Frantz Fanon and the CIA Man

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Post by firstbase » Sun, Jun 16, 2019, 4:18 AM UTC

Frantz Fanon and the CIA Man
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Re: Frantz Fanon and the CIA Man

#2

Post by mlevental » Sun, Jun 16, 2019, 6:37 PM UTC

interesting. didn't expect many people on HN to be familiar with Fanon

Re: Frantz Fanon and the CIA Man

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Post by shearskill » Sun, Jun 16, 2019, 8:08 PM UTC

mlevental wrote: post #2

interesting. didn't expect many people on HN to be familiar with Fanon

International studies major, long ago. This article is fascinating.

Re: Frantz Fanon and the CIA Man

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Post by telesilla » Sun, Jun 16, 2019, 8:44 PM UTC

mlevental wrote: post #2

interesting. didn't expect many people on HN to be familiar with Fanon

I've spent enough time travelling to come face to face with post-colonial concerns - Fanon is critical reading to understand that transition. Really enjoyed this article.

Re: Frantz Fanon and the CIA Man

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Post by mounram » Sun, Jun 16, 2019, 9:35 PM UTC

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Frantz Fanon and the CIA Man

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Post by cf498 » Sun, Jun 16, 2019, 11:40 PM UTC

One of those "Wait what?" headlines. Didnt know about how he died. Thanks for sharing

Re: Frantz Fanon and the CIA Man

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Post by B1FF_PSUVM » Mon, Jun 17, 2019, 8:04 AM UTC

Found a tidbit about the work in Tunis as a doctor, from the French "assistant to Frantz Fanon from 1958 to 1961": https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3491-in-the-shadow-of-frant...