AHP readers may be interested in a call for papers issued by Psychology From the Margins, “a peer-reviewed, student-led, student-edited journal that provides an outlet for articles addressing the history of research, practice, and advocacy in psychology. The journal highlights stories that have been unrepresented or underrepresented by other historical narratives. It features scholarly work addressing the history of psychology especially in areas related to social justice, social issues, and social change.” Full details below.
“A Look Back: What Historical Research Can Tell Us About Contemporary Problems.”
People around the world believe that history can tell us about who we are and how we got to where we are today. Many others believe that history can also give us some guidelines for the present. As we understand history and the lessons within it psychologists are well equipped to highlight stories that are unrepresented in the larger narrative and draw meaning from these stories to inform our modern problems.
We encourage contributions that draw attention to the impact of traditionally marginalized groups on the development of psychological research, practice, and advocacy. This includes narratives, biographies, commentary, and reviews related to traditionally marginalized groups and social justice issues throughout the history of psychology. Manuscripts should be between 20 to 40 pages in length (not including references). Additionally, issue three is welcoming articles that address the broad question Additionally, issue three is welcoming articles that address the broad question “A look back, lessons learned, what can historical research tell us
Possible Topics:
- biographies of psychologists from underrepresented groups
- historical contributions of marginalized psychologists
- social justice and advocacy endeavors in the history of psychology
- analyses of the impact of historical and contextual oppression on the development of psychology
- explorations of the work of underrepresented groups in shaping psychology
Submission Guidelines: Interested authors are welcome to submit an abstract for feedback from the editorial board regarding the topic’s fit and focus for this issue. Completed manuscripts should be submitted through the Psychology from the Margins portal found at https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/psychologyfromthemargins/
Submissions Deadline Extended: November 22, 2020
The editorial team welcomes questions and correspondence, which may be directed to Nuha
Alshabani, M.A., (na32@zips.uakron.edu) and Samsara Soto M.A., (sis4@zips.uakron.edu).