PSCI 370
The Political Thought of Frantz Fanon Spring 2013
Division II Writing Skills
Cross-listed AFR 360 / PHIL 360
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Martinican psychiatrist, philosopher, and revolutionary Frantz Fanon was among the leading critical theorists and Africana thinkers of the twentieth century. Fanon ushered in the decolonial turn in critical theory, a move calling on those both within and outside of Europe to challenge the coloniality of the age and to forge a new vision of politics in the postcolonial period. This course is an advanced seminar devoted to a comprehensive examination of Fanon’s political thought. We will begin with an analysis of primary texts by Fanon and end by considering how Fanon has been interpreted by his contemporaries as well as activists and critical theorists writing today.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 10
Class#: 3281
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based upon attendance and participation, weekly online reading response papers, a class presentation, two 7-page essays, and one 20-page final research paper
Prerequisites: open to juniors and seniors with a background in Africana Studies, Political Philosophy, and/or Political Theory, or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences: senior Africana Studies concentrators
Distributions: Division II Writing Skills
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AFR 360 Division II PSCI 370 Division II PHIL 360 Division II
Attributes: AMST Comp Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Diaspora
AMST Critical and Cultural Theory Electives

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