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Historiography in "Beginnings: Malcolm" by Amiri Baraka
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Abstract This article discusses Aimiri Baraka‘s concern with the history of black people in his poem "Beginnings: Malcolm". The writers try to shed some light on the way Baraka's historiography challenges the white supremecist discourses through a rewriting of the African American past that blurs the boundar... view more
This article discusses Aimiri Baraka‘s concern with the history of black people in his poem "Beginnings: Malcolm". The writers try to shed some light on the way Baraka's historiography challenges the white supremecist discourses through a rewriting of the African American past that blurs the boundaries of myth and history, fact and fiction, in a postmodern manner. It is argued that through the use of the central African myth of Esu/Elegba and drawing on traditions of Christianity and Western literature/culture, Baraka‘s poem offers an uncanny insight into the past.... view less
Classification
Science of Literature, Linguistics
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 22-28
Journal
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (2014) 40
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILSHS.40.22
ISSN
2300-2697
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed