Fanon, the Wretched and Boko Haram
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2308217 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William W Hansen (American University of Nigeria), Umma Aliyu Musa (0000-0002-4211-2946, American University of Nigeria) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 281-296 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021909612467277 |
| OpenAlex | W2148481942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 4 |
Frantz Fanon, the Afro-French revolutionary and psychiatrist, developed a theory as to how and why the socially marginalized, the abused, the dregs of humanity, The Other!, eventually rose up in an attempt to reclaim their lost humanity. Fanon's political writings dealt primarily with the colonial situation, the colonizer and the colonized and the question of race, especially as it unfolded in the Algerian war for independence (1954-62). Boko Haram is a Nigerian jihadist group that has engaged the Nigerian state in all-out warfare since 2009. We use Fanon's concept of the 'wretched' to explain the emergence of Boko Haram in a post-colonial situation in which the issue of a 'racial foreigner' is completely irrelevant and, in so doing, argue for the continued relevance of Fanonist thinking
Boko haram · Colonialism · Criminology · Humanity · Independence (probability theory · Insurgency · Political science · Politics · Relevance (law · Sociology · State (computer science · Health and Conflict Studies · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · Gender Studies · Law
The ugly face of the state
Harvest of violence
The decolonial dimension of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria
Terrorists going transnational
Atmospheric violence
Suturing Together Girls and Education
A Matter of Faith? Negotiations with Boko Haram in Nigeria
Isis and Al-Qaeda as Strategies and Political Imaginaries in Africa
Governing Gender
Fanon and the child
Triad of violence
The geopolitics ofBokoHaram andNigeria's 'war on terror
Fanon's Lacan and the Traumatogenic Child
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |