Frantz Fanon: Gender, Torture and the Biopolitics of Colonialism
Autor Azzedine Haddouren Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 mai 2025
"Haddour is a foremost interpreter of Fanon – and here sheds important new light on this critical giant of the twentieth century, challenging the assumptions of many postcolonial readers" – Judith Still, Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham
"Few works have more creatively and comprehensively explored Fanon’s perspective on gender relations, the family, and women’s resistance to sexual violence...Outstanding" – Peter Hudis, author of Frantz Fanon: Philosopher of the Barricades
"A meticulously researched analysis" – Jane Hiddleston, author of Frantz Fanon: Literature and Invention
Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) was a visionary thinker whose legacy continues to shape conversations on identity, power, and resistance. Here, leading Fanon scholar Azzedine Haddour explores themes of gender, revolutionary struggle, and decolonisation in the first comprehensive study of Fanon’s lesser-known work, Studies in a Dying Colonialism (1959).
Drawing on archival material, the author explores the historical developments that determined the colonial consensus and the social transformation prompted by the Algerian liberation struggle. Haddour engages with the biopolitics of French colonialism to support Fanon’s claim that the medical establishment acted in complicity with colonialism. He recounts various assimilationist laws that resulted in the gendering of colonial space and shows how the wars alter the perception of the colonised population through modern Western technologies like the radio.
In an era where global struggles for independence and self-determination persist, this book is a fascinating new journey into the mind of a groundbreaking philosopher and icon of revolution.
Azzedine Haddour is Professor in Francophone and Comparative Literature at University College London. He is the author of Frantz Fanon, Postcolonialism and the Ethics of Difference and Colonial Myths: History and Narrative, editor of The Fanon Reader, and translator of a collection of Sartre’s essays, Colonialism and Neocolonialism.
"Few works have more creatively and comprehensively explored Fanon’s perspective on gender relations, the family, and women’s resistance to sexual violence...Outstanding" – Peter Hudis, author of Frantz Fanon: Philosopher of the Barricades
"A meticulously researched analysis" – Jane Hiddleston, author of Frantz Fanon: Literature and Invention
Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) was a visionary thinker whose legacy continues to shape conversations on identity, power, and resistance. Here, leading Fanon scholar Azzedine Haddour explores themes of gender, revolutionary struggle, and decolonisation in the first comprehensive study of Fanon’s lesser-known work, Studies in a Dying Colonialism (1959).
Drawing on archival material, the author explores the historical developments that determined the colonial consensus and the social transformation prompted by the Algerian liberation struggle. Haddour engages with the biopolitics of French colonialism to support Fanon’s claim that the medical establishment acted in complicity with colonialism. He recounts various assimilationist laws that resulted in the gendering of colonial space and shows how the wars alter the perception of the colonised population through modern Western technologies like the radio.
In an era where global struggles for independence and self-determination persist, this book is a fascinating new journey into the mind of a groundbreaking philosopher and icon of revolution.
Azzedine Haddour is Professor in Francophone and Comparative Literature at University College London. He is the author of Frantz Fanon, Postcolonialism and the Ethics of Difference and Colonial Myths: History and Narrative, editor of The Fanon Reader, and translator of a collection of Sartre’s essays, Colonialism and Neocolonialism.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780745341545
ISBN-10: 0745341543
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: PLUTO PRESS
Colecția Pluto Press
ISBN-10: 0745341543
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: PLUTO PRESS
Colecția Pluto Press
Recenzii
'Few works have more creatively and comprehensively explored Fanon’s perspective on gender relations, the family, and women’s resistance to sexual violence. It provides an outstanding examination of the historical and political circumstances that shaped his least discussed book, Studies in a Dying Colonialism'
Peter Hudis, author of Frantz Fanon: Philosopher of the Barricades
'Haddour is a foremost interpreter of Fanon – and here sheds important new light on this critical giant of the twentieth century by focusing on his radical, sadly neglected Studies in a Dying Colonialism, challenging the assumptions of many postcolonial readers'
Judith Still, Emeritus Professor of French and Critical Theory, University of Nottingham
'A meticulously researched analysis looking beyond Fanon’s most frequently read works on Algerian society under French colonialism and during the War of Independence. Azzedine Haddour explores Fanon’s analyses of gender, the family, medicine, and the use of torture, complementing Fanon’s own writing with a wealth of historical information illuminating the devastating impact of French colonial policy on the Algerian people'
Jane Hiddleston, author of Frantz Fanon: Literature and Invention
Peter Hudis, author of Frantz Fanon: Philosopher of the Barricades
'Haddour is a foremost interpreter of Fanon – and here sheds important new light on this critical giant of the twentieth century by focusing on his radical, sadly neglected Studies in a Dying Colonialism, challenging the assumptions of many postcolonial readers'
Judith Still, Emeritus Professor of French and Critical Theory, University of Nottingham
'A meticulously researched analysis looking beyond Fanon’s most frequently read works on Algerian society under French colonialism and during the War of Independence. Azzedine Haddour explores Fanon’s analyses of gender, the family, medicine, and the use of torture, complementing Fanon’s own writing with a wealth of historical information illuminating the devastating impact of French colonial policy on the Algerian people'
Jane Hiddleston, author of Frantz Fanon: Literature and Invention
Notă biografică
Azzedine Haddour is Professor in Francophone and Comparative Literature at University College London. He is the author of Frantz Fanon, Postcolonialism and the Ethics of Difference (MUP, 2019) and Colonial Myths: History and Narrative (MUP, 2001), editor of The Fanon Reader (2006), translator of a collection of Sartre’s essays, Colonialism and Neocolonialism (Routledge 2001 and Routledge Classics 2006) and author of various articles on Fanon and postcolonial theory.
Cuprins
Introduction
1. Colonisation Medicine and Colonial Biopolitics
2. Torture Unveiled: Rereading Fanon and Bourdieu in the Context of May 1958
3. The Battle of the Veil and of the Waves: Colonial and Anti-Colonial Radio Transmission
4. Republic of Cousins or Citizens
5. The Uses of Medicine: Colonial and Revolutionary
6. Torture and Gender: Interrogation, Resettlement and Pacification
7. Fanon, the French Liberal Left and the Colonial Consensus
Conclusion
1. Colonisation Medicine and Colonial Biopolitics
2. Torture Unveiled: Rereading Fanon and Bourdieu in the Context of May 1958
3. The Battle of the Veil and of the Waves: Colonial and Anti-Colonial Radio Transmission
4. Republic of Cousins or Citizens
5. The Uses of Medicine: Colonial and Revolutionary
6. Torture and Gender: Interrogation, Resettlement and Pacification
7. Fanon, the French Liberal Left and the Colonial Consensus
Conclusion
Descriere
A groundbreaking study of Fanon's role in the Algerian liberation struggle