Comparative Sociology of Violence in the Thought of Fanon and Spivak
Subject Areas : political scienceHamed Hajiheidari 1 * , David Taleqani 2
1 - Faculty member, Department of Sociology, University of Tehran
2 - Ph.D. student at the Department of Islamic Social Sciences, University of Tehran
Keywords: Postcolonial theory, Franz Fanon, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, sociology of violence.,
Abstract :
Postcolonial studies is known as one of the recent traditions of the humanities, and among the important figures in this field are Franz Fanon and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. These thinkers have made important efforts in the field of studying violence, and their views can be considered in the field of sociology of violence. In this research, while reviewing and examining the views of Fanon and Spivak, a comparative study has been conducted between the views of these two theorists. The comparison of the views of Fanon and Spivak in this article has been carried out through the mediation of Carl Schmitt's theory of violence. Based on a comparative study, Fanon recognizes the violent content of politics and colonialism, and advises the subjugated and the colonized to resort to violence, but Spivak does not recognize this violent aspect and proposes a range of solutions. In designing his perspective, Franz Fanon accepts that colonialism dominates the natives and the subjugated in violent ways, and as a theorist and revolutionary fighter, he considers violence as the only way to fight against colonial violence. In contrast, Spivak distinguishes between two types of violence, namely reasonable and unreasonable violence, and considers both types of violence to be inhuman and inadmissible. This article examines the roots and dimensions of the difference between these two thinkers with the reference frame of Carl Schmitt's view on violence.