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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
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Deeply compelling and beautifully written. Last 3 chapters are amazing. Yes, there are the well-known issues Fanon has; namely some misogyny and homophobia that comes through pretty clear in some moments. Read critiques/work on Fanon on top of this for a more fully rigorous framework of applicability of psychoanalysis to race (ie. Hortense Spillers). This is a fantastic start though.
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This book was interesting but not really enjoyable or powerful. It certainly raised a lot of good points and its anecdotal evidence was meaningful and easy to follow, but it often fell victim to its own style, becoming too conversational yet discussing too serious of a topic. While I understood that Fanon was going for an easy to read, honest book, I feel that Black Skin, White Masks may have taken that concept too far. Also, some of the graphic descriptions were a little awkward...
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I can see how it was important for it’s time, but it’s mostly information modern educated readers have heard before with far more depth and nuance, due to the wealth of research and discussion on race, gender, and colonialism. Much of the book feels dated in more ways than one.
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