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Radical Social Theory: An Appraisal, A Critique, and an Overcoming: Malcolm X Exercises

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  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
    1. Table Of Contents
    2. Title and Authors
    3. Copyright and License
    4. Dedication
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter One - Liberalism and Eurocentrism
    1. Notes on Jean Jacques Rousseau
    2. The Social Contract (excerpts)
    3. Notes on Eurocentrism
    4. Lecture: Liberalism and Eurocentrism, Jean Jacques Rousseau
    5. Main Elements of Liberalism
    6. Liberalism and Eurocentrism Exercises
    7. Shirley Temple A Kid 'in' Africa: An Illustrated Summary and Critique
    8. Readings and Resources
    9. Notes on Angela Davis
  5. Chapter Two - Early Liberal Feminism Contrasted with Black Feminism
    1. Notes on Olympe de Gouges
    2. The Declaration of the Rights of Women
    3. Lecture: Early Liberal Feminism, Olympe De Gouges
    4. Olympe de Gouges Exercises
    5. Main Contributions De Gouges
    6. Readings and Resources
  6. Chapter Three - Communism, Karl Marx
    1. Notes on Karl Marx
    2. The Communist Manifesto
    3. Lecture: Communism, Karl Marx, Part 1
    4. Lecture: Communism, Karl Marx - Part 2
    5. Basic Definitions of Marxian Concepts
    6. Main Elements of Marxism
    7. Marx Exercises
    8. Readings and Resources
  7. Chapter Four - Anarcho-Communism, Pyotr Kropotkin
    1. Notes on Kropotkin
    2. The Conquest of Bread
    3. Lecture: Anarcho-Communism, Pyotr Kropotkin
    4. "The Conquest of Bread" Exercises
    5. Main Elements of Anarcho-Communism
    6. Readings and Resources
  8. Chapter Five - Death of the Western God
    1. Notes on Friedrich Nietzsche
    2. Thus Spoke Zarathustra (excerpt)
    3. Lecture: Death of the Western God, Friedrich Nietzsche
    4. Basic Definitions of Nietzsche's Main Concepts
    5. Nietzsche Exercises
    6. Readings and Resources
  9. Chapter Six - Black Self-Determination and Self-Defense
    1. Notes on Malcolm X
    2. The Ballot or the Bullet Speech
    3. Lecture: Black Self-Determination and Self-Defense, Malcolm X
    4. The 10-Point Program of the Black Panther Party
    5. Malcolm X Exercises
    6. The Ten Point Program and Platform of the Black Student Unions
    7. Readings and Resources
  10. Chapter Seven - Love and Executions
    1. Notes on The Cuban Revolution
    2. Notes on Che Guevara
    3. Lecture: Love and Guns, Che Guevara
    4. Love and Guns (Che Guevara) Exercises
    5. Readings and Resources
    6. Che Guevara Basic Definitions of Main Concepts
  11. Chapter Eight - Feminism is for Everybody
    1. Notes on bell hooks
    2. Lecture: Feminism is for Everybody, bell hooks
    3. Trayvon Martin news video
    4. bell hooks Exercises
    5. bell hooks Takeaway
    6. Readings and Resources
  12. Chapter Nine - Cultures, Queerness, and Ethnicity
    1. Notes on Gloria Anzaldúa
    2. Lecture: Cultures, Queerness, and Ethnicity, Gloria Anzaldúa
    3. La Conciencia de la Mestiza Exercises
    4. Gloria Anzaldua Takeaways
    5. Readings and Resources
  13. Chapter Ten - Postmodern, Postcolonial Revolution
    1. Notes on the Zapatistas
    2. Lecture: Postmodern, Postcolonial Revolution, The Zapatistas
    3. The Zapatistas Exercise
    4. Zapatistas Takeaways
    5. Readings and Resources
  14. Chapter Eleven: Final Exercises
    1. Final Exercise #1: "The diverse"
    2. Final Exercise #2: "Somos Una Gente: Sisterhood and Brotherhood"
    3. Final Exercise #3: Contrasting Power Structures
    4. Final Exercise #4: "Symbolism: Communicating Outside the Box"
    5. Final Exercise #5: "Marxism, Feminism, and Black Liberation"
    6. Final Exercise #6: "Creating and Becoming"
    7. Final Exercise #7: "Feminisms"
    8. Final Exercise #8: "Born in Chains: 'Freedom' in Liberalism and Marxism"
    9. Final Exercise #9: "Changing the History of Change"
    10. Final Exercise #10: "Future Feminisms"
    11. Final Exercise #11: "Self-Defense, Automony, and Revolution"
  15. Angela Davis Notes

Malcolm X Exercises

Malcolm X

Part One: Elements of Liberalism, Marxism, or Anarchism in Malcolm X’s Thinking

Supplemental reading: watch this video where Malcolm X talks about economics:

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  1. Do you find elements of liberalism, Marxism, and/or Anarchism in this video?

Part Two: Elements of Violence and Self-Defense in Malcolm X’s thinking

Watch this short interview of Malcolm X after he returns from Mecca:

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Excerpt from the full documentary film Malcolm X (1972). Perl, A. and Worth, M (Producers), & Perl, A. (Director). (1972). Malcolm X [Motion Picture]. United States: Warner Bros.

  1. Kidnapped and enslaved, still living today under White Supremacy and police brutality, were Black people ever asked to sign the Social Contract?
  2. Is X’s call for the Black community to defend itself still valid today?
  3. To answer the following questions, please listen, read and compare Malcolm X’s speech below and the Ten Point Program of the Black Panther Party.
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Malcolm X interview on Self-Determination and Self-Defense

1966 10 Point Program put forth by the Black Panther Party (BPP)

  1. Both Malcolm X and the BPP seem to believe that simply asking the government to respect Black people in the U.S will not be enough. Why do they think this and what do they advocate for instead?
  2. In addition to arming themselves and policing the police- practices popularly associated with the BPP- the BPP established free breakfast programs, health clinics, daycare centers, and many other services for people in their communities. How can these community programs be seen as an extension of Malcolm X’s philosophy of Black people protecting themselves?
  3. Malcolm X says that “in areas of this country where the government has proven either its inability or its unwillingness to protect the lives and property of our people, then it’s only fair to expect us to do whatever is necessary to protect ourselves.” Consider Ferguson, MO, 2014, where Mike Brown, an unarmed young Black man was killed by a white police officer.
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  4. Mike Brown’s killing was not a unique situation, and we have seen similar incidents throughout the country in many other predominantly Black low income communities in the US today. Taking this situation of extreme police brutality against the Black community into account, explain the burning down of the Third Precinct of the Minneapolis Police Department in the context of the protests over the murder of George Floyd by the police in 2020. See below for a first hand account of the actions.
  5. https://crimethinc.com/2020/06/10/the-siege-of-the-third-precinct-in-minneapolis-an-account-and-analysis

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