Topical Seminar in Asian Humanities (492-0-21)

Topic

Fanon Now: Race, Gender, Coloniality

Instructors

Penelope L Deutscher
847/491-5293
Kresge 3245

Jeong Eun We
847/467-5941
Kresge 1880 Campus Drive, #4-419
Office Hours: varies by quarter

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-325: Mon 5:00PM - 7:50PM

Overview of class

AY 22-23 A revolutionary, thinker, psychiatrist, and physician, Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) has produced a diverse and groundbreaking life work from Martinique to Algeria that has shaped and continues to shape generations of activists and scholars today.

This graduate seminar will examine major writings of Fanon, from his early to late life, and a selection of scholarship on and influenced by Fanon in the fields of critical race theory, feminist theory, and decolonial thought, such as Gordon, Karera, Maldonado-Torres, Zambrana, Mbembe, Al-Saji, Snorton, and Wynter, among others. The range and nature of responses to Fanon's work since his time speaks to the continued problem of colonialism, anti-Blackness, and the racialized gender system, as well as the changes in paradigms and discourse surrounding these issues. The course encourages seminar participants to think critically with and about Fanon's work, to find ways to incorporate Fanon into their respective research agendas and explore the renewed significance of Fanon's work today.

Teaching Method

Seminar

Evaluation Method

Long Paper

Class Materials (Required)

Black Skin, White Masks. Frantz Fanon. Trans. By Richard Philcox. ISBN: 978-0802143006
Toward the African Revolution. Frantz Fanon. Trans. By Haakon Chevalier. ISBN: 978-0802130907
The Wretched of the Earth. Frantz Fanon. Trans. By Richard Philcox. ISBN: 978-0802158635