This past Sunday 5 May, The Guardian featured an article entitled “Interpretation of seams? Sigmund Freud’s couch needs £5,000 restoration”. It recounts how… Read more Guardian article: “Interpretation of seams? Sigmund Freud’s couch needs £5,000 restoration”
Category: Literature
The Endurance of Graphology in France
Hugh Schofield at BBC News Paris has posted an interesting article on the continued use of the field of graphology… Read more The Endurance of Graphology in France
New issue – History of the Human Sciences
A new issue of History of the Human Sciences is now online and contains the following two articles which may… Read more New issue – History of the Human Sciences
“Appily Ever After: A Smartphone Shrink” (NYTimes)
The New York Times recently published an article by Judith Newman entitled “Appily Ever After: A Smartphone Shrink”, which H-Madness… Read more “Appily Ever After: A Smartphone Shrink” (NYTimes)
Buchankündigung: Armut und Wahnsinn: “Arme Irre” und ihre Familien im Spannungsfeld von Psychiatrie und Armenfürsorge in Glasgow, 1875-1921 (Jens Gründler)
In Großbritannien errichteten und finanzierten die Verwaltungen der Armenfürsorge seit dem mittleren 19. Jahrhundert große psychiatrische Institutionen. Die Geschichte der… Read more Buchankündigung: Armut und Wahnsinn: “Arme Irre” und ihre Familien im Spannungsfeld von Psychiatrie und Armenfürsorge in Glasgow, 1875-1921 (Jens Gründler)