The 23rd Annual Convention of the International Psychohistorical
Association will be held at Fordham University in NYC on June 7-9, 200. It
will feature over 50 speakers and panels. The Distinguished lecture will be
given by Richard Rhodes, author of the recent best-seller "Why They Kill,"
discussing the childhood origins and psychodynamics of human violence, both
personal and social.
The first day features a study by Swiss psychoanalyst Arno Gruen
who will report on his study of a thousand German soldiers on why they gave
up their identity when they went to war. Eli Sagan will present his chapter
on Robespierre from his book on the French Revolution, Alan Jacobs will
speak on the psychodynamics of power, Robert Scharf will discuss the
origins of patriarchy and Robert McFarland will examine whether national
cycles of violence are a form of manic-depressive disorder.
Panels include the usual popular psychohistory of film workshop, a
panel on the childhood of Presidents, and a panel on motherhood that
features papers on "Authorizing Mothers" and "Civilization Passes Through
the Narrow Bottleneck of Motherhood." Other panels include papers on
violence, on conspiracy theories, on abuse of children, on the history of
the family and on childhood trauma.
Everyone is invited to join us and bring their colleagues and
students to IPA 2000. Programs can be obtained by emailing your postal
address to Henry Lawton, IPA Secretary, at <[log in to unmask]>
Lloyd deMause
President, IPA
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