He was a political activist who brought his interests in psychology and philosophy directly to bear on such issues as mutual recognition, democratic participation and political sovereignty. Peter Hudis draws on the expanse of his life and work - from his upbringing in Martinique and early intellectual influences to his mature efforts to fuse psychoanalysis and philosophy and contributions to the anti-colonial struggle in Algeria - to counter the monolithic assumption that Fanon's contribution to modern thought is defined by the advocacy of violence. Black Skin, White Masks, by the experimental psychiatrist and anti-colonial militant Franz Fanon, is regarded as a seminal text in the fields of postcolonial theory and critical race studies. This is a critical biography of his extraordinary life. His legacy remains with us today, having inspired movements in Palestine, Sri Lanka, the US and South Africa.
Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) was a Caribbean and African psychiatrist, philosopher and revolutionary whose works, including Black Skin, White Masks and The Wretched of the Earth are hugely influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory, and post-Marxism.
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