By definition, colonies produce fragmented societies that are haunted by fear and suspicion. Fanon’s short article “Confession in North Africa” was first delivered at the 1955 Congrès de Psychiatrie et de Neurologie de Langue Française. It was thus consistent with the theories of colonial psychiatrists such as Boigey, Porot and Aubin, that North Africans naturally lie. Fanon and Lacaton suggested, therefore, that confession represented a truth built on a kind of pseudo-reciprocity. Politics of truthAnother crucial issue arises from the short paper he wrote with Lacaton, namely, the politics of truth and lies in a colonial society.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 30, 2020 10:04 UTC