Historiography in "Beginnings: Malcolm" by Amiri Baraka

• Autorzy: Maryam Hosseini , Hossein Pirnajmuddin
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

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. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Literature; Culture; Cultural heritage

PL

Literatura; Kultura; Dziedzictwo kulturowe

• Czasopismo: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (ILSHS)
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 29
• Strony: 22--28

Twórcy

autor

Maryam Hosseini

• University of Isfahan, Iran

autor

Hossein Pirnajmuddin

• University of Isfahan, Iran

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