In the course of his work as a physician and psychiatrist, Fanon supported the Algerian War of independence from France and was a member of the Algerian National Liberation Front. …

Mar 14, 2019 · Lewis Gordon’s work on Fanon has argued for the centrality of existentialism and existential framing of key questions across his oeuvre, especially in Gordon’s early work …

Jul 20, 1998 · Frantz Fanon (1925–61) was a West Indian psychoanalyst and social philosopher known for his theory that some neuroses are socially generated and for his writings on behalf …

In Paris, the heart of the former empire that Fanon opposed so vigorously in his short life, his philosophy of humanist liberation and his commitment to the moral relevance of all people …

Jul 21, 2025 · Fanon advocated a critical re-appropriation of cultural traditions—combined with humanist ideas. His universalism aimed at a shared humanity beyond mutually exclusive …

Jun 3, 2025 · Fanon, born in Fort-de-France, Martinique—then a French colony marked by racial stratification—was trained in psychiatry in France and became a central figure in the Algerian …

Mar 27, 2025 · Frantz Fanon, a psychiatrist and philosopher from Martinique, remains one of the most influential thinkers on the psychological effects of colonialism.

Feb 5, 2024 · Frantz Fanon was a Martinique-born doctor who became famous in the 1960s for his writing about the politics and the psychology of colonialism. Fanon died in 1961.

Apr 17, 2025 · Fanon’s work inspired anti-colonial and revolutionary movements across Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Asia. He became a foundational thinker for postcolonial studies …

Fanon made extensive trips across Algeria, mainly in the Kabyle region, to study the cultural and psychological life of Algerians. His lost study of "The marabout of Si Slimane" is an example.