Lewis R. Gordon
What Fanon Said: A Philosophical Introduction to His Life and Thought
- ISBN 13:
- 9781849045506
- author:
- Lewis R. Gordon
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 1.7 x 14.3 cm
- Genre:
- Society, Politics & Philosophy, Government & Politics, Political Science & Ideology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Frantz Fanon's philosophy is often associated with reason and emotion, with white reason supposedly holding sway and black emotion being deemed irrational. Lewis R. Gordon challenges this notion, presenting Fanon as a key figure in "living thought" that resists the colonial and racist geography of reason. Gordon critically engages with Fanon's work, incorporating translations of the original French texts, to examine his ideas on dialectics, ethics, existentialism, humanism, and more. He also addresses controversies surrounding Fanon's writings on gender and sexuality, as well as political violence and the social underclass. By re-examining Fanon's philosophy through a critical lens, Gordon aims to establish new and healthier human relationships beyond colonial paradigms. This book offers a nuanced exploration of Fanon's thought, one that seeks to challenge and complicate existing understandings of his ideas.
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