Fanon’s Postcolonial Critique of Hegelian Recognition and Buck-Morss’ Haiti Thesis
This philosophical investigation interrogates the relationship between G.F.W. Hegel’s concept of the master-slave dialectic in The Phenomenology of Spirit and the critique and reformulation of it by Frantz Fanon in Black Skin, White Masks. As a means of contextualization and expansion of Hegel’s ori...
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| Published in | Rhizomes no. 40 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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30.06.2024
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | This philosophical investigation interrogates the relationship between G.F.W. Hegel’s concept of the master-slave dialectic in The Phenomenology of Spirit and the critique and reformulation of it by Frantz Fanon in Black Skin, White Masks. As a means of contextualization and expansion of Hegel’s original textual account, I consider Susan Buck-Morss’ seminal defense through grounding the dialectic in Hegel’s possible historical knowledge of the Haitian Revolution. I conclude that despite a compelling picture, Buck-Morss’ insights are unable to fully vindicate Hegel from the rebukes of Fanon, and as a result, Hegel’s phenomenology necessitates a concrete analysis of the actual conscious experiences of the racialized and colonized subject in order to realize its aims. |
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| ISSN: | 1555-9998 1555-9998 |
| DOI: | 10.20415/rhiz/040.e03 |