The issues that philosopher, activist and psychiatrist Frantz Fanon grappled with in the 1950s until his death in 1961 — why the wretched of the earth lived in colonial Africa — remain unaddressed and have worsened in some countries. This is the message his daughter, activist and public intellectual Mireille Fanon-Mendes-France, is delivering a series of lectures at colloquia organised by the Department of Arts and Culture to mark Africa month. She is chairwoman of the Frantz Fanon Foundation, works with the UN’s Human Rights Council and is a member of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. She co-anchored a discussion at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg last week with Canadian academic J Edward Chamberlain, author of If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories? Government officials, students and activists attended. Department of Arts and Culture deputy director-general Charles Mabaso says the conversations examine "burning issues of the day". "The issue of land is o...
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