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. Fanon has …

Mar 14, 2019 · Fanon engaged the fundamental issues of his day: language, affect, sexuality, gender, race and racism, religion, social formation, time, and many others. His impact was immediate upon …

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 of the national …

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 everywhere have …

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 identities.

Jul 20, 2025 · Frantz Fanon was one of the major anti-colonial thinkers of the 20th century and a hero of the Algerian liberation movement. He died just before Algeria's independence from France.

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 …

Middle English fanoun maniple, from Middle French fanon, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German fano cloth

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

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.