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Introduction. Black Bodies In-and Out-of- Place:
Rereading the Nation of Islam through a Theory of the Body
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Stephen C. Finley
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction. Black Bodies In-and Out-of- Place: 1
- 1 Elijah Muhammad, the Myth of Yakub, and the Critique of “Whitenized” Black Embodiment 15
- 2 Elijah Muhammad, Transcendent Blackness, and the Construction of Ideal Black Bodies 46
- 3 Malcolm X and the Politics of Resistance: 74
- 4 Warith Deen Mohammed and the Nation of Islam: 100
- 5 Mothership Connections: 131
- Conclusion. (Re)forming Black Embodiment, White Supremacy, and the Nation of Islam’s Class(ist) Response 158
- Wheels, Wombs, and Women: 174
- The “Louis Farrakhan” That the Public Does Not Know, or Doesn’t Want to Know?: 189
- Farrakhan’s Swan Song? 198
- Notes 201
- Bibliography 235
- Index 245
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction. Black Bodies In-and Out-of- Place: 1
- 1 Elijah Muhammad, the Myth of Yakub, and the Critique of “Whitenized” Black Embodiment 15
- 2 Elijah Muhammad, Transcendent Blackness, and the Construction of Ideal Black Bodies 46
- 3 Malcolm X and the Politics of Resistance: 74
- 4 Warith Deen Mohammed and the Nation of Islam: 100
- 5 Mothership Connections: 131
- Conclusion. (Re)forming Black Embodiment, White Supremacy, and the Nation of Islam’s Class(ist) Response 158
- Wheels, Wombs, and Women: 174
- The “Louis Farrakhan” That the Public Does Not Know, or Doesn’t Want to Know?: 189
- Farrakhan’s Swan Song? 198
- Notes 201
- Bibliography 235
- Index 245
