How We Walk: Frantz Fanon and the Politics of the Body
Matthew Beaumont, "How We Walk: Frantz Fanon and the Politics of the Body"
English | ISBN: 1804290076 | 2024 | 224 pages | EPUB | 410 KB
English | ISBN: 1804290076 | 2024 | 224 pages | EPUB | 410 KB
"In this fascinating and wide-ranging book, Beaumont reminds us that walking is far from a neutral activity. With the help of Frantz Fanon, Beaumont locates freedom at the level of the body; free from the systems of oppression, exploitation, and harassment."
–Lauren Elkin, author of Flâneuse
How race, class, and politics influence the way we move
You can tell a lot about people by how they walk. Matthew Beaumont argues that our standing, walking body holds the social traumas of history and its racialized inequalities. Our posture and gait reflect our social and political experiences as we navigate the city under capitalism. Through a series of dialogues with thinkers and walkers, his book explores the relationship between freedom and the human body
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