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Volume 18 Number 3December 2011
ISSN 1080-2622
Editorial Board
C. Fred Alford, PhD University of Maryland • James W. Anderson, PhD Northwestern University • David Beisel, PhD RCC-SUNY • Donald L. Carveth, PhD, York University • Ken Fuchsman, EdD University of Connecticut • Bob Lentz • Peter Loewenberg, PhD UCLA • Peter Petschauer, PhD, Appalachian State University • Nancy Unger, PhD Santa Clara University
SYMPOSIUM ON ARTISTIC CREATIVITY
- Anderson, J. W. (2011). The psychology of artistic creativity: With reference to Arthur Miller and The Crucible. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 249-259. https://doi.org/10.70763/457ded6f20b28feb21b9bca73c498671
RESPONSES TO ANDERSON’S ARTISTIC CREATIVITY SYMPOSIUM
- Carveth, D. L. (2011). Reductionism and conscientious politics. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 260-262. https://doi.org/10.70763/68abef8ee1ac9b664a90b0bbaff4f770
- Elms, A. C. (2011). Psychological functions of artistic creativity. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 262-265. https://doi.org/10.70763/4a4526b1ec301744aba9526d78fcb2a6
- Elovitz, P. H. (2011). Creativity flows from our lives. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 265-269. https://doi.org/10.70763/956685427c5cd9dcb04f784272727336
- Fuchsman, K. (2011). Arthur Miller’s self-understanding in The Crucible. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 269-273. https://doi.org/10.70763/86a2f353e1e6692c05fe83d6fc79cf9d
- Javors, I. (2011). Arthur Miller’s “Jewish question”: Absence configures presence. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 273-275. https://doi.org/10.70763/e4a86b0d7bf4c46d7d550a92b0b2fcae
- Oppenheim, J. (2011). The intersection of the personal and the political. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 275-281. https://doi.org/10.70763/f5e62af885293cf4d511ceef31e61c80
- Pasupathi, M., Pasupathi, V. C., & Armintor, B. (2011). Theories of creativity in a historical lens. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 281-284. https://doi.org/10.70763/cf8d8c66b1212720e569b0bd67695451
- Ruddick, L. (2011). The artist’s unfinished business. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 284-288. https://doi.org/10.70763/e7e8f8e5982b3298c8addedf6811d500
- Schultz, W. T. (2011). The best psychobiography: A non-obvious question, a non-obvious answer. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 289-290. https://doi.org/10.70763/76b7a3a5cf67f3c4fcde3a8b39dab7be
- Van Assche, T. (2011). Psychobiography: A useful tool for interpreting art? Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 290-292. https://doi.org/10.70763/d1942a3ab01eb59220e2b3a46e7ef09d
ANDERSON RESPONDS
- Anderson, J. W. (2011). Further reflections on the psychology of artistic creativity. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 293-298. https://doi.org/10.70763/b64a70760bb75e3ecfd1ad86d8f10c88
FEATURED ART SCHOLAR AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE
- Ravenal, C. B. (2011). Carol Bird Ravenal: Creative connections. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 299-313. https://doi.org/10.70763/79e785d63f00348ff360d5a86528580b
Behind the Mask: The Fascist Heroism of Romaine Brooks’ Portraits
- Langer, C. (2011). Behind the mask: The fascist heroism of Romaine Brooks’ portraits. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 317-321. https://doi.org/10.70763/502cbcfede9f1df5528af4204f33e0c8
CREATIVE LIVES: PSYCHOBIOGRAPHICAL APPROACHES-PART 1
- Lachman, C. (2011). The quest for containment and assertion in the art of Louise Bourgeois. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 322-325. https://doi.org/10.70763/50d2d2262762648589b1943078712aa6
- Nelson, M. (2011). Inside a tightly closed balloon: Construction, reconstruction, and transformation in the figurative work of Magdalena Abakanowicz. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 325-337. https://doi.org/10.70763/6e616e79d491ba42638558caf0364003
- Unger, N. C. (2011). Frederick Law Olmsted: Tormented genius [Review of the book Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted: Abolitionist, Conservationist, and Designer of Central Park by Justin Martin (2011)]. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 339-342. https://doi.org/10.70763/ee39e503b6bedf0c98c388b7e8589aca
