Some Aspects of the Political Philosophy of Frantz Fanon Author(s): L. Adele Jinadu Source: African Studies Review‚ Vol. 16‚ No. 2 (Sep.‚ 1973)‚ pp. 255-289 Published by: African Studies Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/523409 . Accessed: 28/05/2013 15:31 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers
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Introduction Both in The Wretched of the Earth and The Battle of Algiers we are presented with the harsh reality that is the French colony of Algiers during the post-war period. Both works focus very strongly on the use of violence but both adopt a very different approach in justifying its use. On one hand‚ The Battle of Algiers presents us with an ever-escalating conflict in which neither of the parties of the conflict seems entirely right. On the other hand‚ Fanon argues that violence is a catharsis
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Algeria (English i/ælˈdʒɪəriə/ Arabic: الجزائر‚ /al-jaza-ir/‚ Berber: ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ‚ /ed-dzayer/)‚ officially The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria‚ is a country in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast. Its capital and most populous city is Algiers. Algeria is a semi presidential republic‚ it consists of 48 provinces and 1541 communes. With a population exceeding 37 million‚[5] it is the 34th most populated country on Earth. With an economy based on oil resources‚ manufacturing has suffered from
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Throughout history‚ struggles for freedom‚ especially freedom for a colonized people‚ are very often characterized by violence. Frantz Fanon and Mahatma Gandhi had similar hopes: freedom‚ independence of colonized people‚ and restoration of dignity to the oppressed. However‚ they approached these goals with seemingly fundamentally opposing methods with regard to the use of violence‚ revolutionary counter-violence and nonviolent resistance. Fanon’s stance on violence was unyielding; he maintained
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individual and politician he was against the French colonization and wanted and independent Algeria (Playwright). “The Guest” story is an example of his struggle against colonization and war. As he describes the situation in the story‚ “Now shiploads of wheat were arriving from France and the worst was over. But it would be hard to forget that poverty”. It means that Camus does not like the dependency of Algeria‚ and he believes that people will remember the bad situation caused by French. Camus has
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significant decolonization war‚ a war that not only showed conflict between loyalist Algerians supporting a French Algeria and their Algerian nationalist counterparts. But it was also characterized by the National Liberation front’s guerrilla warfare‚ and the use of torture by both sides. In the Battle of Algiers‚ one can see how the FLN guerrilla insurrection and the French counter insurgency committed atrocities against each other‚ something of which would later lead to the Independence of Algeria. Nevertheless
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Algerian uprising against the French rule in the city of Algeria. The cause of the conflict in the film is the constant oppression felt by the Arab Algerians because of French colonialism. The injustice suffered by the native Arabs is shown in a number of ways: the living space difference between the Arabs and French‚ the difference in occupation‚ and the condescending attitudes the French have towards the Arabs. The populations of Algeria (Arab and French)‚ are separated into two locations. The
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"The Guest" by Albert Camus For this assignment you are required to: 1) Review the elements of literature (pages) found in the contents page under "Elements of Literature" 2) Research and write a (one-page‚ 250 words maximum) report entirely in your own words‚ answering the question: What is existentialism? What beliefs do existentialists hold? 3) Read "The Guest" by Albert Camus. Click onto link. 4) Answer the questions which follow. Ensure that each response is in paragraph form. Each paragraph
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● ● ● ● ● Most familiar form of rule in the ancient times has been monarchy. The vast majority of people in the past lived under some form of imperial rule. The French Revolution of 1789 introduced the idea of Liberty‚ Equality and Brotherhood. Tom Paine’s pamphlet ‘The Rights of Man’ established the idea that men had basic human rights. In the nineteenth century‚ the British and French empires began to expand rapidly. These two traditional overseas empires developed alongside older imperial powers such
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iulio Pontecorvo directed ‘The Battle of Algiers’ in 1966‚ he had attempted to depict the fight for independence which Algeria sought under French colonialism. He sought to create a realistic representation of the conflict occurring in Algeria‚ in a way which many consider as having been ‘approached as pseudo- or quasi- documentary’ due to it’s grainy black and white image quality. The resources used to achieve this effect included photos and film footage as well as real life testimonies. Throughout
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