Sandro Luce

Identity vicissitudes into the colonial field. Reflections on Frantz Fanon's thought

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Abstract

Fanon's reflections concerning identity construction are awkward and reveal a contrast with a universalistic logic. The task of this essay is to call attention to the unsteadiness and transience of identity, by examining categories of Western modern tradition - such as Hegel's concept of recognition and the interpellation described by Althusser in his reinterpretation of Marxism - and showing their unsuitability for the colonial context.

Keywords

  • Fanon
  • Identity
  • Colonial Field
  • Interpellation
  • Recognition

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