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Malcolm X: Masculinist Practice and Queer Theory
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Malcolm X: Masculinist Practice and Queer Theory
DOI link for Malcolm X: Masculinist Practice and Queer Theory
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ABSTRACT
Whenhebegantheprojectofcomposingit,MalcolmwasadiscipleofElijah Muhammadandoneofthemostpowerfulministersinthenationalorganization. Attheoutsetofitscomposition,MalcolmpresentedHaleywithadedicationof thebooktoElijahMuhammad:itwasintendedasamoralitytale,showing"how Mr.Muhammadsalvagesblackpeople."3AfterhisbreakwiththeNationoflslam, thecharacterofthebookchanged(it'sdedicatedtohiswifeandkids).Butclearly theconversioninprisonisthecentralandredemptiveepisodeofthenarrativeof hislife.