2. ‘BlackSkin,WhiteMasks’(1952)
Writer : Frantz Fanon
Divided into 8 parts
It deals with
Psychology of racism
Originally it was the
manuscript of the
doctoral thesis
3. “We are the chose people; look
at the color of our skin. The
others are black or yellow. That
is because of their sins.”
- Frants Fanon
5. Kala chashma jachada hai gore mukhde pe…
Gori radha ne kalo kaan…
Kale hai to kya huaa dilwale hai…
6. What Is color?
A fact
Accept certain limitations
Color here is internalised mindset.
“The white man is sealed in his whiteness.The
blackman in his blackness.”
There are no binaries, desire is common to all.
7. Ideaofhumanism
Fanon begins his work with the idea of
humanism.
“Towards a new humanism
Understanding among men
Our colored brothers
Mankind, I believe in you…
Race prejudice
To understand to love.”
8. Conclusion:
All these problems of racial discrimination are
mental constructions.
It is humanism that is important not color.
My final prayer:
Oh my body, make me
always a man who
questions…
( Black Skin,White Masks )