Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon (1925–1961) was a French psychiatrist and political philosopher who made key contributions to post-colonial studies and critical theory. Best known for The Wretched of the Earth and Black Skin, White Masks, he wrote about colonialism and decolonization. Working as a physician, he supported the Algerian War of independence and joined the Algerian National Liberation Front, while also formulating a model for community psychology and helping found institutional psychotherapy at Saint-Alban.