Overview
According to King Leopold II of Belgium, it was the "sanguinary habits" of the Congolese that necessitated the harsh imposition of civilization. All of which resulted in the death of 11M Congolese. What is the relationship between civilization (as Freud, Mill, and Elias use that term) and violence? What does Fanon mean when he says that the colonized world is "compartmentalized," "divided in two," "Manichean?" What has this division of social space to do with the civilizing process, with civilization and its imposition on the colonized? Why does Fanon argue for a "rebellion against pacification?" Is pacification not a good thing? And why is violence necessarily central to this rebellion?
Assignment: Final Paper--minimum of 5 pages of content plus title page and works cited page; 12pt font, double spaced, MLA, Chicago, or APA format. Support your argument from assigned and recommended readings only.