Frantz Fanon was a French psychiatrist and political philosopher, born in 1925, who developed ideas that became influential in post-colonial studies and critical theory. He was also a political radical and Pan-Africanist concerned with the psychopathology of colonization and the human, social and cultural consequences of decolonization. He died in 1961. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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BirthplaceFort-de-France, Martinique 1 Death PlaceBethesda, Maryland, United States 1 Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionAnalyzed the psychological and cultural effects of colonization and decolonization, combining clinical psychiatry with anti-colonial political philosophy to explain how colonial domination structures the colonized mind. 1 Notable WorkThe Wretched of the Earth (1961) 1 Sources
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Frantz Omar Fanon was a French psychiatrist and political philosopher, developed ideas which have become influential in the fields of post-colonial studies and critical theory.
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20 July 1925 - 6 December 1961) was a Martinican-born French psychiatrist and political philosopher, developed ideas which have become influential in the fields of post-colonial studies and critical theory. As well as an intellectual, Fanon was a political radical and Pan-Africanist, concerned with the psychopathology of colonization and the human, social, and cultural consequences of decolonization.
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