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Table
of Contents:
*State of the Newsletter
*Report of the 2002 Conference at the University of Victoria, Canada
*In Memoriam: R. Vance Peavy
*Information/ call for Papers 2003 Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, August 13-16
*Who will Host 2004 Conference?
*Human Science Student Research Community
*Book Notes: Ecological Psychology in Context, Le Chaos CrJateur, Handbook of Humanistic Psychology, Ways of the Heart, Writing in the Dark,
*Links/Connections: 1) Aarhus University, Denmark, Institute of Psychology Newsletter, 2) Existential-Humanistic Institute, 3)Human Science Research Studies, 4) Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology, 5) International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, 6) International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 7) Interest Group on “First person Science,” 8) Network for Research on Experiential Psychotherapies, 9) Newsletter of Phenomenology, 10) Phenomenology on Line, 11) Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center, 12) Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences, 13) Dr. Yasunada’s web site.
*DEADLINE FOR
SUBMISSIONS TO FALL 2003 NEWSLETTER:
October 15, 2003*
This year we received $ 500 from the University of Victoria planning committee and this money together with the $ 500 we received from the Japan organizing committee means that the newsletter is in good financial state. Even after producing this year’s newsletter and sending out hard copies, we should have about $ 700 left. Thank you to the hosts of this and last year’s conference for their generous support.
Last year, a card was enclosed with all the copies of the newsletter we mailed out, asking that all those who wanted to continue getting the newsletter to reply. At this point, we have around 100 names on our regular mailing list, and about 500 on our e-mail list; these lists are truly international. Please pass the newsletter via e-mail or any other means on to interested colleagues—it is free to anyone who wants to receive it.
In addition to information about the forthcoming conference in Stockholm and last year’s conference, and book notes, we also have a relatively long section on links to organizations and journals related to human science research. Also, please take note of the fact that there have not, as of yet, been any offers to host the 2004 conference (see section below).
Report on the 2002 International Human Science Research Conference, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
The Victoria Conference, on the theme of “Inciting Dialogue at the Edges of Human Science Research,” turned out to be an exciting event. Over 22 countries were represented including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, England, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United States. From these wide spread and diverse locations, interesting and thought provoking topics were presented.
Keynote speakers and their topics included Dr. Mary Gergen, “Performing Politics: Feminist Reconstructions in Psychology,” Dr, Mark Kingwell, “Science, Ethics, and the Pursuit of Meaning, “ Dr. Steinar Kvale, “The Church, the Factory, and the Market as Metaphors of a Modern Psychology,” and Dr. Kenneth Gergen, “From Self to Relationship.”
The format of the conference seemed to allow for a lot of time for discussion between sessions. Fortunately, the weather cooperated and also allowed for opportunities to enjoy the university campus. The conference culminated with a banquet at the Victoria Golf Course. A special award of recognition was given to Dr. Vance Peavy, professor emeritus from the University of Victoria, and Dr. Antoinette Oberg, for their outstanding contributions to their promotion and support of Human Science Research at the University of Victoria. Each of them has pushed the edges of what it means to do high quality human science research.
Dr. Marie Hoskins, Chair, and the Planning Committee: Drs. Marla Avay, Gweneth Doane, Anne Marshall. Antoinette Oberg, and Blythe Shepard.
In
Memoriam: R. Vance Peavy (1929-2002)
Dr. R Vance Peavy, Professor Emeritus at the University of Victoria, Canada died suddenly on July 1, 2002. He was 73 years old, and died as he lived – fully engaged in several life projects. Born in rural Colorado in 1929, he completed his doctoral education at the University of Oregon. He emigrated to Canada in 1967, joining the faculty at the University of Victoria. There he led the graduate education program in counseling psychology.
During his career Vance supervised 16 Ph.D. students and over 100 masters students, and published more then 100 articles, several books, book chapters and professional videos. He was particularly proud that many of his Ph.D. students hold tenured faculty positions in Canadian universities. After his retirement he became deeply involved in the development and implementation of his life’s research and interest: Sociodynamic Counseling. This is a constructivist form of counseling organized around the principle of ‘self-construction’ which represents a philosophical response to the question: “How should I fashion my life?”
