Publish and be fair? “I am myself strongly in favour of doing it”
James Strachey as the candid wartime editor of The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis , 1939–1945
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8973159 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dee McQuillan (Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 540-566 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00207578.2019.1614451 |
| PMID | 33945761 |
| OpenAlex | W2955061080 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article is an examination of the history of Strachey's work as the editor of the International Journal of Psycho-Analysis , work that was shaped by the internal strife within British psychoanalysis and the great international conflict of the Second World War. From the primary sources it has been possible to give an account of how he came to be in charge of the Journal , why he was suited to the role, and also to provide an example of what he was like as an editor dealing with colleague-contributors. It is argued that due to his long-held belief in free speech and candour, and because he was committed to resisting to the utmost a split within the British Psycho-Analytical Society, James Strachey wanted to make both the papers and the ensuing discussions of the Controversies public through the International Journal of Psycho-Analysis. As described here, that did not happen in a simple way but he succeeded in publishing papers directly related to the debate by fostering investigation into the subject of internal objects. He also gave space in the Journal to new writers and a plurality of theories, including the nascent object relations theories of D.W. Winnicott and John Bowlby
Epistemology · Library science · Media studies · Object (grammar · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Publication · Publishing · Reading (process · Reflexive pronoun · Sociology · Subject (documents · Biographical and Historical Analysis · Computer Science · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
The language of psycho-analysis
The War Inside
The development of psychoanalysis.
In all questions, my interest is not in the individual people but in the analytic movement as a whole. It will be hard enough here in Europe in the times to come to keep it going. After all, we are just a handful of people who really have that in mind
The International Journal of Psychoanalysis
Opening remarks at a practical seminary’ by James Strachey
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |