New Books in Intellectual History Zahi Zalloua, "Fanon, Žižek and the Violence of Resistance" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
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Sep 17, 2025 Zahi Zalloua, a Cushing Eells Professor at Whitman College and author of 'Fanon, Žižek, and the Violence of Resistance,' dives into the intersection of anti-colonial thought and psychoanalysis. He discusses how resistance often entails violence, contrasting the destructive and transformative aspects of it through Fanon and Žižek's perspectives. Zalloua critiques liberal anti-racism, emphasizing the need for a class struggle approach that transcends identity politics. He also links global capitalism to racialization and explores how Gaza serves as a catalyst for global political awareness.
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Capitalism Produces Surplus Humanity
- Capitalism no longer shields the global North entirely and produces 'surplus humanity' across borders.
- Zalloua links this process to a global 'becoming black' that exposes capitalism's expanding brutality.
Student Encampments Signal A Shift
- Student encampments and campus protests show rising anti-colonial sentiment among young people.
- Zalloua notes students increasingly question their leaders and Israel's legitimacy.
Replace Dominant Collective Fantasies
- Weaken the hold of collective fantasies to change desires and politics.
- Replace nostalgic fantasies with inventive, universal fantasies that enable new political projects.