He was an international figure on constuctivist counseling methods, career development, vocational counseling, and human science research. He published books in Finnish, Danish, Swedish, and English on counseling topics. In 2000, he received the Distinguished Senior Contributor Award from the Division of Counseling Psychology of the American Psychological Association for his lifetime contributions to the discipline of counseling psychology. In 2001, he was awarded the Stu Conger Award for leadership in Career Counseling and Career Development by the Canadian Career Development Foundation.
The week before his death, he received an outstanding achievement award for his contributions to qualitative research by the Planning committee for the International Human Science Research Conference. For many of us he was a tireless mentor, a strong advocate for student’s rights, an inspiring scholar, and a dear friend. He will be greatly missed.
Marie Hoskins
2003 Conference:
August 13-16: Ersta Sköndal University College, Stockholm, Sweden
Theme: Human Science Research and Human Vulnerability
Many people are vulnerable because of their psychological or physical condition or because of social, cultural, or economic circumstances. This year we invite papers on this broad theme as well as on any other topic related to human science research.
Speakers: Professor Amedeo Giorgi, Saybrook Graduate School and Research Institute, USA; associate professor Robin Kearns, University of Auckland, New Zealand; professor Steinar Kvale, Department of Psychology, Århus University, Denmark; professor Astrid Norberg, Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Sweden; professor Karin Dahlberg, Department of Nursing, Växjö University; professor Eva Jeppson, Department of Social Care, Ersta Sköndal University College, Sweden,
Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2003 (via e-mail).
The instructions for the abstract are quite specific in format so do make sure you check the web site before sending in an abstract.
Conference Fee: Early Bird (before April 15, 2003) 2.300 Sw.cr. (246 USD, 385 CAD)
Regular (after April 15, 2003) 2.600 Sw.cr. (278 USD, 235 CAD)
Deadline: May 15, 2003
Lodging: Accommodation has been reserved for conference participants at Quality Hotel, Nacka, rather close to Ersta Sköndal University College, Campus Ersta and to downtown (about 10 minutes by bus). A single room with bathroom is 80.25 USD per night (125.40 CAD); including breakfast. Prices include tax. For more information about other alternatives check our website.
Stockholm, a city about 1.6 million residents, is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm is considered to be one of the world’s most beautiful capitals. Situated where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea, the city is sheltered by an archipelago that encompasses tens of thousands of islands. It is a very attractive and safe city and a popular tourist destination. It is possible to swim and fish in the very centre of Stockholm because of the success in purifying wastewater. The average daily temperature in Stockholm in August is around 18 C (64 F). Even though it is mainly sunny you are advised to bring a sweater for chilly evenings.
The cost of living is quite low in Stockholm. According to the latest Cost of Living Rankings World Wide, Stockholm has fallen in the rankings. The strong US dollar has caused Stockholm to rank lower than , for example, London, Geneva, Oslo, and Copenhagen. Above all, check out the web site at:
Organizing committee
Dr. Britt-Marie Ternestedt - Department of Caring Science, Ersta Sköndal University College
e-mail: britt-marie.ternestedt@euc.ersta.se
Dr. Birgitta Andershed - Department of Caring Science, Ersta Sköndal University College
e-mail: birgitta.andershed@euc.ersta.se
Dr. Jonas Alwall - Department of Social Care, Ersta Sköndal University College
e-mail: jonas.alwall@sssd.se
Dr. Lars Svedberg - Department of Social Care, Ersta Sköndal University College
e-mail: lars.svedberg@sssd.se
Mrs Ann-Margret Bergman, Administrative coordinator, Ersta Sköndal University College
Mailing Address: Ersta Sk`ndahl University College
P. O. Box 4619
S-116 91 Stockholm Sweden
Phone + 8 714 61 40 or + 46 8 714 61 00
Fax: + 46 8 714 89 14 or + 46 8 743 04 07
Welcome to the conference!
Steen Halling
Ideally, we know where the conference will be held for the next two years, but several times the decision regarding the next location has not been made until the business meeting the year previous. According to tradition, the conference is held in North America alternate years. If you and a group of colleagues would like to consider hosting the conference in 2004, please contact me at shalling@ seattleu.edu. I think it would be preferable if a proposal (or proposals) could be sent out to the membership before the conference in Sweden. Any of us who have hosted the conference in previous years would be glad to consult with you about possibility of hosting the conference.
