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).
Read Excerpts from Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 and Table of Contents from The Making of Psychohistory.
Volume 29 Number 3Spring 2023
ISSN 1080-2622
Editorial Board
C. Fred Alford, PhD University of Maryland • James William Anderson, PhD Northwestern University • David R. Beisel, PhD RCC-SUNY • Donald L. Carveth, PhD York University • Marilyn Charles, PhD Austen Riggs Center • Lawrence J. Friedman, PhD Harvard University • Ken Fuchsman, EdD University of Connecticut • Peter Loewenberg, PhD UCLA • Denis O’Keefe, PhD New York University • Peter W. Petschauer, PhD Appalachian State University • Vamık Volkan, MD University of Virginia
VISIONS AND DEFINITION OF PSYCHOHISTORY
- Elovitz, P. H. (2023). Visions and definitions of psychohistory. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 257-259. https://doi.org/10.70763/ce6c92303f38d297e263c7180f03d402
LAWRENCE J. FRIEDMAN FESTSCHRIFT
- West, M. I. (2023). Essays in honor of Lawrence J. Friedman. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 260-266 https://doi.org/10.70763/38651c4450f87348fcbe1f992746a954
- West, M. I. (2023). Lawrence Jacob Friedman timeline. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 266-267. https://doi.org/10.70763/c2ba1bc54b239208cb37b901c0d3b363
- Whitfield, S. (2023). The generosity of Lawrence J. Friedman. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 267-270. https://doi.org/10.70763/f6c79f4af478638c39b206ec30ab166b
- Eberle, S. G. (2023). When Teddy Roosevelt met Booker T. Washington: Thoughts on strenuous lives and work that counts. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 270-276. https://doi.org/10.70763/d6288499d0083cc34e60a077b7c4b3e1
- Kelley, J. L. (2023). Dr. Lawrence Friedman on the Menninger family: An attachment theoretical perspective. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 277-281. https://doi.org/10.70763/2d3acd3e240c61820625fff66a19938f
- Doel, R. E. (2023). Invisible colleges: How Friedman contributed to the production and diffusion of knowledge and strengthened storytelling. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 281-289. https://doi.org/10.70763/04ad5632029cbfbed8e136e5f6f7ddfa
- Clark, J. (2023). Making truths: Erik Erikson, Robert Coles, and Larry Friedman. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 289-294. https://doi.org/10.70763/4cb811134b9d39fc3104bd06ce75abad
- Heynders, O. (2023). Biography as dialogue? The case of Hella S. Haasse in relation to Lawrence J. Friedman. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 294-302. https://doi.org/10.70763/bbaa9d6a1445eac881750bea6053f564
- Brown, M. (2023). An uncommon commons: The Public Intellectuals Conference, 2009-2017. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 302-305. https://doi.org/10.70763/0233f3bb964cf325a30f8b1c2ed2da93
- Kuznick, P. (2023). Henry Wallace: A peacemongering visionary erased from the historical record. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 305-314 https://doi.org/10.70763/26505e0494662534f633586941b77d0c
- Burlingame, D. F. (2023). The connector: History, philanthropy, and psychology. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 314-316. https://doi.org/10.70763/ccbd8ca962b80445df1f7f38c57759f0
- Rosenberg, J. M. (2023). Larry Friedman, the Toledo Mud Hens, and me. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 316-318. https://doi.org/10.70763/66e8ba8216a1e152d72653d99a4f03ab
- Boskin, J. (2023). A reconnection with Larry Friedman. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 318-320. https://doi.org/10.70763/eb76c035d5d0a2bd2a0d0834b93c9c26
- Elovitz, P. H. (2023). An outstanding psychobiographer, psychohistorian, and organizer of public intellectual events. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 321-324. https://doi.org/10.70763/53ed35c74a2ec275b837374f04396c03
- Lotto, D. (2023). An appreciation of Larry Friedman. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 325. https://doi.org/10.70763/2b8eba3cb0d0f1d761cb74d94a5ace36
- Damião de Medeiros, P. (2023). My inspiring mentor. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 326-327. https://doi.org/10.70763/51de85ddd068f0bc787691d356176df9
- Atherton, C. (2023). Sunday morning epistles. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 327-329. https://doi.org/10.70763/cd0f74b5955dc87fd0605745c4b49ee8
- Kello, R. A. (2023). One world, open borders. In M. I. West, P. H. Elovitz, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Lawrence Jacob Friedman Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 329-331. https://doi.org/10.70763/a376033f78e144f494bfc743c0be3330
PSYCHOANALYSIS/PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANS: PART II
- Petschauer, P. W. (2023). A musical journey from Bach and Strauss to Mahler and Orff. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 332-336. https://doi.org/10.70763/743394beff4b1282ba735e5e3723ed74
- Gómez, A.J. (2023). The challenges of writing a psychobiography of Beethoven. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 336-342. https://doi.org/10.70763/95f8d9901ca8878e291552f001f67692
