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Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon was a Martinican-born psychiatrist, philosopher, and revolutionary theorist whose work analyzed the psychological and political violence of colonialism and racism. His major works include Black Skin, White Masks, which examines racial alienation and identity under colonial domination, and The Wretched of the Earth, which theorizes decolonization, revolutionary violence, and national consciousness. Through these and other writings such as A Dying Colonialism, Fanon influenced postcolonial theory, critical race theory, and liberation movements worldwide.

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Philosophy Black Skin, White Masks (Peau noire, masques blancs) – Frantz Fanon Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon's Black Skin, White Masks examines how colonialism damages the inner life of the colonized.

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Evolution The Wretched of the Earth (Les Damnés de la Terre) – Frantz Fanon Frantz Fanon

Fanon's psychoanalytic and political account of colonisation, decolonisation, and the making of national culture.

11 min read

Cultural Studies A Dying Colonialism – Frantz Fanon Frantz Fanon

Fanon's essays examine how Algeria's war of independence transformed the colonized mind across gender, language, and culture.

5 min read