{"product_id":"making-malcolm-the-myth-and-meaning-of-malcolm-x-paperback","title":"Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Eric Dyson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalcolm X's cultural rebirth--his improbable second coming--brims with irony. The nineties are marked by intense and often angry debates about racial authenticity and \"selling out,\" and the participants in these debates--from politicians to filmmakers to rap artists--often draw on Malcolm's\u003cbr\u003escorching rebukes to such moves. Meanwhile, Malcolm's \"X\" is marketed in countless business endeavors and is stylishly branded on baseball hats and T-shirts sported by every age, race, and gender. But this rampant commercialization is only a small part of Malcolm's remarkable renaissance. One of the\u003cbr\u003ecentury's most complex black leaders, he is currently blazing a new path across contemporary popular culture, and has even seared the edges of an academy that once froze him out. Thirty years after his assassination, what is it about his life and words that speaks so powerfully to so many? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cem\u003eMaking Malcolm\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Eric Dyson probes the myths and meanings of Malcolm X for our time. From Spike Lee's film biography to Eugene Wolfenstein's psychobiographical study, from hip-hop culture to gender and racial politics, Dyson cuts a critical swathe through both the idolization and the\u003cbr\u003evicious caricatures that have undermined appreciation of Malcolm's greatest accomplishments. The book's first section offers a boldly original and penetrating analysis of the major trends in interpreting Malcolm's legacy since his death, and the fiercely competing interests and ideologies that have\u003cbr\u003eshaped these trends. From mainstream books to writings published by the independent black press, Dyson identifies and examines the different \"Malcolms\" who have emerged in popular and academic investigations of his life and career. With impassioned and compelling force, Dyson argues that Malcolm\u003cbr\u003ewas too formidable a historic figure--the movements he led too variable and contradictory, the passion and intelligence he summoned too extraordinary and disconcerting--to be viewed through any narrow cultural prism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The second half of the book offers a fascinating exploration of Malcolm's relationship to a resurgent black nationalism, his influence on contemporary black filmmakers and musicians, and his use in progressive black politics. From sexism and gangsta rap to the painful predicament of black males, \u003cbr\u003efrom the politics of black nationalism to the possibilities of race in the Age of Clinton, Dyson's trenchant and often inspiring analysis reveals how Malcolm's legacy continues to spur debate and action today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA rare and important book, \u003cem\u003eMaking Malcolm\u003c\/em\u003e casts new light not only on the life and career of a seminal black leader, but on the aspirations and passions of the growing numbers who have seized on his life for insight and inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Eric Dyson\u003c\/strong\u003e is an ordained Baptist minister and Professor of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the author of the widely acclaimed \u003cem\u003eReflecting Black: African-American Cultural Criticism\u003c\/em\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003cem\u003eBetween God and Gangsta Rap: Bearing Witness to Black Culture\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.76 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753919316256,"sku":"9780195102857","price":61.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb9a1515874d5aeb9f4a47f7fbf36743.webp?v=1780029569","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/making-malcolm-the-myth-and-meaning-of-malcolm-x-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}