The Paradox of Purity: Envisioning Theoretical Directions for Critical OCD Studies: Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies: Vol 20, No 1 This article imagines some theoretical directions for what is deemed as “critical OCD studies.” Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized in both clinical and cultural discourse as a preoccupation with order. This article moves beyond the ...

I have a new article published today! Written with my fellow OCD-ist. Accepted a couple of years ago, the piece envisions theoretical directions for critical OCD studies through approaching order/control through a social and experiential lens.

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Great to see this! Such an interesting piece. Tagging @kristinhussey.bsky.social 🙌

So excited to see this out in the world!

How Psychology Can Benefit From the Academic Study of Esotericism The paper reviews and summarizes the historical research that has been carried out in recent decades to explore the connections between esotericism and psychology while highlighting the typical histo...

I just came across "How Psychology Can Benefit From the Academic Study of Esotericism" by Júlia Gyimesi. The abstract looks fascinating! Sharing mostly for my own future reading but also for anyone else who might find it interesting.
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The deadline of abstract submissons for the 45th ESHHS conference has been extended until 15th March.

The conference will be held from June 30th to July 3rd, 2026, hosted by Sigmund Freud University, Vienna.

For more information please visit our website:
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Wishing all a Happy New Year with the publcation of the Call for Papers for the upcoming ESHHS conference to be held between June 30th - July 3rd, 2026 in Vienna.

Deadline for submissions: 1st March 2026.

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The board of the ESHHS, together with JHBS, invite submissions for the 2025 Early Career Award (ECA). 

Submissions are due on 15 October, 2025. 

Details and submission guidelines can be found on our website: www.eshhs.eu/wordpress-3....

Looking forward to receiving your submissions!

ESHHS has selected Katie Joice’s paper entitled ‘Bulls, Crocodiles and Other Scientific Instruments: Margaret Lowenfeld and the Alternative History of Child Psychotherapy‘ as the recipient of the ESHHS Early Career Award 2024. Congratulations!

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Two weeks ago the Three Societies Meeting commenced at the American University Paris. It was filled with fascinating talks around the theme of Milieux and Places in the History of the Human Sciences.

Thank you to all who contributed to the success of the conference.

Hope to see you next year!

‘It was like world politics but on a small scale’: The Early History of Cheiron-Europe What are academic societies for? Intellectual exchange? Networking with like-minded scholars? Eva Surawy Stepney reflects on how the European Society for the History of Human Sciences forged connec…

Great to have the European Society for the History of Human Science on Bsky- give them a follow @eshhs.bsky.social ! Also pleased that I'm now the ESHHS archivist- I've previously written about the richness of their archive for the @the-polyphony.bsky.social: thepolyphony.org/2022/09/13/i...