- Kavaler-Adler, S. (2023). Music as resistance and connection: Dance therapy and Argentine Tango. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 342-347. https://doi.org/10.70763/cd0cbcc668fe4bc58e0af3cc7e0a653d
- Gibbs, T. (2023). Jazz repose [Poem]. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 347-348. https://doi.org/10.70763/6150ccc6069bea6b5716254057a194ef
- Lijtmaer, R. M. (2023). The absence of women in classical music. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 348-351. https://doi.org/10.70763/fe40fb944ee700392ed51bfe84dd4e3d
- Christenbury, K. R. (2023). One educator’s journey of understanding generational trauma through classical composers. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 352-357. https://doi.org/10.70763/cc7e2b878868cbae992d1fb743995d8f
- Lamkin, J. R. II, Edwards, J. B., & Lamkin, M. J. (2023). The music events that changed our lives. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 357-363. https://doi.org/10.70763/96671501524948bc3937b4b30d0e57b9
- Trimbach, W. P. (2023). Wedding song. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 363-369. https://doi.org/10.70763/dc16622ddc767e6bc1200fe5df2fbdfb
- Kelley, J. L. (2023). The compulsion to create: Scott Walker and Freud’s Leonardo compared. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 370-374. https://doi.org/10.70763/0f46c64b74a6c964c674853a89796c8e
MEMORIALS
- Elovitz, P. H. (2023). Remembering Jay Y. Gonen (1934-2022). Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 374-375. https://doi.org/10.70763/716e1b8c6cd17b771da77391355749f3
BOOK REVIEWS
- Orcutt, C. (2023). Masud Khan: Paradox and enigma [Review of the book Masud Khan: Paradox and Enigma, by Linda Hopkins and Steven Kuchuck (2022)]. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 376-378. https://doi.org/10.70763/80537a945c7aaa788ccfcdf1b99b5d8f
- Lindquist, O. (2023). A perilous journey [Review of the book A Study of Malignant Narcissism: Personal and Professional Insights, by Richard Wood (2022)]. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 378-381. https://doi.org/10.70763/ae1eaa32d10b6c886981755d579fb4d8
- Cocks, G. (2023). Kohut’s fine exploration of empathy [Review of the book Empathy and the Historical Understanding of the Human Past, by Thomas A. Kohut (2020)]. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 381-384. https://doi.org/10.70763/fa2431bf9d65058fe34e9713e32d60e6
- Kelley, J. L. (2023). Fleshing out Freud’s undeveloped psychosexual stages [Review of the book Libido, Culture, and Consciousness: Revisiting Freud’s Totem and Taboo by Daniel S. Benveniste (2022)]. Clio’s Psyche, 29(3), 384-386. https://doi.org/10.70763/5b8e4fd39d9786228649a8a8bec4e008
BULLETIN BOARD
2023 CONFERENCES: The first Winter Psychohistory Forum Work-In-Progress seminar was held virtually on January 7th when Jerome Blackman (MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School), Paul H. Elovitz (Clio’s Psyche), and Inna Rozentsvit (Object Relations Institute) presented on the Psychology of Anxiety and Fear.
The Psychohistory Forum held the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Awards in Psychohistory on January 14th honoring four distinguished colleagues virtually: Peter J. Loewenberg, Robert Jay Lifton, Alan C. Elms, and David R. Beisel. On February 5th, the Forum co-sponsored with the International Psycho-historical Association’s (IPhA) virtual celebration of Arnold Richards’ publication of his autobiography, Unorthodox: My Life Inside and Outside Psychoanalysis: A Memoir. On February 25th, the Research and Publication Group of the Psychohistory Forum inaugurated the Psychobiography Reading Group with a James W. Anderson chapter on D. C. Winnicott and the author speaking to the group after its discussion. On March 18th, the Forum has scheduled the second Lifetime Achievement Awards virtual ceremony with recipients being: Lawrence J. Fried-man, Howard Stein, and Jacques Szaluta, as well as in absentia Herbert Barry and Daniel Dervin. Additional meetings will be hybrid or virtual and announced to the membership. In-person meetings will be at the Lincoln Center of Fordham University thanks to Professor Harold Takooshian, who hosts them, and each has a virtual component. Other presentations are currently being planned for 2023.
The German Society for Psychohistory and Political Psychology (Gesellschaft für Psychohistorie und Politische Psychologie—GPPP) conference will be held March 24-26 in Munich, Germany.
The IPhA’s 46th Annual conference will be held virtually on May 18-20. The International Society for Political Psychology’s (ISPP) meeting will be in Montréal, Québec, Canada, on July 9-11, at the Omni Mont-Royal; the Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society (APCS) will meet at the Rutgers Inn and Conference Centre in New Brunswick on October 26-29; and the Interdisciplinary Conference of the Forum for Psychoanalytic Education (IFPE) will meet on October 26-28 in Pasadena, CA.
