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Derek W. Hook is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at Duquense University,[1] Extraordinary Professor of Psychology at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, and a practitioner of psychoanalysis. Hook is well known for his work in the field of Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, post-colonial theory focusing on the work of Franz Fanon,[2][3] critical theory, and the psychology of racism.[4][5][6][7] Hook has been hailed as "a distinguished and internationally recognized scholar, who uses Lacanian Psychoanalysis to study pressing social issues" and whose "work exhibits his talents as a critical thinker, his humility, his ethical sensitivity, and his openness to further dialog."[8]

He has published many heavily cited book, articles and book chapters,[9][10] including important[5] textbooks on critical psychology[11] and developmental psychology,[12][13] and the first comprehensive text on social psychological approaches to communication.[14] He is also one of the founding editors of the Subjectivity, a Palgrave Macmillan Journal.[15][16]

Life and Career

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Derek Hook was born in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1972. He received his PhD in Psychology from the University of the Witwatersrand in 2001, and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Birkbeck College, University of London in 2014.

Hook has taught Lacanian clinical and social theory around the world, in South Africa at University of the Witwatersrand and University of Pretoria, in the United Kingdom at Birkbeck College at the University of London and London School of Economics, and in the United States at Duquesne University.

At Duquesne University, Hook teaches clinical psychology, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, discourse analysis, psychology of art, and human science psychology. He supervises clinical trainees at the schools Clinical Psychology PhD program, renowned for its human science and phenomenological approaches.[17] [18]

Apart from his position at Duquesne University, Hook also serves as an Extraordinary Professor of Psychology at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. He teaches a summer course on Lacanian Psychoanalysis within the Department of Psychosocial Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London.[19] He was granted an International Social Research Foundation grant in 2015 and has twice received the Loogman Grant[20] from the Center for African Studies at Duquesne University, focusing on research related to anti-apartheid figure Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. Additionally, he was honored with the McAnulty College Award for Excellence in Scholarship (2017 & 2022) and Excellence in Teaching (2022).[21]

He lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife and two children.

Scholarly works

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Derek Hook has made substantial scholarly contributions to the psychoanalysis of racism,[22] and his applied psychoanalytic and socio-political research examines the psychical modalities of race and racism, focusing on American and South African contexts.[6] He has developed this work in recent articles related to death-bound subjectivity and Fanon's zone of non-being, petrified life,[23] white anxiety, temporality in the work of Fanon, the death-drive, and racializing embodiment.

Hook co-edits the Palgrave Lacan Series with Calum Neill, and is one of three editors (along with Stijn Vanheule and Calum Neill) of the 3-volume Routledge series Reading Lacan's Écrits. His edited collection, Lie on Your Wounds: The Prison Correspondence of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe[24][25] was published in 2019. His monographs Foucault, Psychology and the Analytics of Power[26] was published in 2010 and Six Moments in Lacan was published in 2017. He has recently co-authored the book Lacan and Race with Sheldon George and Fanon, Phenomenology and Psychology with Leswin Laubscher and Miraj Desai. In African Spectrum, Danielle Faye Tran wrote that Hook's work "is an essential read for students of all levels who wish to gain a more detailed understanding of the criticism and theories surrounding the discussion of racism and social psychology in post-Apartheid states."[7] The second edition of his book, A Critical Psychology of the Post-Colonial: The Mind of Apartheid is forthcoming.

Since 2020 Hook has hosted a YouTube channel where he teaches psychoanalysis and critical theory to a wide audience and interviews theorists and clinicians.[27] As of June 2024, he has had nearly half a million views. Hook is known for his infectious enthusiasm for psychoanalysis and is beloved by his students.[28] He is also known for his ability to teach difficult theoretical concepts and for making the work of Lacan more approachable.[29] Referring to Hook's work, Stijn Vanheule notes that it is "erudite, entertaining, and it bypasses the twin trappings of dogmatism and theoretical jargon."[30]

