Ayumu Arakawa

Biographic Data

ID8863528
NAMEAyumu Arakawa
GIVEN NAMESAyumu
FAMILY NAMEArakawa
SIGNATUREARAKAWA A
AFFILIATIONSMusashino Art University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
H-INDEX0

  • Japanese History of the Psychology of Fine Arts and Aesthetics

    Open AccessAyumu ArakawaARTICLEJapanese Psychological Research2016

    In this paper we discuss the history of Japanese psychology of fine arts and aesthetics across five distinct periods: (a) the first expansion of arts psychology research (1907–1932); (b) children's drawings and Gestalt psychology (approximately 1932–1947); (c) the second expansion of arts psychology research, the psychoanalysis of art and art as a target for Gestalt and social psychology (1948–1967); (d) art therapy and the psychology of aestheti…

  • CIE Libraries Supporting the Development of Psychology During the Allied Occupation in Japan (1945–1952)

    Open AccessTomoko Suzuki, Ayumu Arakawa et al.ARTICLEJapanese Psychological Research2016

    During the A llied occupation of J apan after the S econd W orld W ar, the C ivil I nformation and E ducational Section ( CIE ) L ibraries played an important role in providing new foreign books and journals in the field of psychology. This paper first gives an overview of the history of psychology in J apan around the time of the S econd W orld W ar. Subsequently, important excerpts from an oral history with Japanese psychologists are presented.…

  • History of “History of Psychology” in Japan

    Open AccessTaku Sato, Tatsuya Sato et al.ARTICLEJapanese Psychological Research2016

    Only a few Japanese psychologists have been interested in the history of psychology. The historiography—or the methodology of historical description—for the history of psychology has been ignored. Moreover, chairs for professors, academic journals, academic meetings, and an archive of the history of psychology remain to be established. In this paper, the history of the “history of psychology” in Japan is explored. This academic sub‐discipline has…

  • Psychology of feelings and emotions

    Open AccessAyumu ArakawaARTICLEJapanese Psychological Research2005

    Although feelings and emotions are a major topic in psychology now, the research history in this area in Japan does not seem to be widely known. The current paper provides an overview of the history of the psychology of feelings and emotions in Japan up to 1970. Before Japan opened its door to the outside world (– 1850s), there were researchers who specialized in Confucianism. In the late 19th century, some Western philosophical psychologists wer…