Tag: Post-colonialism
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Look around you. The paint has not only chipped off the walls of the Western Empire– the roof is falling. Germany, the current pioneers of western democracy has legalized censorship of those who speak against Israel’s war crimes. Politicians are comfortable supporting the sovreignty of Ukraine but denouncing the sovreignty of Palestine. America continues to…
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If you want to understand decolonization and colonial relationships, Frantz Fanon is an excellent place to start. Born in Martinique, the afro-carribean philosopher and pshychiatrist inspired leaders such as Steve Biko, Malcom X and Che Guevara. The Wretched of the Earth is his most renowned work – and is by far the most important literary…