Abstract
What does the sociogeny presented by Frantz Fanon consist of and what are its implications for understanding the modes of subjectivation in a sociability marked by racism and dehumanization? This study establishes a dialogue between the writings of Sigmund Freud and Fanon to propose that the colonial experience imprints a particular type of estrangement, here named as colonial malaise. The sociopolitical suffering resulting from contemporary anti-black racism is expressed through a double discomfort. Added to the discomfort related to the uneasiness of individuals regarding the price to pay for belonging and security in the social bond is the refusal to recognize their belonging and their right to enjoy the social pact, disguised as a civilizing pact. This study, based on the social and political genesis of human suffering in colonial sociability, considers that the clinical-political perspective involved is combined with sociological analysis to address both singular and universal dimensions of the subject.
Keywords:
Colonialism; Frantz Fanon; Discomfort; Psychoanalysis; Racism