Author: Frantz Fanon
Synopsis
Fanon examines the psychological and social experience of racism and colonialism. He explores how racial hierarchies affect language, identity, desire, self-perception, and interactions between colonized people and dominant groups.
Why It Matters to Sociology
The book helped connect psychology with the sociology of race and colonial power. Its account of internalized hierarchy and racialized identity remains influential in postcolonial theory, cultural studies, and research on discrimination.