A drawing by portrait artist Marie-Claire Laffaire
85% organic ring-spun and combed cotton, 15% recycled polyester,
Washed fabric, Soft touch, 300 g/m²
Lining: Sherpa, 100% recycled polyester, 350 g/m²
THE ANTICOLONIAL PSYCHIATRIST
FRANTZ FANON (1925-1961) - MARTINIQUE
A theorist of cultural de-alienation, Frantz Fanon, a French psychiatrist and essayist born in Martinique, was a fervent advocate of Algerian independence. As director of the Blida psychiatric hospital, he treated both torturers and victims of a pyramidal and inherently racist colonial system. Fanon denounced the psychological violence stemming from colonial power relations, such as self-denigration and acculturation, and strove to remedy these ills through his politically engaged writings.
