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).
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Volume 7 Number 3December 2000
ISSN 1080-2622
Editorial Board
David Beisel, PhD RCC-SUNY • Rudolph Binion, PhD Brandeis University • Andrew Brink, PhD Formerly of McMaster University and The University of Toronto • Ralph Colp, MD Columbia University • Joseph Dowling, PhD Lehigh University • Glen Jeansonne, PhD University of Wisconsin • George Kren, PhD Kansas State University • Peter Loewenberg, PhD UCLA • Peter Petschauer, PhD Appalachian State University • Leon Rappoport, PhD Kansas State University
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES
- Dervin, D. (2000). Some psychohistorical thoughts about conspiracy theories. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 102-104. https://doi.org/10.70763/338635ee18f8b0f626818a216642c9a4
- Spark, A. (2000). Conspiracy thinking and conspiracy studying. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 104-106. https://doi.org/10.70763/04b001a2057812f735cbcab76fd44e11
- Knight, P. (2000). JFK and the Love Bug: The “As If” solution. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 106-107. https://doi.org/10.70763/0660895c22f8a14eb039bfb9beb0778f
- Mason, F. (2000). Mind control and the disappearing individual. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 107-109. https://doi.org/10.70763/cfe8504bda37b575c70ee1a8276f3486
- Hamburg, P. (2000). Who needs conspiracies? The comfort of paranoid delusions. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 109-111. https://doi.org/10.70763/6b3c49bdba5be0d322334e30c459f8bd
- Blass, T. (2000). The desire for cognitive consistency encourages conspiracy theories. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 111-112. https://doi.org/10.70763/77b917da760ab9aeca583fd0bb0e1c67
- Harper, D. J. (2000). Some effects of conspiracy thinking and paranoid labeling. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 112-113. https://doi.org/10.70763/333943ff8a14617d66ea94ec176fc787
- McMurtrie, W. (2000). Folk theories of power. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 113-114. https://doi.org/10.70763/73f124c77df247a60e1963b8ab5940da
- Victor, G. (2000). Accepting and rejecting conspiracy theories. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 114-115. https://doi.org/10.70763/d367eef13f90793bd8121e2f675f0dc2
- Lotto, D. (2000). Hofstadter revisited: How conspiracy theories and paranoia have become mainstream. [Review of the books Paranoia Within Reason: A Casebook on Conspiracy as Explanation by George Marcus (1999), Fear Itself: Enemies Real and Imagined in American Culture by Nancy Schultz (1999), and Empire of Conspiracy: The Culture of Paranoia in Postwar America by Timothy Melley (2000)]. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 115-117. https://doi.org/10.70763/1592104031ceaa405b8a103c399e2633
- LiBrizzi, M. (2000). Historical evolution of conspiracy theories in the West. [Review of the book Conspiracy: How the Paranoid Style Flourishes and Where It Comes From by Daniel Pipes (1997)]. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 117-118. https://doi.org/10.70763/0ae0bdb82228b0a7815175d8b8cd4b80
- Kahn, C. (2000). The paranoid style: Alive and well in the 21st century. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 118-120. https://doi.org/10.70763/af1c25e88a9e818f809f6b5d18ca02e2
- Rousselle, R. (2000). The mutilation of the herms and the profanation of the mysteries: An Athenian conspiracy theory. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 120-122. https://doi.org/10.70763/1b9a80606d74d3da6db2f1274557e644
- Steen, F., & Østberg, T. (2011). Nemine contra dicente: The sponsors of the Popish Plot, 1678-1681. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 122-124. https://doi.org/10.70763/fbd3230f4d8dcf11a06b19fd0cfd8ef1
- Kalfus, M. (2000). A sceptic’s notes on presidential assassination conspiracy theories. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 124-127. https://doi.org/10.70763/89db09d856d45d361982edc10ce738a2
- Ripmaster, T. (2000). Assassination, repression, and subversion: Grist for the conspiracy mills. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 127-129. https://doi.org/10.70763/6069cecf34adb1d6db60007da39e2ee8
- Davis, H. V., Gonsalves, S. V., & Sineshaw, T. (2000). Conspiracies, racism, and paranoia in the African-American experience. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 129-131. https://doi.org/10.70763/340b706fb4f5035f33fcfa07fbbaf411
- Goodman, D. G. (2000). Conspiracy and common ancestry theory in Japan. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 131-133. https://doi.org/10.70763/c6776f93bc9afe2e511a1dbd5478362c
