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 22 Number 1Fall 2015
ISSN 1080-2622
Editorial Board
Herb Barry, PhD University of Pittsburgh • 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
PSYCHOHISTORY AT THE CROSSROADS (SYMPOSIUM)
- Lotto, D. (2015). Psychohistory is an approach rather than a discipline. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.70763/b2ea5e977c5fc1ccfa74171a9723dd61
- Fuchsman, K. (2015). Psychohistory’s current state and future agenda. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 4-10. https://doi.org/10.70763/9dc372713683fd865d366d5d9ee810ba
- Elovitz, P. H. (2015). The value of applied psychohistory. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 10-14. https://doi.org/10.70763/044a23cadb567653eb51d4eb40acaa88
- Beisel, D. R. (2015). Psychohistory and the historians: 1970-2015. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 15-20. https://doi.org/10.70763/17693c91d9204b7a7646284bb3adb603
- Elovitz, P. H. (2015). A comparison of early Freudianism with the psychohistorical movement. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 20-25. https://doi.org/10.70763/9a11883317fde3aef2e2432a58c86779
COMMENTARIES ON THE FIVE PAPERS
- Gonen, J. Y. (2015). Psychohistory is a valuable approach. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 25-29. https://doi.org/10.70763/d58e2f077670f4de9cd7963c857f2534
- Ponterotto, J. G. (2015). The resurgence of psychohistory in psychology. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 29-32. https://doi.org/10.70763/7f141cf8e7136ce8701dc6636c2a6fe4
- Bakker, H. (2015). Psychohistory: Movement or discipline? Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 32-35. https://doi.org/10.70763/35c5a2cb362c4d214156f930e7d13252
- Ihanus, J. (2015). Mindsets of psychohistory. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 35-38. https://doi.org/10.70763/b0bef4c9a6e50d43880191492d4fc827
- Pederson, T. (2015). Free associations on attending my first psychohistory conference. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 38-40. https://doi.org/10.70763/566a9968b43628588e76be5a85a0f9e8
- Cotton, M.-A. (2015). A perspective on reflective consciousness and psychohistory. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 40-43. https://doi.org/10.70763/2b6921f2c64dee16ba21ebf17f3c2c92
- 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
THE SYMPOSIUM AUTHORS’ REPLIES
- Lotto, D. (2015). Selected responses and additional thoughts. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 46-49. https://doi.org/10.70763/98d8a23fd60826a2a474c5b4f5811707
- Beisel, D. R. (2015). Comments on crossroads and the IPA. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 49-53. https://doi.org/10.70763/370bfb31abd222b582245b977ea5f25a
- Fuchsman, K. (2015). Crossroads within psychohistory. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 53-57. https://doi.org/10.70763/045cf83ab0722e782cf72d14e44adf98
- Elovitz, P. H. (2015). Professionalizing psychohistory and other issues. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 58-62. https://doi.org/10.70763/f75526659f31040afeb61cb7133e4e6d
SYMPOSIUM RELATED ARTICLES
- Petschauer, P. W. (2015). My experience with psychohistory. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 62-65. https://doi.org/10.70763/f499d34bd87b42948b3960b8f6b82e74
- Ihanus, J. (2015). To educate or not to educate through psychoanalysis-and in psychohistory. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 65-70. https://doi.org/10.70763/44ac09ac6a149136a4102ee4b4103ae6
- D’Agostino, B. (2015). A research program for psychohistory. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 70-74. https://doi.org/10.70763/a7a3d70c6d17a73140918996d03c014f
- Elovitz, P. H., & Cifelli, D. (2015). Three psychohistorical journals. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 74-80. https://doi.org/10.70763/d8e1344e27a5b08cdfd5d027d9b8d6de
- Cifelli, D., & Elovitz, P. H. (2015). Insights from psychohistorical journal editors. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 81-90. https://doi.org/10.70763/92bf5e6240737e0326ea59846a83e076
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
- Wilson, N., & Elovitz, P. H. (2015). Baltimore: Reflections on inner city violence in America. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 90-94. https://doi.org/10.70763/f565bb9efccaf6986443db0bf01018bc
- Clifford, M. D. (2015). Sigmund Freud’s “psychological treatment” of Anna Freud: The re-creation of trauma. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 95-98. https://doi.org/10.70763/1cd138d0499a68f4bb72bee04bbec2d7
BOOK REVIEWS
- Szaluta, J. (2015). An excellent account of Alfred Dreyfus’ ordeal [Review of the book Alfred and Lucie Dreyfus in the Phantasmagoria by Norman Simms (2013)]. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 99-104. https://doi.org/10.70763/4a5876b450b45371f6cfe5047ac8cd45
MEETING REPORTS
- Petschauer, P. W. (2015). A European psychohistory conference [Meeting Report]. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 105-107. https://doi.org/10.70763/6244b2ba957c48bc64582cf2bcec3d04
- Elovitz, P. H. (2015). Clifford on Freud as the leader of psychoanalysis [Meeting Report]. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 107-110. https://doi.org/10.70763/b4a721cfb62f5d19ec61575114d8a2d1
MEMORIALS
- Carveth, D. (2015). My mentor Eli Sagan (1927-2015): In memoriam [Memorial]. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 110-115. https://doi.org/10.70763/fd4f21f2556dad0ea8b7a5c04eabebda
- Fuchsman, K. (2015). Peter Gay (1923-2015): In memoriam [Memorial]. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 115-119. https://doi.org/10.70763/b1300291698eadedb559786c809cc592
BULLETIN BOARD
CONFERENCES: The Psychohistory Forum’s 2015 Work-In-Progress Seminars will be announced as details are finalized. On September 26, 2015 Denis O’Keefe (New York University) will speak on the application of psychohistory to public policy including terror management. On November 7, 2015 Larry J. Friedman (Harvard University) will present on the nature of hatred. Additional proposals are welcome and will be vetted by a committee once a presentation paper is submitted. We wish to thank Michael Clifford (psychoanalytic practice), Ken Fuchsman (UConn), and Susan Gregory (private practice) for their recent Forum presentations and Jacques Szaluta (Merchant Marine Academy) for serving as moderator. Announcements and papers are sent out electronically to Psychohistory Forum members. Upcoming conferences of interest include the Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society at Rutgers University on October 22-24, 2015 with Sudhir Kakar as the featured speaker; the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis on the Assaults on the Psyche: Within/Without is on November 15, 2015 at the New York Law School in Manhattan; the International Psychohistorical Association’s (IPA) conference will be on June 1-3, 2016 at New York University; and the International Society for Political Psychology’s (ISPP) conference will be on July 14-17, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland.
