Thanks for the opportunity, Maryanne. Paul Okami
----- Original Message ----- From: "Maryanne Garry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 8:29 PM Subject: Tribute page for Elizabeth Loftus > Gidday, TIPsters. As many of you know, Beth Loftus has endured a boatload > of abuse the past decade for her research on the problems with the > concepts of repressed and recovered memories. That abuse reached its peak > a couple of years ago when the University of Washington treated her with > something close to contempt, a situation that prompted Beth to take up a > Distinguished Professor position at UC Irvine. The case that started it > all--the case of "Jane Doe"--is now a lawsuit brought forward by Jane Doe > herself, probably with the support of some of Beth's detractors. Beth's > experiences have chilling implications for all of us, not just those of us > who have interests in human memory. > > (As an aside, if you have read this far and have no idea what I'm > rabbiting on about, you can read the excellent series of articles in the > Skeptical Inquirer. The piece is called Who Abused Jane Doe? and starts at > http://www.csicop.org/si/2002-05/jane-doe.html Be sure to read the > wonderful commentary by Carol Tavris at > http://www.csicop.org/si/2002-07/high-cost.html) > > Well, some of us have decided that it's about time we threw a party for > Beth to thank her for her dedication. She'd be the first one to tell you > that she's too young for a festschrift, so this January, before the 6th > meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory & Cognition, we're > going to have an all day tribute and and all night dinner party. I imagine > that some of you won't be able to make the trip, since it's here in New > Zealand--but nonetheless, please do think about going to our tribute web > page and writing a message to her. So far we have submissions from other > colleagues, former students, people who "recovered" memories of abuse and > later recanted, and families torn apart by false accusations, lawsuits and > criminal proceedings. > > The tribute page is at > http://www.vuw.ac.nz/psyc/sarmac/beth-loftus/tribute.php > We'll collect them into a book and give it to Beth in January. > > Thanks. > > Maryanne Garry > Victoria University of Wellington > Psychology > Wellington New Zealand > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
