Talk:Frantz Fanon

Does anybody disagree with Fanon about anything?
If they do, I don't see evidence of it in this article. I do see some titles in the Books section that may or may not have something critical to say about his thought, but the word "critical" is of little help as it has a special meaning when used as in "critical studies". The title of Gibson's Rethinking Fanon: The Continuing Dialogue is suggestive and perhaps a knowledgeable editor has something to add if, as I suspect, there are scholars who see Marxist or other elements of his anti-colonialism as counterproductive. If I'm right about that I should like to see some discussion of it in the article. I understand that the fact that scholars have criticized Marx, Lacan, or other influences on Fanon does not necessarily mean they have addressed Fanon's views specifically. —Blanchette (talk) 08:04, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

One could read Figures of interpellation in Althusser and Fanond I think there is some criticism there. Unfortunately I haven't got time for further research/updating. Victor50 (talk) 18:24, 2 July 2018 (UTC) Addition: One could read Finkielkraut's The Defeat of the Mind Citation: "As Finkielkraut masterfully shows, nothing is ever new under the sun: Franz Fanon, perhaps the most prominent theoretician of third-world liberation, was hardly saying something novel when he wrote that “Truth . . . is everything that protects the natives and ruins the foreigners.”" Victor50 (talk) 18:42, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

I also read this and thought that there would be a section of criticism toward his works. Glad to follow this link and read a little more into the discussions of his work. Would be great to see a section included on this page in order to have a more holistic viewpoint of Fanon in history.

Subject to racism by liberated women of Europe
The article claims "During the war, Fanon was exposed to more white European racism. For example, European women liberated by black soldiers often preferred to dance with fascist Italian prisoners, rather than fraternize with their liberators.[15]" This seemed a bit dubious and I checked the source which is Lewis R. Gordon's study and he actually used the term mistreat, instead of racism. I would argue both terms are not exactly neutral and I feel Gordan's claim is a non sequitur. So this should be tidied up substantially Aerchasúr (talk) 21:28, 13 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Completely agree. This entire paragraph is soaked in assumption and a forgone conclusion without the burden of any sort of proof. Mawtino (talk) 20:04, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Films on Fanon section
I've noticed that the "films on Fanon" section includes Luce, which a film that doesn't appear to be *about* Fanon per se, but rather, has a protagonist who is influenced by Fanon. I haven't seen the film so I want to give the benefit of the doubt here. Can anyone who has watched the film comment on whether it's appropriate for it to be included in the list? Lemonpip (talk) 02:01, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Frantz Fanon was French
Is that too difficult to write ? I know the USA for some reason doesn't like that fact (but has nothing to say about Puerto Rico), should wikipedia be US centric ? In the article there is mention of his "French wife", what is that about ? Is it to mean "White wife" ? France has never has any laws against such marriages, unlike the US. I don't know how common it was at the time so I won't comment on that, but nothing illegal. Today France has the most "mixed marriages" in the world. Aesma (talk) 20:48, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

South African Section
The discussion of Wretch of the Earth, written in 1961, contains a good deal of discussion of South African politics that occurred after 1961, and therefore is not strictly relevant to the book, and comes across as kind of tendentious. I suggest we abbreviate or cut it. 68.142.50.72 (talk) 00:43, 14 April 2024 (UTC)