Talk:Black Skin, White Masks

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Screen adaptions?
Apparently this was, at some point in the 1990s (?), adapted for TV in the UK. A 50 minute long version, the index card currently sat in front of me says. Sadly, the tape doesn't appear to exist any more (at least, I haven't found it yet), and there's no other useful information on record other than the author name, "BBC2", and a strange index string of "Tx: Frantz Fanon: 1061". Possibly there was a programme called Tx (or "Transmission"?) covering various authors' works? Can anyone shed any light on this? IMDB hasn't turned anything up thus far... 193.63.174.211 (talk) 15:50, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

edit: wait, of course, I was counting without their rather rubbish search function. If I tweak the terms around a bit, I get this, which is a bit more useful and interesting:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116357/?ref_=fn_al_tt_7

So, an actual UK production, from 1995, and some 20 minutes longer (for a total of 70) when shown in the cinema, curiously enough. And in a slightly odd 1.66:1 (5:3) aspect ratio. Seems to be a mix of author biography and discussion of his theories, rather than a straight adaption of the book... 193.63.174.211 (talk) 15:55, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Perspective Bias?
This article has clearly been written by one of the subversives behind this obscure theory, and makes many assumptions with explaining what this theory, or book, is.

This is not neutral, as Wikipedia so oft trumpets itself to be. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.242.30.23 (talk) 08:50, 9 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Postcolonialism is a rich and established academic tradition. Black Skin, White Faces is a foundational text in this tradition, few would consider it "obscure". Use of the term "subversives" indicates the editor has a very clear opinion they wish to be expressed in this page that may not be appropriate. I agree that some sections of the page could use better citation, but do not believe Fanon's basic arguments to be misrepresented. Requesting 500/30 protection of this page due to its relation to Critical Race Theory and Postcolonialism. 24.188.161.176 (talk) 04:13, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Serious Editing Required
This article is not an encyclopedia entry with proper references. It's a personal take on the subject. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.13.176.163 (talk) 04:26, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

There are multiple grammar errors here, the Moten piece in the intro is too jargony, and the logical flow of the prose is stilted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.97.231.15 (talk) 00:22, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Proposed merge of Phobogenesis into Black Skin, White Masks
Could easily be incorporated (as a precis) into the article about the book where this concept was introduced, with a redir from the term. DoubleGrazing (talk) 09:52, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Completely agree! The article only describes the concept as defined by Fanon, so the article about the book is the right place for it. I don't think this merge would be at all controversial, but might as well ping the creator of Phobogenesis to see if they object. Lennart97 (talk) 13:27, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * It seems that no one is objecting. Are you able and willing to perform the merge? Lennart97 (talk) 21:07, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Support Mccapra (talk) 08:06, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

✅  Onel 5969  TT me 14:45, 2 January 2021 (UTC)