Ways of Seeing. Du Bois and Fanon

The sovereignty of glance and the primacy of sight represent the Western modern culture far beyond its artistic expression, organizing its philosophical and political conceptuality. They deeply influence the way in which subjects are conceived and constructed in Western modernity. This is the point of departure of the long-distance dialogue between W. E. B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon staged in the article. Their political thought and militancy developed against the background of experiences - such as slavery and colonialism - characterized by process of construction of subjectivities which appear as "anomalous" with regard to the "standards" set by Modernity.