Schedule

Frantz Omar Fanon is one of, if not the, most important anti-colonial thinkers of the twentieth century. Fanon, along with many others, argues that colonialism is not simply a physical system of inequality and oppression, but also a framework for categorising people and relating them to one another in social space. Under colonialism, Fanon suggests, race becomes the central system through which people are organised and understood.

In this seminar, philosopher Komarine Romdenh-Romluc will speak about the life and work of Frantz Fanon, focusing on his analysis of race, colonialism, and social relations. This will be followed by an in-conversation discussion with Stand Up to Racism activist Nahella Ashraf, exploring the significance of Fanon’s ideas for contemporary anti-racist struggles.