History and Psychology – Oral History and Psychoanalysis. Development of a Problematic Relationship. Outline and Literature Survey

The article is about the relationship between two scientific fields – history and psychology – with a focus on their connections during the last 150 years and about the meaning of subjectivity in history. It addresses possibilities of cooperation, taking as an example the relationship of oral histor...

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Main Author: Alexander von Plato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ośrodek "Pamięć i Przyszłość" - "Remembrance and Future" Centre 2013-10-01
Series:Wrocławski Rocznik Historii Mówionej
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Online Access:https://wrhm.pl/wrhm/article/view/40/33
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Summary:The article is about the relationship between two scientific fields – history and psychology – with a focus on their connections during the last 150 years and about the meaning of subjectivity in history. It addresses possibilities of cooperation, taking as an example the relationship of oral history and psychoanalysis. The article emphasizes the problems regarding unconscious elements in history as well as the perception and “digestion” of history by the individual and the collective memory. The article is about the relationship between two scientific fields – history and psychology – with a focus on their connections during the last 150 years and about the meaning of subjectivity in history. It addresses possibilities of cooperation, taking as an example the relationship of oral history and psychoanalysis. The article emphasizes the problems regarding unconscious elements in history as well as the perception and “digestion” of history by the individual and the collective memory.
ISSN:2084-0578