Black Skin, White Masks – Frantz Fanon

Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon

Black Skin, White Masks is Frantz Fanon’s groundbreaking examination of the psychological effects of racism and colonialism. Combining personal experience with clinical insight, Fanon shows how colonized people internalize the prejudices of a dominant white society—often adopting “white masks” to navigate a world built against them. His analysis of identity, alienation, language, and oppression reshaped global conversations on race and continues to influence political thought, cultural studies, and social psychology. Urgent, powerful, and deeply insightful, this book remains one of the most important works on the Black experience in a racialized world. Buy in Kenya with fast delivery.

What You’ll Learn from Black Skin, White Masks

• How racism shapes identity and self-perception

• The psychological impact of colonial domination

• Why oppressed groups internalize the values of their oppressors

• Fanon’s insights on language, trauma, and cultural alienation

• Foundations of modern anti-colonial thought and critical race theory

• How historical structures continue to influence present-day dynamics

Who Should Read Black Skin, White Masks

Readers of African studies, psychology, philosophy, political thought, postcolonial theory, and anyone seeking to understand the lived realities of racism and its lasting psychological effects.

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