Dini, Rachele
Black Skin, White Masks
- ISBN 13:
- 9781912127528
- author:
- Dini, Rachele
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Macat Library
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 108
- Dimensions:
- 12.9 x 0.6 x 19.8 cm
- Genre:
- Society, Politics & Philosophy, Social Sciences, Multicultural Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Frantz Fanon's Black Skin, White Masks is a searing critique of colonial rule and its devastating impact on the psyches of colonized peoples. Written by Rachele Dini, this analysis draws heavily from Fanon's own experiences as a psychiatrist in France and Algeria to expose the hidden assumptions underlying colonialism. Fanon's groundbreaking work breaks down complex psychological problems into their constituent parts, revealing the ways in which colonial rule replicates itself in colonized populations. This unflinching examination of the human cost of colonialism remains a powerful and thought-provoking read today. A crucial text in post-colonial theory, Black Skin, White Masks is a testament to the power of analytical thinking in uncovering the realities that lie beneath the surface of things.