Fanonian analysis of racism and postcolonial structures of othering

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https://doi.org/10.7203/HYBRIDA.6.26240

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racism, structural violence, symbolic boundaries

Abstract

The paper explores how boundaries affect the search for identity in the context of racism and colonialism. Colonized individuals often experience a sense of alienation and inferiority caused by the limitations imposed by colonial power structures, leading to a quest for personal identity. However, the binary division between the colonizer and colonized affects everyone involved, making searching for personal identity more complex and reinforcing systemic racism. The first section of the article examines how race, a socially constructed concept, plays a crucial role in defining the difference between oneself and others, imposing structures of othering based on Fanonian analysis. The second section discusses whether it is possible to avoid or overcome racism and racial oppression, shedding light on the inherent nature of othering, racism, and latent violence.

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Kitija Mirončuka, University of Latvia, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology 

Kitija Miron?uka is currently a research assistant at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia in Latvia. In 2020, she earned her M.A. from the University of Latvia by presenting her thesis on the ethical aspects of structural violence using Johan Galtung’s framework. In addition to her academic pursuits, she is also interested in critical research on terrorism and the racism studies. Specifically, she is working on her Ph.D. thesis, which addresses the philosophical analysis of the structural aspects of racism from a postcolonial point of view. The aim is to create a new conceptual framework for understanding racism as a relationship between the Self and Other and establish ethics of responsibility associated with this dynamic.

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2023-06-29

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Mirončuka, K. (2023). Fanonian analysis of racism and postcolonial structures of othering. HYBRIDA, (6), 199–216. https://doi.org/10.7203/HYBRIDA.6.26240
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