CONGRATULATIONS: To Thomas Kohut of Williams College who this fall will be the Fulbright-Freud Visiting Scholar of Psychoanalysis at the Freud Museum in Vienna, as well as teaching a course at the university and researching empathy. To William R. Meyers on the publication in June by Palgrave Macmillan of his Social Science Methods for Clinical Inquiry: The Unconscious on the World Scene. OUR
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THANKS: To our members and subscribers for the support that makes Clio’s Psyche possible. To Benefactors Herbert Barry, David Beisel, Tom Ferraro, Peter Loewenberg, David Lotto, Marvasti Jamshid, and Mary Peace Sullivan; Patrons Bill Argus, Ken Fuchsman, Alice Maher, Peter Petschauer, and Jacques Szaluta; Sustaining Members Peter Barglow, Dick Booth, George and Carolyn Brown, Alan Mohl, Joyce Rosenberg, Burton Seitler, and Arlene Steinberg; Supporting Members Paul H. Elovitz, Judy Gardiner, Sue Gouaux, Bob Lentz, Marcie Newton, Sandra Parness, Mena and Dominic Potts, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere, and Christina Stern; and Members Matthew Bowker, Valerie Rose Brinton, Michael Britton, Molly Castelloe, Hanna Cohen, Brian D’Agostino, Irene Javors, Margaret Kind, Denis O’Keefe, Bonnie Oglensky, Geraldine Pauling, Vivan Rosenberg, Roberta Rubin, Joan Seymour, and Howard Stein. Our special thanks for thought-provoking materials to Hans Bakker, David R. Beisel, Donald Carveth, David Cifelli, Michael J. Clifford, Marc-André Cotton, Brian D’Agostino, Paul H. Elovitz, Ken Fuchsman, Jay Y. Gonen, Juhani Ihanus, David Lotto, Trevor Pederson, Peter Petschauer, Joseph G. Ponterotto, Lawrence Shiner, Norman Simms, Charles B. Strozier, and Jacques Szaluta. To Nicole D’Andria for editing, proofing, and Publisher 2013 software application, Caitlin Adams Gaynor and Joyce Rosenberg for editing and proofing, and David Cifelli 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’s Psyche Call for Papers
The Psychology of Terror and Terrorists
For the December 2015 Issue the Deadline is October 1, 2015
Clio’s Psyche is looking for articles on a variety of subjects including the psychoanalysis/psychology of the following:
Clio’s Psyche is looking for articles on a variety of subjects including the psychoanalysis/psychology of the following:
- The group and individual feelings terror induces in us
- Case studies of coping mechanisms used in the face of terror
- Domestic terror: Shooting strangers in public places
- Murder-suicide next door in the cities and suburbs
- Police as executioners in cases of “cowardly suicides”
- Case studies of the motivations of terrorists at home and abroad
- Suicidal terrorism: Case studies Andreas Lubitz, Abdulazeez, et al.
- The war on terrorism on TV and at the cinema
- What we learn from failed suicides and suicide bombers/shooters
- The emergence, psychology, and fear of “lone wolf” terrorists
- Why girls and women become suicide bombers for ISIS, et al.
- The historical and current relationship of suicide to religions
- Murder-suicide among the Tamil Tigers, in ancient Judah at Masada, or elsewhere
- The legal processes, news making, and the “theater” of terrorists’ trials
- Freud views on suicide, murder, and human destructiveness
- Psychoanalytic explanations of suicidal terrorism: Nancy Kobrin, et al.
- Suicide in the context of WWII and war in general
- Reviews on books dealing with murder-suicides and terrorism, such as Jessica Stern and J.M. Berger’s ISIS: The State of Terror
We seek articles from 1,000 to 2,000 words—including your brief
biography. Some 3,500 word essays are also welcome provided they are outstanding scholarship and well written. We do not publish bibliographies and usually have citations only for direct quotes. Articles, abstracts, and queries should be sent to
Paul H. Elovitz, PhD, at .
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