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The Decolonization Manifesto: Marx and Muslims

The Decolonization Manifesto: Marx and Muslims

In The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon enhances a Marxist analysis by addressing the intersections of race, colonialism and capitalism. Fanon uses the terminology of Marx and Engels but applies it in different ways.

William Blake, A Surinam Planter in his Morning Dress, public domain on Wikimedia Commons

Asserting Meaning in Dabydeen’s “Brown Skin Girl”

David Dabydeen’s Slave Song addresses the dilemma of how to identify the ‘true’ voice of a Guayanese culture that has been clouded and corrupted historically by the voice of colonialism.

Dreams We Must Loathe

Dreams We Must Loathe

As the Man attempts to walk the narrow line separating blind optimism and consuming despair, he uses his dreams and memories to keep him situated on the difficult path of realistic survival.