Henry Jeffrey brings Naipaul and Fanon alive, but for the wrong reasons
In a recent letter in Kaieteur News (5/21/2023) Dr. Henry Jeffrey fired off a long and emotional outburst about oppression, a performance that in my view, brings to life V.S. Naipaul’s essay on power (in the Overcrowded Barracoon). It also begs the psychoanalytic work of Frantz Fanon. Although the piece begins by invoking Aristotle, there is little evidence of “political science” in it. Instead, readers are subjected to a litany of predictable talking points associated with that electoral deadbeat, the WPA. Instead of Aristotle, the one-time ardent supporter of the PPP, should have more ...
Source: kaieteurnewsonline.com
