THE MARILYN CHARLES SYMPOSIUM

PSYCHOLOGY AND THE HOLOCAUST: PART II

MEETING REPORTS

BOOK REVIEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

BULLETIN BOARD

CONFERENCES: The Psychohistory Forum’s 2014 Work-In-Progress Seminars are announced as details are finalized. Ken Fuchsman (University of Connecticut) and Paul Elovitz (Ramapo College) will present on September 20, 2014 on the progress or lack thereof of civilization, asking the question: Is humankind more or less civilized? On November 1, 2014 Lawrence J. Friedman (Harvard University) will speak on “‘Give Peace a Chance’: Growth of a Dissenting Minority in the Early Cold War.” On January 31, 2015 Michael Clifford (private practice) will speak on a subject relevant to his research on Bowlby, Anna Freud, Klein, and Winnicott. Additional proposals are welcome and will be vetted by a committee once a presentation paper is submitted. Announcements and papers are sent out electronically to Psychohistory Forum members. Upcoming conferences include the Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society (APCS) conference at Rutgers University on October 17-18, 2014; the International Forum for Psychoanalytic Education (IFPE) meetings will be held in San Francisco on November 6-8, 2014; the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP) conference will be held on November 15, 2014 in Manhattan; the Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) meetings of the American Psychological Association (APA) will be held in San Francisco on April 23-26, 2015; the International Psychohistorical Association’s (IPA) conference will be on June 3-5, 2015 at New York University; and the International Society for Political Psychology’s (ISPP) conference will be on July 3-56, 2015 in San Diego. We welcome new members Bill Argus, Michael Clifford, and Duke Wagner.

CONGRATULATIONS: To Brian D’Agostino on his election as IPA president.

NOTES: Dieter Beck of Germany and Souvik Raychaudhuri of India missed the deadline for writing about the contributions of Henry Lawton for the June issue, but their contributions are appreciated. Ruth Lijtmaer’s numerous professional contributions included “The Secret Box” Division 39 APA panel. Margery Quackenbush will lead a panel at the “Myths of the Mighty Woman: What makes A Woman?” conference on October 11, 2014 in Manhattan. Thanks to Arnie Richards a link to The Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud may be found on http://internationalpsychoanalysis.net/2014/06/17/the-complete-works-of-sigmund-freud/.

OUR THANKS: To our members and subscribers for the support that makes Clio possible. To Benefactors Bill Argus, Herbert Barry, David Beisel, Peter Loewenberg, David

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Lotto, Jamshid Marvasti, and Mary Peace Sullivan; Patrons Tom Ferraro, Eva Fogelman, Ken Fuchsman, Alice Maher, Peter Petschauer, and Jacques Szaluta; Sustaining Members David James Fisher, Ruth Lijtmaer, Alan Mohl, and Joyce Rosenberg; Supporting Members Peter Barglow, Don Carveth, Michael Clifford, John Hartman, Bob Lentz, Judy Gardiner, Billy Pivnick, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere, Burton Seitler, Hanna Turken, and Duke Wagner; and Members Valerie Rose Brinton, Lawrence Friedman, Ted Goertzel, Philip Langer, Judith Logue, Richard Lyman and Ruth Neubauer. Our special thanks for thought-provoking materials to C. Fred Alford, Herbert Barry, David Beisel, Don Carveth, Molly Castelloe, Velleda C. Ceccoli, Marilyn Charles, Howard Covitz, Muriel Dimen, Helen DeVinney, Paul H. Elovitz, Marion Feldman, Eva Fogelman, Ken Fuchsman, Katy Hazan, Irene Javors, Samantha Laken, David Lotto, William Meyers, Ruth Neubauer, Lysandra Perez-Stromolo, Peter Petschauer, Joyce M. Rosenberg, Sivan Schneider, Joan T. Seymour, Joan W. Scott, Miriam Alexandra Senfft, Miriam Victor Spiegel, Hanna Turken, Junia de Vilhena, Neil Wilson and Maria Helena Zamora. To Nicole D’Andria for editing, proofing, and Publisher 2013 software application, Caitlin Adams for editing and proofing, and Dr. Eva Fogelman, Jennifer Howard, 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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Clio Call for Papers

How Electronics are Changing Our Lives

For the December 2014 Issue the Deadline is October 1, 2014
 Clio’s Psyche is looking for articles on a variety of subjects including the psychoanalysis/psychology of the following:
  • Developmental changes in children based on early exposure
  • How electronics empower the young
  • How the “digital generation” differs from your generation
  • Neurobiographical changes based on electronics
  • Changes in intimacy based on electronics
  • The impact of electronics on the experience of the “other”
  • How technology influences our metaphors and thinking
  • The impact of texting on the family: dependence/individualization
  • Electronics and the sense of self
  • The impact of electronics on impulse control
  • How electronics has improved or deteriorated your life/ world
  • Electronics and the democraticization of society
  • The danger to civil liberties from electronics
  • Humor in the electronic world
  • Electronic cocoons
  • Anthropomorphizing electronics including robots
  • Using Skype for therapy, education, romance, or teaching
  • Psychobiographies of futurologists and innovators: Asimov, Edison, Gates, Jobs, Khan, Kurzweill, Wales, Zuckerberg, et al.
  • Reviews of recent books and films
  • Poems relevant to our special issues, major subjects, or psychohistory

We seek articles from 500 to 1,500 words–including your brief biography. Some 2,500-3,500 word essays are also welcome provided they are outstanding scholarship and well written. We do not publish bibliographies and have citations only for direct quotes. Articles, abstracts, and queries should be sent to
Paul H. Elovitz, PhD, at .

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