Political Science · Western Political Thought
Which of the following are true about Frantz Fanon?
- 1. He is considered the most influential anticolonial thinker
- 2. He used Jean-Paul Sartre's idea of existentialism to argue for revolution
- 3. He supported violence to overthrow the colonialist
- 4. He applied psychoanalysis, dialectics and existentialism to the colonial situation
A1 and 3
B1, 3 and 4
C1 and 4
D1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 — All four statements are true about Frantz Fanon, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★All four statements are true about Frantz Fanon, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
★Fanon is regarded as the most influential anticolonial thinker of the twentieth century.
★He drew on Sartre's existentialism to argue for revolutionary liberation.
★In The Wretched of the Earth he defended violence as a cleansing force against the colonizer.
★He applied psychoanalysis, dialectics and existentialism to the colonial condition.
★Black Skin, White Masks analysed the psychological wounds colonialism inflicts.
★His work deeply shaped later post-colonial and liberation thought.
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