Hampshire College

About: Hampshire College is a education organization based out in Amherst Center, Massachusetts, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Genetic programming & Population. The organization has 461 authors who have published 998 publications receiving 40827 citations.

The Analyst's Act and the Child's Desire: A Retrospective Case Study.

Abstract: In this paper, I lay out a blueprint for a child analysis, stipulating the terms and ethics of the Lacanian field of psychoanalysis, the position of the analyst in that field, and the invitation to the child to discover a space for desire in the work of play. Drawing on the grounding work of Freud, Lacan, Dolto, Lefort, Mannoni, and Mathelin, I describe the mainsprings of the psychoanalytic clinic with the child. I then offer a child case and its trajectory from the development of a phobia to a symptom, and show how the primal scene fantasy and its articulation can open a space for desire in a child's play. What is particular to this work of playing is the emergence of signifiers that chain across generations, and move into new metaphors that foreground the Real of the child's experience and desire.

Design and evaluation of TIEE, a peer-reviewed electronic teaching resource

Abstract: “Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology” (TIEE) is a peer-reviewed electronic publication designed to help ecology faculty improve their teaching. The Ecological Society of America (ESA) electronically hosts TIEE, which is an important part of the Society's contribution to the BioScience Education Network, a pathway of the National Science Digital Library. A central part of each TIEE “Issue” (mainly for use in lectures) and “Experiments” (for inquiry-based labs) are published figures, genuine datasets, and open-ended investigations. Surveys and interviews show that users teach both at liberal arts colleges (61%) and research universities (26%), and that TIEE provides a much-needed outlet for peer-reviewed education scholarship. Over 75% of respondents to our survey (n = 59) adapted TIEE materials for their courses and 30–50% used TIEE as a model for changing their method of teaching. In addition, over 60% said that publishing in TIEE would be valued in reappointment or tenure decisions. Evaluation fin...

Owning Slavery: An Interview with Katrina Browne

Abstract: The transatlantic slave trade and heritage lie at the center of Katrina Browne’s work as a filmmaker, writer and activist. Her film, Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North (2008), which w...

An innovative first-year instruction program at Hampshire College: Bringing students and librarians together

Abstract: Formation des etudiants par les bibliothecaires a la bibliotheconomie et a la recherche d'information