...

Published Tue, Aug 25 2015 8:15 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: Journals, heredity, phrenology, George Combe, Constitution of Man

Hermann Helmholtz’s Graphical Recordings of the Speed of Nervous Stimulations

The September issue of Science in Context includes an article by Henning Schmidgen as part of a topical section on “Surfaces in the History of Modern Science: Inscribing, Separating, Enclosing.” In his piece Schmidgen explores the importance...

Published Mon, Aug 24 2015 7:51 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, Journals, nerves, Helmholtz, inscription, graphic recordings

Sad News, the Passing of Elizabeth Scarborough

We are sad to report that Elizabeth Scarborough has passed away. Scarborough’s work on the history of women in psychology, together with collaborator Laurel Furumoto, was groundbreaking. Their book Untold Lives: The First Generation of American...

Published Wed, Aug 19 2015 7:01 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: News, Elizabeth Scarborough

Help Save Wilhelm Wundt House!

Professors Hans Strasburger and Gerd Jüttemann are spearheading an effort to save Wilhelm Wundt’s house near Leipzig. You can contribute funds to the crowdfunding effort, or simply offer your support, here. Full details follow below. Dear colleagues...

Published Wed, Aug 19 2015 10:30 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

Filed under: General, News, Links, crowd funding, Wilhelm Wundt