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 11 Number 3December 2004
ISSN 1080-2622
Editorial Board
C. Fred Alford, PhD University of Maryland • James W. Anderson, PhD Northwestern University • David Beisel, PhD RCC-SUNY • Rudolph Binion, PhD Brandeis University • Andrew Brink, PhD Formerly of McMaster University and The University of Toronto • Joseph Dowling, PhD Lehigh University • Glen Jeansonne, PhD University of Wisconsin • Peter Loewenberg, PhD UCLA • Peter Petschauer, PhD Appalachian State University • Leon Rappoport, PhD Kansas State University
Articles (17)
IPA GROUP PROCESS SYMPOSIUM
- Lawton, H. (2004). Attempting group analysis. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 77-79. https://doi.org/10.70763/99f0e91e4f90ecc1c3bdee598eadca30
- Beisel, D. (2004). Some thoughts on group process at IPA conventions. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 79-80. https://doi.org/10.70763/f5cfbc876972bd0d031c8abc37344c28
- deMause, L. (2004). Group process is a success. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 80. https://doi.org/10.70763/a61f27ab2165df0e18cc9433bd7f27c5
- Elovitz, P. H. (2004). The costly group process experiment. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 81-82. https://doi.org/10.70763/5e34a2b4c23f4de585fb09a7f546f527
- Hartman, J. J. (2004). Reflections by one of the first group process analysts. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 83-84. https://doi.org/10.70763/54ee290e80589a2a1225c338a71839f5
- Lawton, H. (2004). Lawton responds to the commentators. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 84-87. https://doi.org/10.70763/4fdaa19b1f22a4d926fce9bfc7c61fa5
THE SCHOLARLY VALUE OF DREAMS SPECIAL FEATURE
- Petschauer, P. (2004). A dream of a concentration camp. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 77, 87-90. https://doi.org/10.70763/2377f9eb902f3c5855aca19197689b14
- Ullman, M. (2004). Questions come before answers. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 90-91. https://doi.org/10.70763/6fd86e0ad726b778e37cf270fa0247d7
- Bulkeley, K. (2004). Petschauer’s dream. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 91-92. https://doi.org/10.70763/27e9661e033a73a6ad8cefcde965c54d
- Elovitz, P. H. (2004). Dreams and the historian’s mindset. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 92-94. https://doi.org/10.70763/481263854facf41a2f8a64a21956d87b
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
- Szaluta, J. (2004). Sigmund Freud’s medical ego ideals. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 77, 94-100. https://doi.org/10.70763/09779bb7930c8a0a44360e12b538ae3c
BOOK REVIEWS
- Dervin, D. (2004). Freud’s wolf man [Review of the book The Wolf Man’s Burden by Sigmund Freud (2001)]. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 100-102. https://doi.org/10.70763/5f1d3986fae10ed2994d14ecd89892d7
- Felix, D. (2004). Appreciating Freud [Review of the book Freud the Man: An Intellectual Biography by Lydia Flem (2003)]. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 102-103. https://doi.org/10.70763/6f5e4e86a87220e5d361ad82f1ebc335
- Daschke, D. (2004). The Catholic culture bearer to the Rockies [Review of the book Father Bosetti in America: A Biographical Study by Dan Dervin (2004)]. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 103-105. https://doi.org/10.70763/366ce3dedb69b786dae1aa8d75e4e765
- Fogelman, E. (2004). Milgram’s legacy [Review of the book The Man Who Shocked the World: The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram by Thomas Blass (2004)]. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 105-107. https://doi.org/10.70763/93189dd27c5c3221f5687b74bcba0ab6
- Straile-Costa, P. (2004). Psychological insights into the life of Saint Rose of Lima [Review of the book Wounds of Love: The Mystical Marriage of Saint Rose of Lima by Frank Graziano (2004)]. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 108-110. https://doi.org/10.70763/dba4c1a117472f6aca95211285d0587e
- Petschauer, P. (2004). Creative and destructive leaders of large groups [Review of the book Blind Trust: Large Groups and Their Leaders in Times of Crisis and Terror by Vamık Volkan (2004)]. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 110-111. https://doi.org/10.70763/b440369bceb6aecbd0ffa5b66301ca66
BULLETIN BOARD
One of the forthcoming Psychohistory Forum WORK-IN-PROGRESS SATURDAY SEMINARS will be on April 2, 2005 when Anna Geifman (Boston University) will present “Profile of the Modern Terrorist,” from her forthcoming book, Death will be Their God.
CONFERENCES: At the International Psychohistorical Association (IPA) at Fordham University on June 8-10, 2005, the Forum’s Research Group on the Childhood, Personality, and Psychology of Presidential Candidates and Presidents will sponsor a session on the first 100 days of the Bush administration and the prospects for the next four years. The presenters include Herbert Barry, Dan Dervin, Paul Elovitz, and Jennefer Mazza. (Rudy Binion, John Hartman, David Lotto, and H. John Rogers are some additional Forum members noted on the program.) Jacques Szaluta (E-mail: ) has taken the lead in arranging for psychohistorical panels at the International Society for Political Psychology (ISPP) in Toronto, Canada, on July 3-6, 2005 and he has asked Paul Elovitz to set up a second panel and perhaps a roundtable. Contact either for details.
AWARDS: The Psychohistory Forum has available the Young Scholars Membership Award, the Clio’s Psyche Subscription Award, and the Sidney Halpern Award for the Best Psychohistorical Idea or Accomplishment. The last may be granted at the graduate, undergraduate, or postgraduate level.
DEATHS: Lucy Freeman, a pioneer in reporting on mental health/psychoanalysis, author of 78 books, and a friend to psychohistory died at age 88 in December from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease.
OUR THANKS: To our members and subscribers for the support that makes Clio’s Psyche possible. To Benefactors Herbert Barry, Ralph Colp, and Mary Lambert; Patrons David Beisel, Peter Loewenberg, Peter Petschauer, H. John Rogers, and Jacques Szaluta; Sustaining Members C. Frederick (Fred) Alford and David Lotto; Supporting Member Hanna Turken; and Members Sander Breiner, Paul Elovitz, Alberto Fergusson, Richard Harrison, Flora Hogman, Glen Jeansonne, Margery Quackenbush, Robert Quackenbush, and Roberta Rubin. Our thanks for thought-provoking materials to David Beisel, Kelly Bulkeley, Dereck Daschke, Lloyd deMause, Dan Dervin, David Felix, Eva Fogelman, John Hartman, Henry Lawton, Peter Petschauer, Paula Straile-Costa, Jacques Szaluta, and Montague Ullman. Our appreciation to Dick Booth and Bob Lentz for selected editing and to Lauren Gargani for proofing, and laying out the issue in Publisher 2003 software.
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In the March Issue of
Clio’s Psyche:
The Voice/Personal Experience and Psychology of Women at Work and in Modern Life
“My Journey from Oxford to Psychohistory”
“Physics and Pantyhose Days”
“My Personal Experience in National Defence”
“Finding My Own Path”
“Women’s Freedom to Choose”
“Being a Feminist in Israel”
“The ‘Jewish Mother’ in Myth and Society”
“Remembering My Mother”
“Overcoming Pain through Writing”
“The Gender Gap in Voting”
“Martha Stewart and Her Gender Role”
“Sexism at the Hardware Store”
“The Beauty Myth: The Culture of Appearance”
Distinguished Scholar: Nancy J. Chodorow
(Reproduction of Mothering)
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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
