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Oct 2019
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The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon...

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About this episode

 In our first installment of "The Wretched of the Earth" Alyson and Breht summarize, examine, and apply the lessons of the first two chapters of Frantz Fanon's masterpiece work. 

Next month, we will cover chapters 3 and 4, and in December we will finish off this text by covering chapter 5 and the Conclusion. 

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ALSO: Check out our patreon-only bonus episode for the month, where Breht does an audio-reading of Jean Paul Sartre's preface to "Wretched" and then Alyson reflects, and gives commentary on said preface.

Check the bonus Sartre Preface episode out here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sartre-preface-30527285

 

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