AVReQ in collaboration with the Graduate School of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, presents the Theory 101 lecture series. This series seeks to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and welcomes students and scholars from various academic disciplines to contribute their expertise and insights. By bringing together diverse voices, the Theory 101 lecture series aims to cultivate generative conversations and support the development of a rich intellectual community where different theoretical frameworks can be explored and critically analysed.

Demystifying Frantz Fanon: A Conversation with Professor Homi Bhabha and Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela

In this inaugural installation of The Theory 101 Lecture Series, Professors Homi Bhabha and Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela will be in conversation, grappling with the theoretical contributions of Frantz Fanon. This lecture offers a valuable opportunity to explore the relevance of Fanon’s work in the 21st century, particularly within the African context. By re-visiting Fanon’s key theoretical contributions, the conversation aims to not only deepen our understanding of Fanon’s writing but also offer space to reflect on the applicability of Fanonian theory in the contemporary moment. Through fostering an interdisciplinary dialogue among students and scholars, the conversation intends to stimulate critical dialogue and intellectual engagement by providing a platform for an in-depth analysis of Fanon’s theoretical contributions.

Professor Homi K. Bhabha is Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities in the Department of English and Comparative Literature, Harvard University. He was founding director of Harvard University’s Mahindra Humanities Center and director of the Harvard Humanities Center. He has received numerous awards and distinguished honorary professorships, including Extraordinary Professor affiliated with AVReQ, as reported in the Harvard Crimson here. Professor Bhabha is the author of numerous works exploring postcolonial theory, cultural change and power, contemporary art, and cosmopolitanism. His book Location of Culture has recently been reprinted as a Routledge Classic and has been translated into seven languages. He has written an introduction to a new translation of Franz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth.

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Venue AVReQ Seminar Room