- Salstrom, P. (2011). Schultz’s Arbus: Psychology trumps artistry [Review of the book An Emergency in Slow Motion: The Inner Life of Diane Arbus by William Todd Schultz (2011)]. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 343-347. https://doi.org/10.70763/aba22f748b1a6dff75bda4fd1ee9fe07
OBAMA’S MOTHER, SAGAN’S CONTRIBUTIONS, AND SCHOOL BULLYING
- Elovitz, P. H., & Fuchsman, K. (2011). A dialogue on the impact of a mother on her son Barack Obama. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 347-357. https://doi.org/10.70763/8c53d30ad023ce50140181f713059ddf
- Carveth, D. L. (2011). On the psychoanalytic sociology of Eli Sagan. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 357-361. https://doi.org/10.70763/b3746c4a274181d2bcc315ab1f7aa87d
- Cunnington, R. (2011). A culture of bullies: An English boys’ boarding school experience in the 1930s. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 361-364. https://doi.org/10.70763/db8419f41d890df802dca330e6284952
AN ADDITIONAL RESPONSE TO BEISEL
- Rancour-Laferriere, D. (2011). Why the blind spots? Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 365-367. https://doi.org/10.70763/4dc3ed26a29c9c3df3ec373524377a5b
BOOK REVIEWS
- Dervin, D. (2011). Eigen on object-relations [Review of the book Madness and Murder: Eigen in Seoul, Volume 1 by Michael Eigen (2011)]. Clio’s Psyche, 18(3), 368-371. https://doi.org/10.70763/991327d63593b0ba2c45618bf81f6a64
Bulletin Board
CONFERENCES: Invitations to Psychohistory Forum Work-In-Progress Seminars will be sent by email to members as plans are finalized. At the suggestion of Don Carveth, the Forum is planning to jointly sponsor a Toronto meeting of the Toronto Psychoanalytic Society devoted to the work of Eli Sagan. The Forum’s Psychology, Childhood, and Personalities of Presidents Research Group is planning a presentation by Herbert Barry, Paul Elovitz, and Ken Fuchsman at the International Psychohistorical Association’s (IPA) June 8-10, 2012 35th annual meeting at New York University. On July 6-9, 2012, the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) is holding its annual conference in Chicago.
NOTES ON MEMBERS: We welcome new member Marcie Newman. At the Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society’s (APCS) Rutgers conference on November 4-5, 2011 Marilyn Charles, Alice Maher, and Howard Stein presented papers.
OUR THANKS: To our members and subscribers for the support that makes Clio’s Psyche possible. To Benefactors Herbert Barry, David Beisel, David Lotto, and Peter Petschauer; Patrons Andrew Brink, Peter Loewenberg, Alice Maher, Jamshid Marvasti, and Jacques Szaluta; Sustaining Members George Brown, Eva Fogelman, Ken Fuchsman, and Nancy Unger; Supporting Members Dick Booth, Sander Breiner, John Hartman, Allan Mohl, Marcie Newman, and Lee Solomon; and Members Molly Castelloe, Geof-
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frey Cocks, Anna Geifman, Flora Hogman, Geraldine Pauling, Margie Quackenbush, Ken Rasmussen, and Vivian Rosenberg. Our special thanks for thought-provoking materials to James Williams Anderson, Benjamin Armintor, Donald Carveth, Ray Cunnington, Dan Dervin, Alan C. Elms, Paul H. Elovitz, Ken Fuchsman, Irene Javors, Carol Lachman, Cassandra Langer, Maxine Nelson, Josie Oppenheim, Monisha Pasupathi, Vimala C. Pasupathi, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere, Carol Bird Ravenal, Lisa Ruddick, Paul Salstrom, Krystyna Sanderson, William Todd Schultz, Nancy C. Unger, and Tobias Van Assche. Thanks to Bob Lentz for Guest Editing and final proofing. To Nicole Alliegro for editing, proofing, and Publisher 2007 software application, Caitie Adams for editing and proofing, and Cara Daniello and Professor Paul Salstrom for proofing. Our special thanks to our editors and to our numerous, overworked referees, who must remain anonymous.
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Call for Papers
on the Contributions and Lives of Peter Loewenberg and Robert Jay Lifton
Forthcoming Special Issues
The extraordinary and unique contributions of these two outstanding scholars in the fields of political psychology and psychohistory will be our focal points.
Length: 500-1,500 words
Articles are welcome, as well as two longer articles of up to 3,000 words. A symposium article is also a possibility.
Deadline: Date for the Loewenberg Special Feature: April 1, 2012
Contact: Editor Paul Elovitz at Due Date for the Lifton Special Feature: July 1, 2012 Contact Guest Editor David Lotto at
The extraordinary and unique contributions of these two outstanding scholars in the fields of political psychology and psychohistory will be our focal points.
