Frantz Fanon
Martinican-Algerian psychiatrist and revolutionary theorist whose The Wretched of the Earth is the foundational text of postcolonial theory. Black Skin, White Masks analyzed the psychological effects of colonialism on the colonized. He died of leukemia at 36, the year Algeria won independence.
Works
- The Wretched of the EarthDecolonization, violence, and nationalism in colonized societies seeking independence
- Black Skin, White MasksPsychological effects of colonialism on Black identity and internalized racism
- A Dying ColonialismCultural practices and resistance in Algerian national liberation struggle against France
- Toward the African RevolutionEssays on African revolution, colonialism, and national culture and consciousness
- Studies in a Dying ColonialismAnalysis of cultural change and resistance in Algeria during colonial and postcolonial periods