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b'Decolonising Our Minds and Pluto Press are delighted to welcome Peter Hudis, Selim Nadi and Tithi Bhattacharya for a discussion on Professor Hudis\'s crucial new book on Frantz Fanon\'s philosophical and psychological thought, and political activism - "Frantz Fanon: Philosopher of the Barricades".\\n\\nScholarship on Fanon is vast, and he is regarded as a singular figure in postcolonialism, critical theory and revolutionary political thought. His works have inspired movements in Palestine, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the US and many other contexts, and in addition to the practical force of his philosophies, his writings have been the subject of intense intellectual study for decades.\\n\\n"Frantz Fanon: Philosopher of the Barricades" is a critical biography of Fanon\'s extraordinary life. Peter Hudis draws on the expanse of his life and work - from his upbringing in Martinique and early intellectual influences to his efforts to fuse psychoanalysis and philosophy and contributions to the anti-colonial struggle in Algeria - to counter the common assumption that Fanon\'s contribution to modern thought is defined by the advocacy of violence.\\n\\nIn Hudis\' biography, Fanon emerges as neither armchair intellectual nor intransigent militant. He was a political activist who brought his interests in psychology and philosophy directly to bear on such issues as mutual recognition, democratic participation and political sovereignty. The book gives new force to Fanon\'s ideas, his life, and his example for people engaged in radical political theory, and speaks to all those engaged in the ongoing search for alternatives to oppressive social relations in the 21st century.\\n\\nJoin us for a conversation on Professor Hudis\'s book and the crucial themes it raises in regards to Fanon\'s life and works, and their significance for political thought and contemporary social justice struggles. Copies of the book will be sold on the day.\\n\\nPeter Hudis is author of "Marx\'s Concept of the Alternative to Capitalism" (Brill, 2012). He edited "The Rosa Luxemburg Reader" (MRP, 2004) and "The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg" (Verso, 2013). He is Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Oakton Community College in Illinois, United States.\\n\\nTithi Bhattacharya is a professor of South Asian History at Purdue University in Indiana. She is the author of "The Sentinels of Culture: Class, Education, and the Colonial Intellectual in Bengal" (Oxford University Press, 2005) and a long-time activist for Palestinian justice. She writes extensively on Marxist theory, gender, and the politics of Islamophobia. Her work has been published in the Journal of Asian Studies, South Asia Research, Electronic Intifada, Jacobin, Salon and the New Left Review. She is on the editorial board of the International Socialist Review.\\n\\nSelim Nadi is a PhD student at the Centre for History at Sciences Po (Paris). He is also part of the French Marxist theoretical journal P\\xe9riode (http://revueperiode.net/) and a regular contributor at ContreTemps (http://contretemps.eu/). Selim is also a member of the Parti des Indig\\xe8nes de la R\\xe9publique (P.I.R.), a French decolonial party.'