Norman Simms

Norman Simms, PhD, is an American living in New Zealand since 1970, who retired from teaching literature at Waikato University to mostly write books on Alfred Dreyfus. For nearly 30 years he edited Mentalities/Mentalités and may be contacted at .

Simms, N. (2022). Space in a time of pandemic and madness. Clio’s Psyche, 28(2), 173-176. https://doi.org/10.70763/4ea6a546c19499318091a9df40a13181
Simms, N. (2017). Reflections on the human condition as we face death. Clio’s Psyche, 23(3), 274-277. https://doi.org/10.70763/6346dc723395e1ee8ef57f4883be4cb4
Simms, N. (2016). My psychobiography outside the USA. Clio’s Psyche, 23(1), 59-63. https://doi.org/10.70763/a22d33b4a00c165507a61f3bed4b5149
Simms, N. (2015). Contemporary ritual suicide and mass murder: Speculations on the nature of terrorism. Clio’s Psyche, 22(3), 130-138. https://doi.org/10.70763/43d762ca733a839226415450b0dbf9d2
Simms, N. (2015). Psychohistory at the crossroads of history, science, and art. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 43-46. https://doi.org/10.70763/f804d21145597e42851fa736e221da3f
Simms, N. (2014). One big, happy, civilized family. Clio’s Psyche, 21(4), 284-287. https://doi.org/10.70763/c0c783b5fc0d7d808f1d14a6e9c8280d
Simms, N. (2012). Freud and his Jewishness. Clio’s Psyche, 19(2), 207-210. https://doi.org/10.70763/3b9d6e5e779c8f46c5765c194a04b59a
Simms, N. (2012). Art and neurosis: A myth. Clio’s Psyche, 18(4), 442-445. https://doi.org/10.70763/3713bdda7149579475f3734e8bd0e14a
Simms, N. (2011). An expatriate takes exception. Clio’s Psyche, 18(1), 75-78. https://doi.org/10.70763/56bd37d3a2fda0f2f41925019c81011d
Simms, N. (2010). How I lived with Freud. Clio’s Psyche, 17(1-2), 134-140. https://doi.org/10.70763/b0928f2d4ba7ea33b05024f21d937f48
Simms, N. (2009). Public versus private health care. Clio’s Psyche, 16(3), 271-276. https://doi.org/10.70763/1a336426e09602a4f0118326dd6c72ac
Simms, N. (2008). Guilt and frustration in facing death in my family. Clio’s Psyche, 15(3), 157-158. https://doi.org/10.70763/7d1e6b02af59efefd53323255d6ded3d
Simms, N. (2008). Why I love being a bitter old man. Clio’s Psyche, 14(4), 128-130. https://doi.org/10.70763/18903e4430783a191b0cfab439daaef8
Simms, N. (2006). No retirement for the alienated exile. Clio’s Psyche, 13(3), 116-118. https://doi.org/10.70763/1f74a54f39b3123ad272ca0a06e7463f
Simms, N. (2002). When millennialism fails: Cruelty to slaves at Providence Plantation. Clio’s Psyche, 9(2), 99-100. https://doi.org/10.70763/c404a5adbf90e09631678b13b05d9d7a
Simms, N. (2001). A psychogeographical lament for the Jewish children of São Tomé. Clio’s Psyche, 7(4), 182-184. https://doi.org/10.70763/517da335fd0ec2f4a25ea139d5494163
Simms, N. (2000). Holocaust denial in New Zealand. Clio’s Psyche, 6(4), 173-174. https://doi.org/10.70763/a3c36d0c741ddabbdb44b35a4fbebcb4
Simms, N. (1999). E-mail as an intellectual lifeline. Clio’s Psyche, 6(2), 50-51. https://doi.org/10.70763/21be992eb8016e541a15953eee90760e
Simms, N. (1999). A psychohistorian in New Zealand. Clio’s Psyche, 5(4), 141-143. https://doi.org/10.70763/9ac1382fd8fc4b631594aa135d16ad75
Simms, N. (1999). Good parenting in the 14th century: Christine de Pisan. Clio’s Psyche, 5(4), 158-160. https://doi.org/10.70763/99503bdd3c5a4c4671ada72d6fd81433
Simms, N. (1997). Immigrants and the mother tongue. Clio’s Psyche, 3(4), 109-110. https://doi.org/10.70763/ad554d8c3b06d6b97ee76a2448bd7913
Simms, N. (1996). Mentalities/Mentalités. Clio’s Psyche, 3(1), 18-20. https://doi.org/10.70763/486fbd761bfa5400722324fdc9822adc
Simms, N. (1996). The festival of laughter: Children’s role in the formation of ritual laughter. Clio’s Psyche, 2(4), 82-84. https://doi.org/10.70763/d139db6a236200b21cc7f752979132d0
Simms, N. (1995). The English “Jew Bill” of 1752 and Laurence Sterne’s fears of circumcision. Clio’s Psyche, 1(4), 13-14. https://doi.org/10.70763/e23b16e83342d08d0d3ef4eeed9d3299

The Making of Psychohistory: Origins, Controversies, and Pioneering Contributors by Dr. Paul H. Elovitz, PhD (2018) – follow the link to order from the publisher (ISBN # 978-1-138-58749-6, use FLR40 code to get a 20% discount).
Read Excerpts from Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 and Table of Contents from The Making of Psychohistory.

The Many Roads of the Builders of Psychohistory, edited by Dr. Paul H. Elovitz, PhD (2021) – available from ORI Academic Press in ebook ($19.99) and Amazon in softcover ($24.99) formats.

Interview with Paul H. Elovitz, PhD, the Author of The Making of Psychohistory (conducted by Ken Fuchsman, EdD, week of July 2, 2018) – View it here https://youtu.be/noYaOoC3Lig

Norman Simms

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