Invitation to the Psychohistory Forum
Work-in-Progress Meeting
Women’s Voices in Psychohistory and Psychoanalysis:
Different, Distinct, Marginalized, or Forgotten
February 1, 2025 (Saturday)
10:00am-1:00pm EDT (room opens at 9:45am EST)
Presenters:
Inna Rozentsvit, Susanne Seperson, Juhani Ihanus, and Tom Ferraro
Virtual Participation via Zoom.
RSVP is required (see the RSVP form below)
Zoom link will be provided to you after you complete the form
The Psychohistory Forum invites you to a work-in-progress presentation examining the historical record of women’s voices in various fields, with particular attention to early psychoanalysis and its development. Our discussion will explore how the contributions of pioneering women like Spielrein, Forest, Severn, Thompson, Hilferding, Balint, and Andreas-Salomé have often been overlooked in historical narratives.
Drawing from recent research including neuroscientific findings, psychological perspectives, and historical documentation, we will examine the complex factors that influenced how women’s work was preserved and transmitted in the historical record. The discussion will consider how women’s different approaches to theory and practice shaped their contributions to the field.
Participants are expected to read the distributed materials in advance to facilitate an informed discussion. Each presenter will provide a 10–15-minute synopsis, followed by open dialogue.
Prior to the meeting, please read/download the papers that will be discussed at the meeting by following the links:
Inna Rozentsvit: Women’s Voices in Psychoanalysis: Erased or Forgotten or Download from HERE
Susanne Bleiberg Seperson: Female Sociologists: Expanding the Canon or Download from HERE
Tom Ferraro: Why Are Men Winning the Psychoanalytic Race? A Commentary on Inna Rozentsvit’s Paper, “Women’s Voices in Psychoanalysis” or Download from HERE
Juhani Ihanus: Reflections on Sabina Spielrein’s Original (But Fragmentary) Psychoanalytic Ideas or Download from HERE
We look forward to a lively discussion as we forge new paths in psychohistory. We hope you can join us for this event!
Sincerely yours,
Paul,
Paul H. Elovitz, PhD, Historian, Research Psychoanalyst, Online Professor, Editor, Clio’s Psyche, and author The Making of Psychohistory: Origins, Controversies, and Pioneering Contributors (Routledge, 2018), editor of The Many Roads of the Builders of Psychohistory (2021) and author of over 400 publications. Email: cliospsycheeditor@gmail.com.
Inna,
Inna Rozentsvit, M.D., PhD, MBA, MSciEd, Physician, Neuropsychoanalyst, Neuropsychoeducator, Associate Editor of Clio’s Psyche and Associate Director of the Psychohistory Forum. E-mail: inna.rozentsvit@gmail.com. Web: www.innarozentsvit.com.