Fanon

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Frantz Fanon was a French psychiatrist turned Algerianrevolutionary of Martinican origin, and one of the most importantand controversial thinkers of the postwar period. A veritable"intellect on fire," Fanon was a radical thinker withoriginal theories on race, revolution, violence, identity andagency. This book is an excellent introduction to the ideas and legacyof Fanon. Gibson explores him as a truly complex character in thecontext of his time and beyond. He argues that for Fanon, theoryhas a practical task to help change the world. Thus Fanon's"untidy dialectic," Gibson contends, is a philosophy ofliberation that includes cultural and historical issues and visionsof a future society. In a profoundly political sense, Gibson asksus to reevaluate Fanon's contribution as a critic ofmodernity and reassess in a new light notions of consciousness,humanism, and social change. This is a fascinating study that will interest undergraduatesand above in postcolonial studies, literary theory, culturalstudies, sociology, politics, and social and political theory, aswell as general readers.

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Nigel C. Gibson

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Literature Literaturwissenschaft Political Philosophy & Theory Political Science Politikwissenschaft Politische Philosophie u. Politiktheorie Postcolonial Theory Theorie der Postkolonialzeit

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"Caricatured as a mindless apostle of violence, Fanon emerges inNigel Gibson's rigorous and subtle analysis as a major humanisticthinker about injustice, a serious critic of nationalism and, forthe first time, as an impressively profound philosopher of modernpost-colonial politics and culture." Edward W. Said, ColumbiaUniversity "This definitive interpretation of Fanon brilliantly touches theheart. Gibson presents a compelling and engaging analysis ofFanon's original theory of the racial gaze, of revolution, and ofFanon's complex theory of violence. All the perennial themes ofpolitical theory are masterfully presented in this major book.Readers will feel morally civilized after they read it." TeodrosKiros, Harvard University "Gibson's prose is elegant and clear and this book is, by far,the best introduction to Fanon's life and work. But it does morethan this....The key idea that runs throughout the book is that ofthe dialectic. Gibson argues that there is an unstable, criticaland creative element in the heart of FAnon's thought that seeks tomove through apparently irreconcilable contradictions. This kind ofanalysis is what we would expect from any responsible engagementwith Fanon's work and Gibson develops it very well. But he goesfurther and makes an original and significant contribution byshowing that for Fanon this kind of progress requires thedevelopment of a fighting culture." Richard Pithouse, SundayIndependent
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