Frantz Fanon

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Fanon is considered one of the most influential postcolonial thinkers of the twentieth century. This course will serve as an introduction to the theorist, focusing on his Black Skin, White Masks and Wretched of the Earth. Employing primarily close reading, this course will engage students in examination of the evolution of Fanon’s ideologies and the connections between his work and relevant social movements. This is a seminar course and students will be required to participate actively in discussion. Students may read the texts in French or English. Satisfies requirement in Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric