{"id":21170,"date":"2020-05-22T13:40:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T13:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=21170"},"modified":"2020-05-22T13:40:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T13:40:50","slug":"cfp-shaping-the-socialist-self-the-role-of-psy-sciences-in-communist-states-of-the-eastern-bloc-1948-1989","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=21170","title":{"rendered":"CFP: Shaping the \u2018socialist self\u2019? The role of psy-sciences in communist states of the Eastern Bloc (1948\u20131989)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The history of psy-sciences under communist rule in the former Eastern Bloc has been widely perceived as a mirror image of state socialist mental health policies. In the last years, however, the situation has changed: the history of psy-sciences in communist Europe has become an evolving field of research dealing with a variety of topics ranging from the transnational history of psychiatry to the history of social control and criminality. Following post-Foucauldian ideas, many historians and other scholars started to turn their attention to the relation between psy-sciences and distinctive communist art of governing. The role of psy-sciences in communist dictatorships came to be perceived within a broader framework of biopolitics and technologies of the self. Furthermore, drawing inspiration from science and technology studies, many of these works aim to analyse knowledge and practices of psy-sciences in relation to complex networks of agents and objects.<\/p>\n<p>Following these newest developments, this workshop aims to bring together researchers dealing with the history of psy-sciences in communist Europe. The main aim is to (1) discuss contemporary approaches, topics and themes in current research about the role of psy-sciences in the communist states of the Eastern Bloc and to (2) outline possible questions and issues relevant for future research in this field.<\/p>\n<p>We are interested in papers from various methodological backgrounds dealing with the history of psy-sciences in communist Europe. We especially welcome papers focusing on aspects and questions such as:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Psy-sciences between East and West: circulation of ideas and practices<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How did the production of knowledge and practices of psy-experts look like in Eastern Europe?<\/li>\n<li>Were psy-experts involved in discussions with their colleagues from other parts of Europe or were they working in isolation?<\/li>\n<li>Were psy-experts in Eastern Europe more influenced by their national scientific traditions or by globalising trends in the field?<\/li>\n<li>Was there any forum for exchanging ideas and theories?<\/li>\n<li>What kind of role had international conferences in shaping the knowledge of psy-experts?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Creating the \u2018socialist self\u2019: psy-sciences, identity and politics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How did the knowledge and practices of psy-sciences form the \u2018self\u2019 of people under the communist rule?<\/li>\n<li>How was the concept of \u2018socialist personality\u2019 constructed and where was it operating (e.g. in mental health institutions, at schools or in the military)?<\/li>\n<li>Was the discourse of psy-sciences subjugating or empowering?<\/li>\n<li>What kind of \u2018techniques of the self did psy-sciences produce and to what extent did people internalize them?<\/li>\n<li>How did psy-sciences shape the communist art of governing?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulating the socialist society: psy-sciences, security and social control <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What was perceived as \u2018abnormal\u2019 or \u2018anti-social\u2019 behaviour and how was it treated by psy-experts and the state?<\/li>\n<li>How did the knowledge and practices of psy-science influence socialist criminology and penology?<\/li>\n<li>How was the \u2018medicalisation\u2019 of crime integrated into the socialist criminal justice system?<\/li>\n<li>To what extent did psy-sciences get involved public health campaigns propagated by the socialist state?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We welcome all contributions in different phases of research (e.g. an outline of research, a presentation of a chapter\/article or finished research). Please send us a short biography (ca. 150 words) and an abstract of your paper (up to 400 words for a 20-minute presentation) before 30 June 2020. The workshop will be held in English.<\/p>\n<p>Participants who are not able to secure funding for travel and accommodation will have the possibility to apply for financial assistance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organisation:<\/strong> Jakub St\u0159elec (Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University \/ Cefres PhD Fellow)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientific Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>J\u00e9r\u00f4me Heurtaux (CEFRES Director)<\/li>\n<li>Ad\u00e9la Gjuri\u010dov\u00e1 (Senior Researcher, Institute of Contemporary History of the Czech Academy of Sciences)<\/li>\n<li>Martin Schulze Wessel (Institute Director of Collegium Carolinum)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Workshop <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue: <\/strong>Prague<br \/>\n<strong>Date: <\/strong>6 November 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Deadline for applications: <\/strong>30 June 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Contacts: <\/strong>jakub.strelec@fsv.cuni.cz<br \/>\n<strong>Organizing institutions<\/strong>: CEFRES, Institute of Contemporary History of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Collegium Carolinum in Prague<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cefres.cz\/en\/13499\">http:\/\/www.cefres.cz\/en\/13499<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-novosti","category-skupovi"],"acf":{"facebook_opis":""},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historiografija.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CEFRES.jpg?fit=1260%2C240&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54487,"url":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=54487","url_meta":{"origin":21170,"position":0},"title":"Workshop &#8220;Experts in Transition: Political Epistemologies of 1980s\u20132000s East Central Europe&#8221;","author":"Branimir Jankovi\u0107","date":"7. srpnja 2026.","format":false,"excerpt":"On July 9\u201310, 2026, the Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana will host the international workshop: Experts in Transition: Political Epistemologies of 1980s\u20132000s East Central Europe The workshop is open to the public and to interested scholars. 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