{"product_id":"how-we-walk-frantz-fanon-and-the-politics-of-the-body-hardcover","title":"How We Walk: Frantz Fanon and the Politics of the Body - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Beaumont\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In this fascinating and wide-ranging book, Beaumont reminds us that walking is far from a neutral activity. With the help of Frantz Fanon, Beaumont locates freedom at the level of the body; free from the systems of oppression, exploitation, and harassment.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Lauren Elkin, author of \u003ci\u003eFlâneuse\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow race, class, and politics influence the way we move\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can tell a lot about people by how they walk. Matthew Beaumont argues that our standing, walking body holds the social traumas of history and its racialized inequalities. Our posture and gait reflect our social and political experiences as we navigate the city under capitalism. Through a series of dialogues with thinkers and walkers, his book explores the relationship between freedom and the human body \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow We Walk\u003c\/i\u003e foregrounds the work of Frantz Fanon, psychiatrist and leading thinker of liberation, who was one of the first people to think about the politics of 'walking while black'. It also introduces us to the renegade psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich, who wrote that one could discern the truth about a person through their posture and gait. For Marxist philosopher Ernst Bloch, the ability to walk upright and with ease is a sign of personal and social freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough these excursions, Beaumont reimagines the canonical literature on walking and presents a new interpretation of the impact of class and race on our physical and political mobility, raising important questions about the politics of the body.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Beaumont\u003c\/b\u003e, a Professor of English Literature at University College London, is the author of several books for Verso, including \u003ci\u003eNightwalking: A Nocturnal History of London\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eThe Walker: On Finding and Losing Yourself in the Modern City\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) and H\u003ci\u003eow We Walk: Frantz Fanon and the Politics of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming, 2024). He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eLev Shestov: Philosopher of the Sleepless Night\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). For Verso, he has co-authored \u003ci\u003eThe Task of the Critic: Terry Eagleton in Dialogue\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and co-edited \u003ci\u003eRestless Cities\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763846775072,"sku":"9781804290071","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a48da7ce45dd10780c68dff11c2e1d8f.webp?v=1780240004","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-we-walk-frantz-fanon-and-the-politics-of-the-body-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}