Fanon, Frantz (1925–1961)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22370650 |
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| Authors | A Bairner (0000-0003-3867-9728, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosf024.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4237532561 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Born in Martinique in 1925 and a psychiatrist by training, Frantz Fanon left a sociological legacy that lies mainly in the study of “race” and, above all, in the development of postcolonial studies. Having fought for the Free French Army during World War II, Fanon studied medicine and psychiatry in Lyon. In 1952 he began to practice psychiatry in Algeria and thereafter he became associated with the cause of Algerian independence – particularly in the minds of members of the political left, for whom he became an iconic figure during the 1960s. What is, arguably, his most famous work, The Wretched of the Earth , was published in 1961. In it Fanon sought to combine traditional Marxist revolutionary theory with ideas more appropriate for struggles in the developing world
Ethnology · Martinique · Marxist philosophy · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · West indies · World War II · African history and culture studies · Gender Studies · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · History · Law · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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