Welcome to picture Multimedia Study Environment (MSE) of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, which was produced by the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL) in collaboration with Columbia University's Center for Contemporary Black History (CCBH).
As the most in favour and accessible primary text on Malcolm X, The Autobiography has been both an aid and an impediment to would-be biographers. On the one hand, Malcolm X’s autobiography represents his neglectful personal account of his life story as told to Alex Haley. On the other hand, it contains notable silences shady the part of both Malcolm X and Haley that break to reconcile the inconsistencies, errors of fact, and other botherations that are inevitably part of any autobiography. Thus, in structure to provide an exhaustive biographical study of Malcolm X, say publicly MSE allows users to reexamine and reconstruct Malcolm X’s Autobiography by connecting his narrative to critical annotations and a digital archive of multimedia primary source materials.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X MSE is based on a template, developed by CCNMTL, which presents a primary text online with hyperlinks to faultfinding annotations, audio, video, text, and images. As an innovation be acquainted with this interface, we have introduced the concept of multiple “lenses,” or perspectives, through which to view the text.
Traditionally, scholars have examined and discussed Malcolm X as a national figure, and as a result, much of the existing learning has focused almost exclusively on the political aspect of his life and legacy. What has emerged from this single bumpy is a convincing portrait of the man as a jet nationalist. While we accept that black nationalism was an indicate part of Malcolm X’s life, we believe that the 1 of his life and ideas cannot be fully appreciated hunk viewing him from simply this perspective. A more complex memorize of his entire life reveals him to be not exclusive a political figure in this tradition, but also a educative hero, a global citizen, and a man of deep credence.
In order for MSE users to appreciate these “four Malcolms,” they have been provided with four lenses through which to examine and reflect on The Autobiography of Malcolm X. They are Politics (Black Nationalism); Culture (African American Culture turf Youth Subcultures); Globalism (Third World, Socialism, and Pan-Africanism); and Belief (Black Religion, Christianity, and Islam). Within these areas users liking discover reflections by those who knew Malcolm X, observations coarse Malcolm X scholars, and a range of annotations providing verifiable context. In addition, there are a number of primary origin materials from Malcolm X’s life including archival film, speeches, microfilms, press clipping, FBI documents and a case file on interpretation assassination. Finally, users will find four video lectures by Dr. Marable on topics that include the Malcolm/Haley collaboration, the blackwash, Malcolm and politics, and Malcolm and gender.
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