Length: 500-1,500 words
Articles are welcome, as well as two longer articles of up to 3,000 words. A symposium article is also a possibility.
Deadline: Date for the Loewenberg Special Feature: April 1, 2012
Contact: Editor Paul Elovitz at Due Date for the Lifton Special Feature: July 1, 2012 Contact Guest Editor David Lotto at
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Forthcoming in March 2012 Issue
Creative Lives: Psychobiographic Approaches—Part 2
“Repair Theory and Creativity” “Freud and Leonardo: Clash of the Titans”
“A Paradox of Creativity: Freud’s Self-Understanding in the Oedipus Complex”
“Psychobiographic Profiles: The Inner World of Three Giants of Literature”
“The Paradoxical Notion of Sexuality in Antonia White’s Autobiographical Novel, Frost in May”
“Evelyn Waugh and Brideshead Revisited” “Voyaging With an Art Journal to the Creative Self”
“Rainer Rilke’s Artistic Expression and Transformation”
“The Father, the Mother, and the Other: The Case of James Merrill” “Anxiety of Influence or Influence Easing Anxiety?”
“A Psychodynamic Theory of Creativity: Greenacre and Shakespeare”
“Reflections on S. Ansky’s The Dybbuk:
The ‘Queerness of Creativity’”
“‘What’ll It Be?’: Stanley Kubrick and History”
“‘Defiant’ Creativity: Rafael Schächter and Verdi’s Requiem in Terezin”
“Encouragement and Perseverance: Lives of Some Working-Class Artists”
“Art and Neurosis: A Myth”
Featured Young Scholar of Creativity Interview “Agon: A ‘Muse’ for Sontag”
“A Paradox of Creativity: Freud’s Self-Understanding in the Oedipus Complex”
“Psychobiographic Profiles: The Inner World of Three Giants of Literature”
“The Paradoxical Notion of Sexuality in Antonia White’s Autobiographical Novel, Frost in May”
“Evelyn Waugh and Brideshead Revisited” “Voyaging With an Art Journal to the Creative Self”
“Rainer Rilke’s Artistic Expression and Transformation”
“The Father, the Mother, and the Other: The Case of James Merrill” “Anxiety of Influence or Influence Easing Anxiety?”
“A Psychodynamic Theory of Creativity: Greenacre and Shakespeare”
“Reflections on S. Ansky’s The Dybbuk:
The ‘Queerness of Creativity’”
“‘What’ll It Be?’: Stanley Kubrick and History”
“‘Defiant’ Creativity: Rafael Schächter and Verdi’s Requiem in Terezin”
“Encouragement and Perseverance: Lives of Some Working-Class Artists”
“Art and Neurosis: A Myth”
Featured Young Scholar of Creativity Interview “Agon: A ‘Muse’ for Sontag”
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Call for Papers
The Psychology of Human-Animal Relationships
The June 2012 Special Issue
Insights on the Anthropomorphizing of Animals and the Psychology of:
Insights on the Anthropomorphizing of Animals and the Psychology of:
- The domestication of the wild and the human-animal bond Fear (zoophobia) & loathing of animals
- Animals as food: changing fantasies about and historical changes in taste; explorations of the eating & killing of animals, and the rejection of both
- Animals as companions, curiosities, food, pests, surrogates, totems, Companion animal end of life issues & rituals, loss and bereavement Why different owners choose certain pets
- Animals as family members we love enough to pick up their feces
- Childhood relationships to animals: stuffed animals, fantasy and mythical animals (unicorns, centaurs), perceptions of pets in childhood compared to later in life (fantasy vs. reality), circuses or 4-H clubs and fairs
- The healing power of pets and animal companions, & animal-assisted therapy
- When pets assume the role of children for childless couples & empty nesters Control & power in human-animal interactions: obedience training, etc.
- Ethology: what we learn about humans from the scientific study of animals Working dogs for the disabled, military, and police
- Freud and his dogs (Chow Chow Jo-Fi, ) in the therapeutic setting
- Psychological correlations between exotic (extreme) pets (snakes, spiders/ insects, small mammals) and the personalities of their owners
- Observing elusive animals in the wild
- Animals in circuses, laboratories, photos, workplaces, or zoos Extinction in fantasy, history, psychology, and science
- From killing to saving animals: Darwin, Theodore Roosevelt, et Historical & religious views on animals
- Reviews/review essays on books (The Vindication of Brutes, 1792), exhibits, films (Black Beauty, Sea Biscuit), plays (War Horse), shows, or Web sites
Articles are welcome. One article of up to 4,000 words for a possible symposium would need to be submitted by March 1, 2012.
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