Controversy

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In August 2021, Derek Hook faced doxing and ruthless harassment at his home and workplace after a video lecture on whiteness in South Africa went viral on X (formerly Twitter). The video clip garnered criticism from right-wing commentators such as Ann Coulter[31] and on platforms such as Fox News[32] and Professor Watch.[33] Subsequently, Reuters fact checking team published an article confirming that the video clip was misrepresented and Hook's work taken out of context.[34] Later, the editorial staff at the journal, Psychoanalysis, Culture, and Society, published an article defending Hook.[35] Professor Stephen Frosh published an analysis of the attack in relation to academic freedom and anti-Semitism, and linked it to other such attacks on scholars like Donald Moss.[36] Hook later published his own account and analysis of the incident,[37] and Slavoj Zizek developed on the analysis for an article in the journal, Crisis & Critique.[38]

Published work

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Books

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Edited collections

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  • Neill, C. & Vanheule, S. and Hook, D. (Eds.) (2024). Reading Lacan’s Ecrits, Vol. 4: From ‘Overture’ to ‘Presentation on Psychical Causality’. Routledge. ISBN ISBN 9781032437378[45]
  • Guerra, A., Hook, D. & Lima, R. (Eds.) (2023). Psicanálise e Herança Colonial. N-1 edições. ISBN 978-6581097844[46]
  • Hook, D. & Vanheule, S. (Eds.) (2023). Lacan on Depression and Melancholia. Routledge. ISBN 9781032106533[47]
  • Hook, D. Neill, C. & Vanheule, S. (Eds.) (2022). Reading Lacan’s Ecrits, Vol. 3: From ‘Logical Time’ to ‘Response to Jean Hyppolite’. Routledge. ISBN 9781032205779[48]
  • George, S. & Hook, D. (Eds.) (2021). Lacan & Race: Racism, Identity & Psychoanalytic Theory. Routledge. ISBN 9780367345976[49]
  • Laubscher, L., Hook, D. & Desai, M. (Eds.) (2021). Fanon, Phenomenology and Psychology. Routledge. ISBN 9780367471484[50]
  • Hook, D. Neill, C. & Vanheule, S. (Eds.) (2019). Reading Lacan’s Ecrits, Vol. 2: From ‘The Freudian Thing’ to ‘Remarks on Lagache’. Routledge. ISBN 9780415707985[51]
  • Hook, D. (Ed.) (2019). Lie on Your Wounds: Selected Prison Letters of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. Wits University Press. ISBN 978-1776142408
  • Vanheule, S., Hook, D. & Neill, C. (Eds.) (2019). Reading Lacan’s Ecrits, Vol. 1:: From ‘Signification of the Phallus’ to ‘Metaphor of the Subject’. Routledge. ISBN 9780415708029[52]
  • D. Hook, B. Franks & M. Bauer. (Eds.). A Psicologia Social Da Comunicaçâo. Editora Vozes. ISBN 978-8532653178[53]
  • Stevens, G., Duncan, N. & Hook, D. (Eds.) (2013). Race, Memory and the Apartheid Archive. Palgrave. ISBN 978-1137263896[54]
  • Hook, D., Franks, B. & Bauer, M. (Eds.) (2011). Social Psychology of Communication. Palgrave. ISBN 978-0230247352 [14]
  • Hook, D. (2004) (Ed.) Critical Psychology. University of Cape Town Press. ISBN 978-1919713885[55]
  • Ratele, K. & Hook, D. (Eds.) (2004). Self, Community & Psychology. University of Cape Town Press. ISBN 978-1919713519[56]
  • Hook, D. & Eagle, G. (Eds). (2002). Psychopathology and Social Prejudice. University of Cape Town Press. ISBN 9781919713670[57]
  • Hook, D., Watts, J. & Cockcroft, K. (Eds). (2002). Developmental Psychology. University of Cape Town Press. ISBN 9781919713687