Dear Human
Science Research Students and Professors,
The
International Human Science Student Research Community is slow in the works,
but still
active and alive. I've received many responses to my request for
information.
I'm still working on the webpage, which will initially include our
mission
statement and some information from each member, so that we can open the
lines of
communication among students with similar interests. If you are
someone who
provided me with his/her email address but did not receive an email
from me, you
may have been one of the unlucky few whose email address I couldn't
clearly make
out. I apologize and invite you to email me. If you are a professor or student
whose interest is peaked by the community, please feel free to email me and
discuss it, or provide me (or ask your students to provide me) with the
following information: Name,
University,
Areas of Interest. Thank you for your interest and I hope, with this
community,
that we can build something to bridge the gaps created between us by
mainstream
research.
Richard Zayed, Ph.D. candidate, University of Ottawa (rzaye001@uottawa.ca).
Harry Heft, a psychology professor at Denison University, is the author of Ecological psychology in Context: James Gibson, Roger Barker, and the Legacy of Williams’ Radical Empiricism [2001, Lawrence Earlbaum: Mahwah, New Jersey, 464 pp. $ 89.95]. This highly praised and scholarly book draws on a number of thinkers who favored an emphasis on human experience in psychology, and on this basis the author addresses the possibility of an ecological psychology based on a non-dualist, non-scientistic foundation.
Chantal Deschamps, whom many of us know, has presented on the creative process over a number of years at Human Science Research Conferences. Her extensive research with artists has given rise to her just published (2002) book, Le Chaos CrJateur (creative chaos) [GuJrin: MontrJal, Canada, 168 pp. $ 22.50 Can.] Can be ordered from web site:
http://www.guerin-editeur.qc.ca.
In his preface Amedeo Giorgi writes, “ It is strange to realize that a phenomenon as apparently disruptive as chaos can also be so integrative. Professor Deschamps was able to relate it not only to the personality of the artists but to the creative process itself, to Zen philosophy, to cosmic chaos and to ceremonial initiation as well. It seems that when one taps into something as profound as the experience of chaos it touches many pertinent phenomena relating to the human condition.”
The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology: Leading Edges in Theory, Research, and Practice [Kirk Schneider, James Bugental, and J. Fraser Pierson, (Eds.) 2001, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 760 pp., $ 135 hb, $ 65 pb.] is a valuable resource for human science researchers. Sixty-one contributors (including Chris Aanstoos, Mike Arons, Scott Churchill, David Elkin,, Constance Fischer, Maurice Friedman, Amedeo Giorgi, Thomas Greening , Clark Moustakas, Donald Polkinghorne, and Thomas Szasz) have written brief chapters on phenomenological and humanistic psychology, with focus on psychotherapy, research, history, and philosophical aspects. The late M. Brewster Smith wrote, “I know of no better source for either insiders or outsiders to grasp what humanistic psychology is about…”
In Ways of the Heart: Essays Toward an Imaginal psychology [2002, Pittsburgh, PA: Trivium, 199 pp. $ 14.95 pb.], Robert Romanyshyn describes himself as “working in the space between the two traditions of phenomenology, especially the work of J.H. van den Berg, and depth psychology, especially the work of Carl Jung.” In his preface to this book, Robert Sardello writes, “Each of the essays of this book explores the intricacies of the currents of the heart, developing the vocabulary for soul’s own voice rather than the speaking for soul that characterizes most psychology.”
Max van Manen’s edited book Writing in the Dark: Phenomenological Studies in Interpretive Inquiry [2002, London, Ontario, Canada: Althouse Press, 252 pp., $ 28 CAN. pb.] has examples of qualitative research on various phenomena, such as, “stepmothering,” “keeping in touch by electronic mail,” “when a child feels left alone,” and as well as introductory and concluding chapters by the editor on phenomenological research, reflection, and writing. Order through the publisher’s website:
http://www.edu.uwo.ca/althousepress
Links/Connections
1) Aarhus University (Denmark), Center for the Development of Qualitative Methodology in the Psychological Institute. The newsletter, edited by Steinar Kvale, is published several times a year and has news about conferences, book reviews and brief articles. Some of the material is in Danish, some in English:
http://www.psy.au.dk/research/ckm/
2) Existential-Humanistic Institute, San Francisco, USA. According to its web site, edited by Kirk Schneider, the goal of the institute “is to support both existentially and humanistically informed psychologies and psychotherapies throughout the world.” Its newsletter is on its web site as well as a bibliography, a listing of workshops and events, and a directory of related links.