CONGRATULATIONS: To Susan Kavaler-Adler on the publication of Selected Papers by Susan Kavaler-Adler: Developmental Mourning, Erotic Transference, and Object Relations Psychoanalysis, Vol. I (IPBooks, 2023); and to Merle Molofsky on the publication of the edited Jew Hating: The Black Milk of Civilization (IPBooks, 2023).
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: Daniel Benveniste, Jerome Blackman, Joseph Boskin, Jim Clark, John Lamkin, Ona Lindquist, and Stephen Whitfield. We have now created a new category of overseas-only electronic members to
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which we welcome Sven Fuchs and Pilar Damião de Medeiros. DEATHS: Michael Maccoby died on November 5, 2022, at age 88, and a memorial is scheduled for our next issue.
THANKS: To Benefac-tors Peter Barglow, Herb Barry III, David R. Beisel, Thomas Ferraro, Eva Fogelman, Peter Loewenberg, David Lotto, Jamshid Marvasti, Candace Orcutt, Arnold Richards, William McKinley (Mac) Runyan, Mary Peace Sullivan, and Duke Wagner; Patrons Theresa Aiello, Claude Barbre, Don-na Crawley, Paul H. Elovitz, David James Fisher, John Fitzpatrick, Denis O’Keefe, Peter W. Petschauer, Joyce Rosenberg, Jacques Szaluta, Duke Wagner, and Richard Wood; Sustaining Members Daniel Benveniste, Jerome Blackman, James R. Booth, Marilyn Charles, Susan Charney, Mary Coombs, Lawrence J. Friedman, Susan Kavaler-Adler, Danielle Knafo, Ruth Lijtmaer, Judith Logue, Burton N. Seitler, and Talia Shafir; and Supporting Members Joseph Boskin, Scott Eberle, Kenneth Gross, Ona Lindquist, Peggy McLaughlin, Marcie Newton, and Stephen Whitfield. Our special thanks for thought-provoking materials to Cassandra Atherton, Joseph Boskin, Michael Brown, Dwight F. Burlingame, Katu-rah R. Christenbury, Geoffrey Cocks, Jim Clark, Pilar Damião de Medeiros, Ronald E. Doel, Scott G. Eberle, Janice Berry Edwards, Paul H. Elovitz, Lawrence J. Friedman, Tom Gibbs, Abigail Jareño Gómez, Odile Heynders, Susan Kavaler-Adler, James L. Kelley, Robin Alfriend Kello, Peter Kuznick, Martin J. Lamkin, John R. Lamkin II, Ruth Lijtmaer, Ona Lindquist, David Lotto, Candace Orcutt, Peter W. Petschauer, Joyce M. Rosenberg, Inna Rozentsvit, Willow Pearson Trimbach, Mark I. West, and Stephen Whitfield. To Nicole D’Andria for editing, proofing, and Publisher 2016 software application and Professor Paul Salstrom, Tobi Ologundudu, and Divine Sylvester for proofing. Our special thanks to our authors, editors, and numerous overworked referees who must remain anonymous.
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Clio’s Psyche Call for Papers on
Psychobiography and the Autobiographies of Psychobiographers
Fall 2023 Issue (Papers due 6/01/2023)
Some possible psychological/psychoanalytic/approaches include:
- What makes the person you wrote on so interesting?
- When did the subject’s specialness first manifest itself?
- What is the relationship between the subject’s childhood and adulthood?
- What obstacles and traumas did your subject face and overcome?
- Why did you choose to write a particular psychobiography?
Write a 1000 word or less review of a just published psychobiography.
We seek articles from 2,000-4,000 words—including a 25-word abstract, 7-10 keywords, and your brief biography ending in your e-mail address—by 06/01/2023.
Call for Articles for Clio Festschrifts Subject and Date for Submission
William McKinley “Mac” Runyan June 1, 2023
for the fall issue Peter Webb Petschauer October 1, 2023 for the Winter 2024 issue Paul H. Elovitz January 15, 2024 for the Spring 2024 issue
Clio’s Psyche Publishes Papers on a wide range of subjects of psychohistorical interest.
First preference is given to papers relevant to special features, Festschrifts, issues, and symposia. The normal word limit in files accepted are 1,000 words for review essays, 1,500 words for symposia responses, 2,000 words for articles, 3,500 words for symposia, and 4,000 words for psychobiographies. Case studies are encouraged. Send articles and inquires to .
Clio’s Psyche Publishes Papers on a wide range of subjects of psychohistorical interest.
First preference is given to papers relevant to special features, Festschrifts, issues, and symposia. The normal word limit in files accepted are 1,000 words for review essays, 1,500 words for symposia responses, 2,000 words for articles, 3,500 words for symposia, and 4,000 words for psychobiographies. Case studies are encouraged. Send articles and inquires to .
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