- McVeigh, B. J. (2000). Nationalism in Japan: A fertile ideological field. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 133-135. https://doi.org/10.70763/c74c4bf0dad9cbae3d80faa054b7d8ca
- Spark, A. (2000). The Cosmic Watergate and possibility thinking. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 135-136. https://doi.org/10.70763/15bb63b28926cd083b15e3b97567bbea
- Winston, A. S. (2000). The “Hidden Hand”: Notes on the perpetuation of Jewish conspiracy theories. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 136-138. https://doi.org/10.70763/1f8f69b53d86cf2a952bf95d87a59b0c
- Miliora, M. T. (2000). A portrait of the conspiratorial and revenge fantasies of extremist racist ideologues in The Turner Diaries and Hunter. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 138-140. https://doi.org/10.70763/be315e7f05e9f13629031915fe87ad44
- Cohen, M. (2000). Radio demagogues and the radical roots of the “paranoid style.” Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 140-141. https://doi.org/10.70763/ac6b3cce8c74b2e23688c3e45532e2a7
GROUP PSYCHOHISTORY SYMPOSIUM
- Binion, R. (2000). Group process. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 102, 141-144. https://doi.org/10.70763/a62344a91db0bb372d136f651af0ac97
- Beisel, D., Cantor, N. F., Cohn, S. K., Jr., deMause, L., Elovitz, P. H., Gonen, J. Y., Hartman, J. J., Loewenberg, P., & Stein, H. F. (2011). Responses to group process symposium. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 144-154. https://doi.org/10.70763/c570c225d1fb8a72ad79995dd17a77bc
- Binion, R. (2000). Rudolph Binion replies. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 154-155. https://doi.org/10.70763/2048d4501a8ee60d3d586159d163dbeb
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2000
- Barry, H., III. (2000). Election 2000 hindsight. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 155-156. https://doi.org/10.70763/601ac804ce8eac52499a1cde96bae911
- Immelman, A. (2000). Personality is the main issue. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 156-158. https://doi.org/10.70763/350a7f5ee27d22dbe36698b10930ff96
- Elovitz, P. H. (2000). Presidential free associations. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 158-160. https://doi.org/10.70763/8fc4bc380e6185d2f37a64f0c8f34a93
- Kalfus, M. (2000). From the eye of the hurricane: The view from Palm Beach County. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 160-161. https://doi.org/10.70763/9c51a13764ca629f439f6accbb4ec413
- Knapp, J. V. (2000). Election poem: “It could be worse?” [Poem]. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 161-162. https://doi.org/10.70763/76d4110e944e83212bafa4b11ebf2b7e
MEMORIALS
- Stein, H. F. (2000). In memoriam: L. Bryce Boyer (1916-2000) [Memorial]. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 162-164. https://doi.org/10.70763/c2e7b5bb0ec8bb7e2aaf8a5516ca5387
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
- Piven, J. (2000). Clio’s Psyche publishes only original materials: An apology [Letter to the Editor]. Clio’s Psyche, 7(3), 164. https://doi.org/10.70763/bf9ce4f69ab045fb497f79b7b5d7622e
BULLETIN BOARD
The next WORK-IN-PROGRESS SATURDAY SEMINAR: On January 27, 200l, Jay Gonen, Mary Coleman, et al will present on the role of law in society starting with the Ancient Sumerians.
CONFERENCES: The International Psychohistorical Association (IPA) meetings are on June 6-8, 2000, in New York City. Paper proposals are still being accepted by Henry Lawton at <>. (Note the change of dates from our previous announcement.) The Center on Violence and Human Survival held a November 17-18, 2000, conference, “The Second Nuclear Age and the Academy,” at John Jay College at the CUNY Graduate Center. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was the featured speaker.
RESEARCH: Thomas Blass reports that his Clio’s Psyche article (March, 1998, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp.
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109-112) on Stanley Milgram recently led to his signing a contract with Perseus Press to write a biography of Milgram.
TRAVEL: Ellen Mendel traveled to Germany in October. GET WELL WISHES: To David Beisel.
PUBLICATIONS: Congratulations to Maria T. Milora on the publication of Narcissism, the Family, and Madness: A Self-Psychological Study of Eugene O’Neill and His Plays; Mary Coleman, The Biology of the Autistic Syndromes, 3rd ed.; Rita Ransohoff, on the planned publication in the fall of 2001 of Fear and Envy: Why Men Have Needed to Control and Dominate Women; and to C. Fred Alford, author of What Evil Means to Us (1997) who wrote “Introduction to Evil” for Mind and Human Interaction’s special issue, “Defining Evil” (2000, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 84-90).
