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Alan Jacobs <ajacobs@bravenewweb.com> IDEA, A Journal of Social Issues Comparative genocide studies. Special projects include: art of the camps (see http://www.remember.org/camps ); written theoretical: aspects of the abuse of power, origins or genocide and human violence, see: http://www.ideajournal.com Discussion threads include: 1. Relationship of Holocaust studies to Comparative genocide studies: emotional, political and historical implications. 2. Relationship of Genocide to Democide ( see http://www2.hawaii.edu/~rummel/ ) 3. Develop participation from African, Spanish-speaking, and Asian scholars and students. 4. Discussion topics: Occurring genocides; analysis and documentation of past genocides; humans and apes... the origins of violence; why people commit genocide; similarities and differences in comparitive genocides; abuse of power; democide; continuum of power; social, psychological, and social-psychological, aspects: Milgram, Zimbardo, Lifton, Canetti, Orwell, Wrong, Wrangham, Goodall, etc.... |
Secondary Phone: | 312-773-334-9505 |
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List Affiliations: | List Editor for H-Genocide |
Interests: | American History / Studies Anthropology Black History / Studies Contemporary History European History / Studies Film and Film History Fine Arts German History / Studies Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies Human Rights Humanities Intellectual History Literature Middle East History / Studies Nationalism History / Studies Oral History Political History / Studies Psychology Social History / Studies Social Sciences |
Bio: No Degree Published academic articles: 1. Anger in Groups, Issues in Radical Therapy Quarterly, March, 1973. 2. Auschwitz , (1) Przeglad Lekarski (Medical Review), The Journal of the Krakow Medical Society, Vo. XXXVII, No. 1, 1981. Krakow, Poland.and (2) Voice of Auschwitz Survivors in Israel, No. 29, Dec. 1984. Jerusalem-Tel Aviv. 3. Autocratic Power, (1) Transactional Analysis Journal, 17 (3), July 1987. and (2) Actualites En Analyse Transactionnelle, Vol. 12, (46), April, 1988. Brussels. Also translated in Italian, Lithuanian and Russian. 4. Aspects of Survival: Triumph Over Death and Onliness. Transactional Analysis Journal. 21 (1), Jan. 1991. And republished in Russian TA Journal. 5. Autocracy: Groups, Organizations, Nations and Players, (1)Transactional Analysis Journal, 21 (4), Oct. 1991.and (2)Actualites En Analyse 6. Nationalism, Transactional Analysis Journal. 20 (4) Oct., 1990. 7. Theory as Ideology: Reparenting and Thought Reform, (1) Transactional Analysis Journal, 24 (1) Jan., 1994. and (2) Actualites En Analyse Transactionnelle, vol. 20 (77) Jan. 1996. 8. Autocracy: A Lecture in St. Petersburg Public lecture presented in St. Petersburg, Russia, February 1995. 9. Strength Without Justice , Transactional Analysis Journal. 26 (3) July 1996 10. Jacobs, A. (0ct. 2000). Analyse transactionnelle et applications sociales [Transactional Analysis and Social Applications]. Actualities En Translyse Transactuoinnelle 24/96. 11. Jacobs, A. (2002). Psychodrama (in Comprhensive Handbook of Psychotherapy, Florence Kaslow, Editor in Chief), New York, John Wiley & Sons, Vol. 4, pp 529-553. 12. Jacobs, A. (2007). Thank God for These Guys: Chicago Firemen on the Job. Evansville IN: MT Publishing, 208 Pgs. Received 1996 Eric Berne Memorial Scientific Award for published theory, related to transactional analysis and social applications (power, nationalism, genocide, national movements). Visiting lectures in Art of Holocaust, Origins of Genocide, Psychodrama, Transactional Analysis. Was a private practice psychotherapist, certified in Illinois, for over 30 years, certified clinical teacher and supervisor, ITAA . Psychological consultant, U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons, USP-Marion, 1977-80 Workshops in USA, Europe, S. America. Keynotes include _Why Genocide_ at History and Prevention of Genocide Symposium 2001. Multi-media project on life in Auschwitz using own photos, art of survivors and excerpts from published work. Continuing photo/art project at Auschwitz. Major exhibiton of the survivor art of Jan Komski (Auschwitz) for Cybrary of the Holocaust http://www.remember.org ) . Three award winning exhibitions of my photos there as well. Most recent: A Virtual Tour of Auschwitz/Birkenau, commissioned by Auschwitz Museum http://www.remember.org/auschwitz Editor, IDEA, A Journal of Social Issues, ISSN 1523-1712 (http://www.ideajournal.com). Associate Editor (former), Transactional Analysis Journal, ISSN 0363-1537. Book: Photos: Chicago Fire Department: http://www.firephotos.org |