AFR 405(F) Malcolm X: A Life Reinvention Seminar (Same as History 405 and Political Science 303)*
This seminar provides an original and challenging reinterpretation of one of the most prominent African-American leaders of the twentieth century. The seminar features an examination of: primary and secondary source literature on the life and times of Malcolm X; the FBI surveillance and documents related to the subject's 1965 assassination; and audio taped and video taped interviews with Malcolm X's associates, friends and enemies; the forensic evidence indication how and why Malcolm was killed, and who was ultimately responsible for his murder. The students will have available to them hundreds of newspaper articles, rare documents and other evidence to construct their own distinct interpretations of the enduring legacy of Malcolm X in American life and history.
Format: seminar. Evaluations will be based upon class participation and attendance, regular short writing assignments and oral presentations, one 20-page seminar research paper.
Prerequisites: background in history, political science and africana studies helpful. Enrollment limit: 20 (expected: 20). Not open to first-year students. Preference given to Africana Studies concentrators.
Hour: MARABLE