LECTURES: On September 28, 2000, Isaac Zieman spoke on “Universal Lessons from the Holocaust,” and on October 2 conducted a seminar of visiting Germans and New York Jews on the Holocaust.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Anie Kalayjiana has been elected Vice Chair of the United Nations NGO/DPI (Non-Governmental Organizations/Department of Public Information) for the 54th Annual Conference to be held in August, 2001.
OUR THANKS: To our members and subscribers for the support that makes Clio’s Psyche possible. To Benefactors Herbert Barry III, Andrew Brink, and Ralph Colp; Patrons Peter Petschauer, H. John Rogers, and Jacques Szaluta; Sustaining Members Mel Kalfus and Mary Lambert; Supporting Members Anonymous, Rudolph Binion, and Michael Hirohama; and Members Sander Breiner, Paul Elovitz, Florian Galler, David Lotto, Margaret McLaughlin, Geraldine Pauling, Rita Ransohoff, Roberta Rubin, and Richard Weiss. Special appreciation to Mel Kalfus for co-editing (with Associate Editor Bob Lentz) this issue’s special theme section on “The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories.” Our thanks for thought-provoking materials to Herbert Barry III, David Beisel, Rudolph Binion, Thomas Blass, Norman F. Cantor, Michael Cohen, Samuel Kline Cohn, Jr., Henry Vance Davis, Lloyd deMause, Dan Dervin, S. Virginia Gonsalves Domond, Jay Y. Gonen, David G. Goodman, Paul Hamburg, David J. Harper, John J. Hartman, Aubrey Immelman, Charlotte Kahn, Mel Kalfus, John V. Knapp,
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Peter Knight, Marcus LiBrizzi, Peter Loewenberg, David Lotto, Fran Mason, William McMurtrie, Brian J. McVeigh, Maria T. Miliora, Tord Østberg, Terrence Ripmaster, Robert Rousselle, Tilahun Sineshaw, Alasdair Spark, Francis Steen, Howard F. Stein, George Victor, and Andrew S. Winston; to Brett Lobbato and Richard Ranaudo for editing; and to Anna Lentz for proofreading.
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Call for Papers
PsychoGeography
Special Theme Issue
March, 2001
“PsychoGeography is the study of human projections upon geographic space and the psychic interaction between people and geography” (Elovitz). It investigates “how issues, experiences, and processes that result from grow ing up in a male or female body become symbolized and played out in the wider social and natural worlds” (Stein and Niederland).
March, 2001
“PsychoGeography is the study of human projections upon geographic space and the psychic interaction between people and geography” (Elovitz). It investigates “how issues, experiences, and processes that result from grow ing up in a male or female body become symbolized and played out in the wider social and natural worlds” (Stein and Niederland).
Some possible approaches:
- The gender of geography (e.g., “motherlands” and “fatherlands”)
- Psychogeography of rivers, islands, mountains, etc.
- Borders and borderland symbolism
- Cities, states, and countries as symbols of grandiosity, growth/decay, etc. (e.g., Las Vegas, Florida, California, and Washing ton, DC)
- Lightness and darkness, day and night
- Travel and exploration
- Illness, hospitals and hospices, and death
500-1500 words, due January 15 Contact Paul Elovitz
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Call for Papers
Psychological Uses of Law
Special Theme Issue
June, 2001
June, 2001
Possible approaches:
- The diffusion of law into every aspect of life (i.e., “the legalization of life”)
- Emotional uses of law (e.g., legal expression of anger, law as intimidation)
- Jury psychology
- Law as a system of gridlock
- Insanity and the law
- Dysfunctional family courts
- Legal rights of children
- The law and individual freedom
- Humor in the law and lawyer jokes
500-1500 words, due April 10 Contact Paul Elovitz,
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Call for Papers
Psychobiography of Ralph Nader
Special Theme March, 2001
Possible approaches:
- Psychodynamics and childhood
- Nader’s appeal to intellectuals and Independents; his campaign style
- His pro-Arab stance
- The Psychology of Disillusionment
500-1500 words, due January 15 Contact Paul Elovitz,
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Call for Participants
Role of Law in Society
Psychohistory Forum Seminar
Saturday, January 27, 2001, NYC
Seeking participants with a legal background and a strong psychodynamic interest.
Call for Papers
Saturday, January 27, 2001, NYC
Seeking participants with a legal background and a strong psychodynamic interest.
Call for Papers
Crime and Punishment
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