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Critical Voices in Critical Times: Fanon, race & politics - an interview with Mireille Fanon-Mendès France (part 1 of 2)

by Linda Herrera (lherrera@illinois.edu) / Sep 11, 2017

Professor Linda Herrera of the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership has a regular column in the open global media platform, openDemocracy, "Critical Voices in Critical Times." Her second column is an interview with the activist - daughter of Frantz Fanon, Mireille Fanon-Mendès France. In part one of their interview, which is accompanied by a video, they talk about the enduring relevance of Fanon, the state of contemporary politics, the need for the decolonization in Africa, and struggles for emancipation in our age of globalization.