Anthony C. Alessandrini

Frantz Fanon and the Future of Cultural Politics

Finding Something Different

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how the work of a revolutionary writer such as Frantz Fanon might be best appropriated for contemporary political and cultural issues. Reviewing the field of "Fanon studies" in relation to his contemporaries as well as modern contexts, this book will be of interest to scholars and students across a wide range of disciplines.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 649g
• ISBN-13: 9780739172285
• ISBN-10: 073917228X
• Artikelnr.: 40789507

Autorenporträt

Anthony C. Alessandrini is associate professor of English at Kingsborough Community College and the Master of Arts program in Middle Eastern Studies at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Fanon Now 1
Reading Fanon Anti-Piously: On the Need to Appropriate 2
The Struggle Within Humanism: Fanon and Said 3
The Humanism Effect: Fanon, Foucault, and Ethics without Subjects 4
The Futures of Postcolonial Criticism: Fanon and Kincaid 5
"Enough of This Scandal": Reading Gilroy through Fanon, or Who Comes After "Race"? 6
"Any Decolonization Is a Success": Fanon and the African Spring Conclusion: Singularity and Solidarity: Fanonian Futures Notes Bibliography Index About the Author