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This is a 5 page paper comparing the theories of national culture and integrative revolution as discussed in Fanon’s “The Wretched of the Earth” and Geertz’s “The Interpretation of Cultures”. Although critics often cite that the two theorists have contrasting viewpoints, there are several areas where their theories appear to intersect.
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Fanons "The Wretched of the Earth" and Geertzs "The Interpretation of Cultures". While Fanon believes that the national cultural identity of "self" evolves and changes permanently due to revolutions for
freedom of oppression, Geertz has a similar "individual meaning" which is like Fanons "self" which also is divided during times of integrative revolution which results in the breaking apart of
societies to be redefined in a larger entity. While Fanon doesnt believe that anyone from outside of a culture can predict a needed upcoming revolution, Geertz and his interpretivists have
created webs of meaning which involve mapping social organizations onto cultures which would enable researcher to predict social change. Nevertheless, Geertz agrees that these are only generalizations and researchers can
only hypothesize about what they think they are interpreting about a culture which is not their own. In "The Wretched of the Earth",
Frantz Fanon attempts to make a distinction between a national consciousness and nationalism. For a defined cultural identity individuals must define what it is to be part of the "self".
This self is not egocentric based but as part of a national culture. During times of revolution and violence against colonialism for instance, spontaneously gives this self-understanding its life and
definition and becomes rational (Fanon 1968). While revolution against oppression may give black or other oppressed races back their freedom, Fanon does not believe that freedom necessarily means a return
to traditional culture or traditions. On the contrary, a true cultural identity embraces social changes and grows with them. While revolutions break old cultures apart, this is not meant negatively,
but provides opportunity for the evolution of the culture. Unfortunately, when an oppressed culture finally stages a revolution against its oppressors, the new condition is not always permanent as the
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