Who wrote 'The Wretched of the Earth', a seminal text on the psychological and physical necessity of decolonization?
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Correct answer: Frantz Fanon
Fanon’s work is a foundational text for postcolonial identity studies. He argues that colonialism is a 'total' system that depersonalizes the colonized, making their reclamation of identity a violent and transformative act.
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