False presences: Fanon's reinforcement of the female subaltern

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dc.contributor.authorPagan, Louan Isabelen
dc.contributor.committeechairWatson, Ronda J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAustin, Elisabeth L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGueye, Medouneen
dc.contributor.departmentForeign Languages, Cultures, and Literaturesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-12T08:00:25Zen
dc.date.available2014-06-12T08:00:25Zen
dc.date.issued2014-06-11en
dc.description.abstractA false presence of the colonized female arises within Frantz Fanon's books Peau noire, masques blancs, L'an V de la révolution algérienne, and Les damnés de la terre. Through a close reading of these texts, this thesis aims to locate where these blind spots exist and how they are facilitated by Fanon, while also acknowledging the potential for these exclusions to be accidental. The introduction provides a brief synopsis of Fanon's life and the colonial relations of his time, namely the Algerian revolution. The first chapter deals with how Fanon's language reinforces the female subaltern through silencing, effacement, and stereotypical language. The second chapter concerns the similarities between racial and gendered power relations within his books. In the third chapter, I discuss hierarchies of power and their establishment through gendered binaries. Finally, my concluding chapter posits how addressing these false presences can lead to deeper understanding and interaction with the female subaltern in Fanon's books.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:3125en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/48898en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectFanonen
dc.subjectsubalternen
dc.subjectfalse presenceen
dc.subjectsilencingen
dc.subjecteffacementen
dc.subjectPeau noireen
dc.subjectmasques blancsen
dc.subjectL'an V de la révolution algérienneen
dc.subjectLes damnés de la terreen
dc.titleFalse presences: Fanon's reinforcement of the female subalternen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineForeign Languages, Cultures, and Literaturesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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