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Mentioned in 10 episodes
Black skin, white masks
Book • 1952
In 'Black Skin, White Masks,' Frantz Fanon presents a critical analysis of the psychological and social effects of colonialism and racism on black individuals.
The book, written in an autoethnographic style, combines Fanon's personal experiences with a historical critique of the dehumanizing impacts of colonial domination.
Fanon uses psychoanalysis to explain the feelings of dependency and inadequacy that black people experience, highlighting how colonialism corrupts the psyche of both blacks and whites.
He argues that the internalization of white cultural norms leads to a profound inferiority complex among black people and advocates for a rejection of these norms to achieve true self-consciousness and freedom.
The book, written in an autoethnographic style, combines Fanon's personal experiences with a historical critique of the dehumanizing impacts of colonial domination.
Fanon uses psychoanalysis to explain the feelings of dependency and inadequacy that black people experience, highlighting how colonialism corrupts the psyche of both blacks and whites.
He argues that the internalization of white cultural norms leads to a profound inferiority complex among black people and advocates for a rejection of these norms to achieve true self-consciousness and freedom.
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Mentioned in 10 episodes
His first published book, celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2022.
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HAP 107 - Lewis Gordon on Frantz Fanon
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Arturo Baiocchi in the context of discussing the concept of double consciousness and its relevance to the book's themes.
Arturo Baiocchi in the context of discussing the concept of double consciousness and its relevance to the book's themes.
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Jonathan Metzl, “The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease” (Beacon Press, 2010)
Mentioned by David Guignion in the context of Sara Ahmed's analysis of fear and its political implications.
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Sara Ahmed's "The Cultural Politics of Emotion" (Part 2/2)
Theorizes the psychology of racism and empire, arising from clinical studies.
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Frantz Fanon
Mentioned by Camille Robcis and Ian J. Drake , discussing his experiences at Saint-Alban Hospital and the application of institutional psychotherapy in colonial Algeria.
Camille Robcis, "Disalienation: Politics, Philosophy, and Radical Psychiatry in Postwar France" (U Chicago Press, 2021)
Mentioned by Camille Robcis and J.J. Mull in relation to his psychiatric work and its connection to his political analysis, particularly his time at Saint-Alban.
Camille Robcis, "Disalienation: Politics, Philosophy, and Radical Psychiatry in Postwar France" (U Chicago Press, 2021)
Mentioned by Josh when discussing the book "Black Skin, White Masks."
The Myth of Medical Neutrality & Limitations of Biomedical Explanations In Settler Colonial Societies with Dr. Mary Turfah
Mentioned by William Paris as a key figure whose work is examined in his book, focusing on his concept of racial fetishism.
William M. Paris, "Race, Time, and Utopia: Critical Theory and the Process of Emancipation" (Oxford UP, 2024)
