What Fanon Said - A Philosophical Introduction to His Life and Thought

Challenging the notion of theory as white and experience as black, Lewis Gordon here offers a philosophical portrait of the thought and life of the Martinican-turned-Algerian revolutionary psychiatrist and philosopher Frantz Fanon as an example of "living thought" against the legacies of colonialism and racism, and thereby shows the continued relevance and importance of his ideas.

About the author

Lewis R. Gordon, Foreword by Sonia Dayan-Herzbrun, Afterword by Drucilla Cornell

Summary

Challenging the notion of theory as white and experience as black, Lewis Gordon here offers a philosophical portrait of the thought and life of the Martinican-turned-Algerian revolutionary psychiatrist and philosopher Frantz Fanon as an example of “living thought” against the legacies of colonialism and racism, and thereby shows the continued relevance and importance of his ideas.

Product details

• Authors: Drucilla Cornell, Lewis R Gordon, Lewis R. Gordon, Lewis R./ Dayan-herzbrun Gordon
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2015
• EAN: 9780823266081
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-6608-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Just Ideas (FUP); Just Ideas; Just Ideas
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science