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Derek Hook". www.duq.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  2. ^ "Professor Derek Hook". Independent Social Research Foundation. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  3. ^ Rutherford, Jennifer (2015-01-02). "(Post)apartheid conditions: psychoanalysis and social formation: Slip-side of the good: Derek Hook's post-apartheid conditions". African Identities. 13 (1): 92–94. doi:10.1080/14725843.2015.1038450. ISSN 1472-5843.
  4. ^ Wooley, Justin (2023-07-01). "A Review of Miraj U. Desai, Derek Hook, and Leswin Laubscher (eds.) Fanon, Phenomenology, and Psychology". The CLR James Journal. 29 (1/2): 281–287. doi:10.5840/clrjames2023291/2115.
  5. ^ a b Teo, Thomas (June 2007). "Review: For the 'South' and the Wretched Academics of the 'North' DEREK HOOK (ED.), Critical Psychology. Lansdowne: UCT Press, 2004. 657 pp. ISBN 1—91971—388—3 (pbk)". Theory & Psychology. 17 (3): 493–495. doi:10.1177/09593543070170030702. ISSN 0959-3543.
  6. ^ a b Burnham, Clint; University, Simon Fraser; Canada (2017-05-08). "Review of (Post)Apartheid Conditions: Psychoanalysis and Social Formation by Derek Hook". Postcolonial Text. 12 (1).
  7. ^ a b Tran, Danielle Faye (2013-08-15). "Review: Derek Hook, A Critical Psychology of the Postcolonial: The Mind of Apartheid (2012)". Africa Spectrum. 48 (2): 147–148. doi:10.1177/000203971304800213. ISSN 1868-6869.
  8. ^ O’Loughlin, Michael; Voela, Angie (2021-12-01). "Editorial Comment". Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society. 26 (4): 411–413. doi:10.1057/s41282-021-00247-z. ISSN 1543-3390.
  9. ^ "Derek Hook". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  10. ^ "derek hook | Duquesne University - Academia.edu". duq.academia.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  11. ^ Hook, Derek (2004). Critical Psychology. Juta and Company Ltd. ISBN 978-1-919713-88-5.
  12. ^ Townsend, Loraine (December 2002). "Book Review: Developmental Psychology". South African Journal of Psychology. 32 (4): 64–65. doi:10.1177/008124630203200409. ISSN 0081-2463.
  13. ^ Hook, Derek; Watts, Jacki; Cockcroft, Kate (2002). Developmental Psychology. Juta and Company Ltd. ISBN 978-1-919713-68-7.
  14. ^ a b Hook, Derek; Franks, Bradley; Bauer, Martin W., eds. (2011). The social psychology of communication. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-24735-2.
  15. ^ "Derek Hook". The Center for the Humanities. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  16. ^ Blackman, Lisa; Cromby, John; Hook, Derek; Papadopoulos, Dimitris; Walkerdine, Valerie (2008-05-01). "Creating Subjectivities". Subjectivity. 22 (1): 1–27. doi:10.1057/sub.2008.8. ISSN 1755-635X.
  17. ^ "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The History of - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. ProQuest 211494433. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  18. ^ "Department of Psychology". www.duq.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  19. ^ "About us — Birkbeck, University of London". www.bbk.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  20. ^ "Loogman Faculty Research Grants to Support Work in Nigeria, South Africa". 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  21. ^ "Celebration of Teaching Excellence". www.duq.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  22. ^ P-Flores, Adrián I. (August 2023). "Sheldon George and Derek Hook (eds), Lacan and Race: Racism, Identity, and Psychoanalytic Theory". Psychoanalysis and History. 25 (2): 231–236. doi:10.3366/pah.2023.0472. ISSN 1460-8235.
  23. ^ "African Studies Workshop Featuring Derek Hook". africa.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  24. ^ Sobukwe, Robert (2019-01-01). Lie on your wounds: The prison correspondence of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. NYU Press. ISBN 978-1-77614-242-2.
  25. ^ "Lie on your wounds". NYU Press. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  26. ^ Hook, D. (2007-08-16). Foucault, Psychology and the Analytics of Power. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-59232-2.
