HR100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Frantz Fanon, Edward Said, Fairy
30 Jan 2017
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Colonialism: is a practice in which nation states establish colonies in geographically distant locations. These colonies remain politically, socially and economically linked to their originating nation state, but may later declare and/or be granted independence. They are usually established for economic and/or military reasons, and often involve exploiting local natural resources. Perhaps most importantly, colonialism frequently involves the repression, expulsion, exploitation and even extermination of local indigenous peoples. Fanon is looking not just at colonialism, but at the process of decolonization through which previously colonized peoples fight for, declare, achieve, and/or are granted their independence. Fa(cid:374)o(cid:374)"s (cid:272)hief poi(cid:374)t is to re(cid:448)eal ho(cid:449) the colonial plea to the colonized that they should approach this process as a smooth, peaceful transition into the universalist modern enlightenment world of. European-style nation states, and refuse violent retribution, acts as a manipulative tactic used to maintain dominance and oppression. We need the forced redistribution of wealth and power in order to create equality.