http://www.existentialhumanisticinstitute.com/
3) WEB site for Human Science Research Studies This web site, which was stated last fall, provides published (in the form of articles, chapters, monographs, or books, but not dissertations) English language human science research studies, that is, research that is within the phenomenological and hermeneutical/interpretive traditions, broadly defined. This web site is made possible by the support of Peter Brawley of Artful Software who is kindly donating his services.
The content of the web site will be published in the winter 2003 edition of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. If you know of studies that are not listed, send the complete reference information (APA format) to shalling@seattleu.edu. Our plan is to update the list about four times a year.
http://www.artfulsoftware.com/humanscienceresearch..html
4) Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology—this is a peer reviewed interdisciplinary on-line journal intend to provide scholars in the southern hemisphere with an avenue through which they can express their scholarship. The journal is an initiative of the Phenomenology Research Group based at Edith Cowan University in western Australia. There are now four editions available.
5) International Institute for Qualitative Methodology—this Institute, which is located at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and is headed up by Dr. Janice Morse (keynote speaker at the IHSR Conference in Sheffield, UK, 1999), sets up an annual conference in Banff, Alberta in May. The members of the institute seek to promote the development of qualitative research methods and to encourage collaboration among groups and institutions that are involved in this form of research.
6) International Journal of Qualitative Methods—this free multilingual and multidisciplinary electronic journal is published by the above Institute. All submissions are peer reviewed. Article should be focussed on some aspects of qualitative methodology. They do not publish articles reporting on the results of qualitative studies.
7) Interest Group on “First Person Science”
“Some of us are forming a group to bring together the many kinds of knowledge that now exist about human beings. We are envisioning the possibility of a "first person science" which should develop along with the two current sciences, 1) the reductive physical sciences, and 2) holistic ecology. Many kinds of knowledge about human beings could easily give rise to testable variables, or have already done so. Social policies, currently based only on the two existing sciences, need a third science to go along with the other two.” For more information, please contact Gene Gendlin:
8)
Network
for Research on Experiential Psychotherapies (NREP)
This web site is devoted to the purpose of stimulating research on experiential/humanistic psychotherapies. It has been founded to provide an overview of the whole range of experiential therapy research. It seeks to foster dialogue among researchers and to provide support for new researchers.
http://www.experiential-researchers.org/
9)
Newsletter
of Phenomenology—this free weekly newsletter provides information about what is
going on in the world of phenomenology, including information about conferences
and workshops, lectures, and new books.
To subscribe, e-mail:
Newsletter_of_phenomenology_subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To submit
content, please e-mail it to:
Newsletter_of_phenomenology@yahoogroups.com
10)
Phenomenology
Online—This site provides public access to articles, monographs, and other
materials discussing and exemplifying phenomenological research. It is edited
by Max van Manen. The site gives access to numerous full-text articles,
including many from the journal Phenomenology + Pedagogy
http://www.phenomenologyonline.com
11) The Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center at Duquesne University--this web site has almost all of the abstracts of the psychology dissertations done at Duquesne University, University of Dallas, and a number from Georgia State University and the Saybrook Institute. The dissertations cover a vast spectrum of topics including hopelessness, forgiveness, depression, infidelity, magic and science, psychotherapy, eating disorders, and many more.
http://www.library.duq.edu/collection/silver2.htm
[scroll down to the end]
12) Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences—SPHS encourages the application of phenomenological methodology to specific investigations within the human sciences. You are invited to join SPHS in its effort to achieve a deeper understanding of and engagement with the Life-World. SPHS holds its meetings in conjunction with SPEP (Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy)
Contact Philip Lewin re SPHS at
The SPEP web site is at:
13) Dr. Hiroshi Yasunaga gave the keynote address at the 2002 conference in Tokyo, Japan. His keynote address, “O.S. Wauchope’s Possible Contributions to the Next Generation: Pattern, Pattern Reversal, and Phantom Space Theory,” is available at:
http://www.yas73.jp/inbdex.htm