Psychologist, revolutionary, and philosopher, Frantz Fanon, is foundational for contemporary debates in fields such as critical philosophy of race, Africana and anti- and post- colonial philosophy and theory, cultural studies, Black studies, and remains a touchstone for liberatory movements worldwide. There are many Fanons. As a way in, we will focus on what Fanon called sociogeny as an interpretive lens for his oeuvre, and as an approach that might be activated in different ways for our own moment. We will carefully read Black Skin, White Masks, and The Wretched of the Earth, alongside important essays and material in A Dying Colonialism and Alienation and Experience. Through sociogeny, we will consider questions of racial identity, social ontology, and what this means for Pan-Afrikanism, anti-colonial, and -imperial solidarity and community; the role of land and nature in Fanon’s vision of a transformed and liberated social environment; and the relation of anti-colonial violence and healing in Fanon’s psychopolitics. One of our aims is to come away with an understanding of Fanon’s thought that is both contextualized and philosophical (including, but not limited to his engagement with important figures in 19-20th Century Continental Philosophy). As we will see, however, this is neither an easy nor neutral goal. Consequently, I encourage you to explore the critical responses to Fanon and to cultivate an informed research question and position that you will develop.