[Xmca-l] Re: Doubt: Translation - Dictionary of Psychology (Vygotsky and Varshava)

[Gisele Toassa]

Dear Martin, how are you? I hope you are well.
Actually I did not read it all. As one can understand from its
introduction, the authors took other dictionaries from the first decades of
Psychology  as an inspiration to the entries. I remember clearly that they
mention the world-famous Ribot´s "Dictionary of Psychology". In historic
terms, the Varshava & Vygotsky piece it is undoubtly interesting - one can
see how they related themselves to the dawn of our science, especially
German psychology.
However, some entries are weird, like "genitalia". It raised doubts on the
relevance of the material and potential misunderstandings of Vygotsky
nowadays. To my view, it may be either a good resource to understand their
work or a sort of 'backfire' to our ambitions for the future of a critical
Cultural Psychology.
The information that I received from another researcher is that Vygotsky
did very little in the project. I would say that the entries truly resemble
his ideas in the 20´s. It does not express what Vygotsky thought after
sticking to the problem of psychological systems, semantic analysis of
consciousness and so on. I am even more cautious because Luria and
associates never made a move to edit this Dictionary, and as far as I know
it is not quoted by others Soviet authors.
As you can see, it is a potential backfire, and I feel tempted to look for
other translation projects.
All the best, my e-mail is gtoassa@gmail.com.
Gisele




Em qui., 7 de nov. de 2019 às 21:27, Gisele Toassa <giseletoassa@gmail.com>
escreveu:

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>
> Em qui., 7 de nov. de 2019 às 12:59, Martin Packer <mpacker@cantab.net>
> escreveu:
>
>> Hi Gisele,
>>
>> This is fascinating! I had no idea that Vygotsky was involved in the
>> preparation of a dictionary.
>>
>> What sense do you have of its coverage and perspective?
>>
>> Martin
>>
>> *"I may say that whenever I meet Mrs. Seligman or Dr. Lowie or discuss
>> matters with Radcliffe-Brown or Kroeber, I become at once aware that my
>> partner does not understand anything in the matter, and I end usually with
>> the feeling that this also applies to myself” (Malinowski, 1930)*
>>
>>
>>
>> On Nov 5, 2019, at 12:51 PM, Gisele Toassa <giseletoassa@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> D <bruno.fiuza@springer.com>ear XMCA members, how are you?
>> I am professor of History of Psychology at Federal University of Goias,
>> Brazil. I have been studying Vygotsky for two decades and my PhD subject
>> was emotions and perezhivania in Vygotsky´s work (my profile:
>> https://ufg.academia.edu/GiseleToassa).
>> I would like to ask your opinion in some crucial questions for us!
>> I and Dr. Priscila Nascimento Marques are willing to prepare a
>> translation of Vygotsky & Varshava "Dictionary of Psychology" from Russian
>> to Portuguese. In fact, she would translate, I should only help in the
>> specialized contents.
>> To our view, it would be a great resource for scholars and professionals
>> for its acessible and objective structure.
>> However, we have some questions: How much of this dictionary was composed
>> by LSV or Varshava? Why was it never translated to other languages? Is it
>> the only edition ever published? See below its sole edition that is in our
>> possession.
>> We are aware of our responsability, once that a new translation tends to
>> determine the future of our discipline, and we would like to know pros and
>> cons of this decision.
>> Thanks a lot for whom may contribute to our decision...
>> Gisele
>>
>>  Vigotski & Varshava (1931) - Psikhologuitchesk...
>> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxzaInGaT8VidTZNZU1adG5IRTQ/view?usp=drive_web>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Abraço/Best regards,
>> Gisele Toassa
>> ---
>> "Nada estimo mais, entre todas as coisas que não estão em meu poder, do
>> que adquirir aliança de amizade com homens que amem sinceramente a verdade"
>> (Espinosa)
>> ---
>> https://ufg.academia.edu/GiseleToassa.
>>
>>
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