Phenomenology of Blackness, Ideology of Whiteness, and the Predicament of the Antillean in Frantz Fanon’s “Black Skin, White Masks”
The Phenomenology of Blackness “The Negro is defined by comparison,” says Fanon. “They are always judging themselves in relation to the white Other.” Antilleans, who lack natural cultural values without affirming structures, seek self-validation by comparing themselves to the colonial power of whiteness. This force marginalizes them while presenting itself as the universal ideal.[1] Their perception ... Read More
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