The Transformational Power of Mecca in the Rhetoric of Malcolm X

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dc.contributor.advisorMandziuk, Roseann
dc.contributor.authorHolsinger, Kara Denise
dc.date.accessioned2006-10-16T13:33:24Z
dc.date.available2012-02-24T10:10:00Z
dc.date.issued2006-05
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores whether Malcolm X's rhetoric changed as a result of his first trip to Mecca after converting to "true" Islam. The analysis utilizes two of Malcolm's speeches given at the Harvard University Law School Forums of March 24, 1961 and December 16, 1964. Two forms of rhetorical analysis are applied to these speeches: Lloyd Bitzer's "rhetorical situation" and fantasy theme analysis as outlined by Sonja K. Foss. Taken together, these analyses reveal that Malcolm's first trip to Mecca precipitated fundamental changes in his worldview.
dc.description.departmentHonors College
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dc.format.extent82 pages
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dc.identifier.citationHolsinger, K. D. (2006). The transformational power of Mecca in the rhetoric of Malcolm X (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/3200
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMalcolm X
dc.subjectNation of Islam
dc.subjectrhetorical theory
dc.subjectrhetorical situation
dc.subjectBitzer, Lloyd
dc.subjectHonors College
dc.titleThe Transformational Power of Mecca in the Rhetoric of Malcolm X
thesis.degree.departmentHonors College
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication Studies
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
txstate.documenttypeHonors Thesis

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