Speakers: Dr Sarah Bufkin, University of Birmingham
Chair: TBA
Abstract
Join us for our newest talk discussing Frantz Fanon’s thought in the postcolonial context. Rather than reduce Fanon to a mere psychologist of the oppressed, this talk repositions him as a diagnostician of the social pathologies produced by colonialism and White supremacy. By drawing on the experiences of both the colonized and the colonizer, Fanon showed that racial hierarchies can produce disordered forms of life. The talk concludes by gesturing towards how Fanon’s insights speak to postimperial Britain, where racialized ideas of Englishness and anti-migrant politics obscure deeper systemic crises
Speaker:
Dr Sarah Bufkin is an Assistant Professor of Political Theory at the University of Birmingham. She works on Black Atlantic political thought, Critical Theory, and Cultural Studies, with a specific focus on racism and racialization, imperial techniques of government, and racial capitalism. Prior to starting at Birmingham in 2022, she was an Examination Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford.
Access information: The seminar room is accessed via two flights of steps/a lift and then a further two flights of stairs accessed through a heavy set of doors. There is no step-free access. The lift is not accessible to wheelchair users, but may assist with other mobility issues. Please contact enquiries@sociology.cam.ac.uk with any questions.
Date: Tuesday, 20th May, 2025 - 12:30 to 14:00
