Frantz Fanon in the context of colonial discourse

The aim of this thesis is to investigate the historical formation process of the colonial discourse and literature of the colonial discourse and to discuss the results of colonial discourse in the context of Frantz Fanon's idea. The colonialism, which began in the 16th century, influenced the regions, continents and communities all over the world not only in terms of economic, political and military but also culturally and psychologically. In this respect, colonialism developed a discourse of supremacy and categorized the colonies with the pejorative discourse such as underdeveloped, inferior, savage, barbarian or unhuman. Colonial discourse was transformed into a systematic narrative in the 19th century, when colonialism gained speed. The discourses of Eurocentrism, orientalism and racism provided legitimacy to colonialism. In this context, colonial discourse, which is the legitimizing power of colonialism, has caused serious psychological traumas as much as military, political and economic effects. As a result of these traumas, the colonized people began to see themselves as inferior and tried to internalize the master role of the colonizer. Analyzing the discursive, ideological and psychopathological systematic violence of colonialism in Algeria, Frantz Fanon is an activist and critical thinker who influences the colonized people during and after the decolonization process. In this context, Fanon conducted psychoanalysis studies showing the psychological and mental effects of colonialism. Addressing the destructive and alienating effect of colonial discourse in the colonizer-colonized context, Fanon revealed the intricate relationship of the colonial system.