Stephen Frosh

Stephen Frosh (born 1954) is a psychosocial theorist and Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London. He is known for his work in psychoanalysis, psychosocial studies and critical theory. Frosh was one of the founders of Birkbeck’s Department of Psychosocial Studies, where he worked from its establishment in 2008 until its reorganisation in 2023.

Frosh has a background in both academic and clinical psychology. He was a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Vice Dean at the Tavistock Clinic throughout the 1990s. He has written many books and articles, contributing to the study of psychoanalysis, antisemitism, gender and postmemory. His book ''Those Who Come After: Postmemory, Acknowledgement and Forgiveness'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019) won the 2023 British Psychological Society Award for Best Academic Monograph. Frosh has also supervised numerous PhD research theses in psychosocial studies.

Frosh is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, an Academic Associate of the British Psychoanalytical Society, a Founding Member of the Association of Psychosocial Studies, and an Honorary Member of the Institute of Group Analysis. He has held visiting professorships at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, and at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Provided by Wikipedia