A Master Class on Frantz Fanon with Lewis
Gordon
Lewis Gordon, currently the
Nelson Mandela Professor at Rhodes, is a world renowned philosopher and public
intellectual who is a leading figure in contemporary existential thought, critical
race theory, Africana studies, the critique of the corporate university and a
number of other areas of academic endeavor. Gordon is a major figure in the
study of Frantz Fanon’s thought and his eagerly awaited new book on Fanon, What Fanon Said, will be out early next
year. He is also an extraordinarily gifted teacher.
Date: Tuesday 14 October
Time: 10:30 – 14:30 (lunch
will be provided)
Venue: Humanities Seminar
Room
Please note that a maximum of
twenty students can be accommodated in the Master Class. Some required reading
will be circulated beforehand. To secure a place in the Master Class please
write to uhuru@ru.ac.za