  27. ^ "Derek Hook". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  28. ^ "Derek Hook at Duquesne University | Rate My Professors". www.ratemyprofessors.com. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  29. ^ "Derek Hook, "Six Moments in Lacan: Communication and Identification in Psychology and Psychoanalysis" (Routledge, 2018)". New Books Network. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  30. ^ "Six Moments in Lacan: Communication and identification in psychology and psychoanalysis". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  31. ^ Coulter, Ann (September 4, 2021). "@anncoulter". X (formerly known as Twitter). Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  32. ^ Colton, Emma (2021-09-02). "Pennsylvania professor teaches White people committing suicide can be an 'ethical' act". Fox News. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  33. ^ "Derek Hook". Professor Watchlist. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  34. ^ Reuters Fact Check (September 6, 2021). "Duquesne University professor did not endorse suicide in lecture". Reuters. Retrieved August 20, 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  35. ^ O’Loughlin, Michael; Voela, Angie (2021-12-01). "Editorial Comment". Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society. 26 (4): 411–413. doi:10.1057/s41282-021-00247-z. ISSN 1543-3390.
  36. ^ Frosh, Stephen (2023-09-07). "On academic freedom, provisional whiteness and Antisemitism". Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society. ISSN 1088-0763.
  37. ^ Hook, Derek (2024-08-14). "Whiteness at the abyss: reflections on a scene of attack". Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society. doi:10.1057/s41282-024-00466-0. ISSN 1543-3390.
  38. ^ Zizek, Slavoj (November 25, 2023). "Three Fragments on Suicide as a Political Factor" (PDF). Crisis & Critique. 9 (2): 415–425.
  39. ^ "Darkest Before the Dawn". NYU Press. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  40. ^ Hook, Derek (2018). Six moments in Lacan: communication and identification in psychology and psychoanalysis. London; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-1-138-21160-5.
  41. ^ Hook, Derek, ed. (2014). Steve Biko. Voices of liberation. Cape Town, South Africa: HSRC Press. ISBN 978-0-7969-2431-5.
  42. ^ Hook, Derek (2013). (Post)apartheid Conditions. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/9781137033000. ISBN 978-1-349-44134-1.
  43. ^ Hook, Derek (2012). A critical psychology of the postcolonial: the mind of apartheid. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-58756-3.
  44. ^ Hook, Derek (2007). Foucault, Psychology and the Analytics of Power. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/9780230592322. ISBN 978-1-349-28379-8.
  45. ^ Neill, Calum; Hook, Derek; Vanheule, Stijn, eds. (2024). Reading Lacan's Écrits: from 'Overture to this collection' to 'Presentation on psychical causality'. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-032-43737-8.
  46. ^ Guerra, Andréa Máris Campos (2023-10-20). Ubuntu: Psicanálise e Herança Colonial (in Brazilian Portuguese). Derek Hook, Rodrigo Goes e Lima. São Paulo, SP: N-1 Edições. ISBN 978-65-81097-84-4.
  47. ^ Hook, Derek; Vanheule, Stijn, eds. (2023). Lacan on depression and melancholia. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-032-10652-6.
  48. ^ Hook, Derek; Neill, Calum; Vanheule, Stijn, eds. (2022). Reading Lacan's Écrits: from 'Logical time' to 'Response to Jean Hyppolite'. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-032-20575-5.
  49. ^ George, Sheldon; Hook, Derek, eds. (2022). Lacan and race: racism, identity and psychoanalytic theory. Psychology and the other. New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-40754-9.
  50. ^ Laubscher, Leswin; Hook, Derek; Desai, Miraj, eds. (2022). Fanon, phenomenology and psychology. The Psychology and the other book series. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-1-003-03713-2.
  51. ^ Hook, Derek; Neill, Calum; Vanheule, Stijn, eds. (2019). Reading Lacan's Écrits: from "The Freudian thing" to "Remarks on Daniel Lagache". Abingdon, Oxon; NewYork, NY: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-70797-8.
  52. ^ Vanheule, Stijn; Hook, Derek; Neill, Calum, eds. (2019). Reading Lacan's Écrits: from 'signification of the phallus' to 'metaphor of the subject'. London; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-0-415-70801-2.
  53. ^ A psicologia social da comunicação (in Brazilian Portuguese). Editora Vozes. 2021-09-20. ISBN 978-85-326-5317-8.
  54. ^ Stevens, Garth; Duncan, Norman; Hook, Derek, eds. (2013). Race, Memory and the Apartheid Archive. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/9781137263902. ISBN 978-1-349-44281-2.
  55. ^ Hook, Derek, ed. (2004). Critical psychology. Lansdowne [South Africa]: UCT Press. ISBN 978-1-919713-88-5.
  56. ^ Duncan, Norman, ed. (2004). Self, community and psychology. Cape Town: UCT Press. ISBN 978-1-919713-51-9. OCLC 56806500.
  57. ^ Hook, Derek; Eagle, Gillian, eds. (2002). Psychopathology and social prejudice. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press. ISBN 978-1-919713-67-0.
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