Muhammad Ali in Africana cultural memory / edited by James L. Conyers, Christel N. Temple.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Conyers, James L., Jr., editor.

Temple, Christel N., editor.

Series:

Anthem Africana studies.

Anthem Africana studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016--Influence.

Ali, Muhammad.

Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016--Political and social views.

Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016.

African American political activists.

African diaspora.

Africa--Civilization.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Anthem Press, [2022]

Summary:

Muhammad Ali in Africana Cultural Memory is a comprehensive study of Ali's identity and superlative impact framed in terms of the discipline's subfield of Africana cultural memory studies. This critical approach challenges us to itemize Ali's influential legacy with precise conceptual value wherein his mythological structure is illuminated as an inheritance.

Contents:

Cover

Front Matter

Half-title

Title page

Copyright information

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Chapter Int-Con

Chapter One "SOMETHING GREATER THAN PRIDE": MUHAMMAD ALI AND BLACK CULTURAL MYTHOLOGY

Notes

References

Chapter Two MUHAMMAD ALI, THE NATION OF ISLAM, AND SPORT: THE GRIND OF SPIRITUALITY

Muhammad Ali

The Nation of Islam

Sport

Conclusion

Chapter Three MUHAMMAD ALI AND THE EUROPEAN FABRIC OF DOMINATION

Prologue to Fame

Race and Sport

The Dance of African Manhood

The Rise of the Heroic Ali

The African American Epic Memory

Chapter Four MUHAMMAD ALI AS SKH

African Spirit Science

Different Episteme and Paradigm

The Invisible Force (Spirit)

The Episteme of the Invisible (and Realms of Reality)

The Paradigm of Personhood

Muhammad Ali as Skh

Chapter Five LET US MAKE A MAN: MUHAMMAD ALI'S REEDUCATION THROUGH CRITICAL BLACK PEDAGOGY

Introduction

Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam

The Making of a Fighter

Critical Black Pedagogy

Chapter Six THE CHALLENGE OF RACE AND RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES: FROM CASSIUS CLAY TO MUHAMMAD ALI

Chapter Seven GLOBAL INFLUENCE OF MUHAMMAD ALI'S PAN-ETHNIC VISION AND CONVICTION: AFRICA AND ASIA IN THE 1970s

Contexualization of African and Asian Pan-Ethnic Consciousness through Sports

Confluence of Boxing with Ethnic and Cultural Consciousness

Athletic Humanism and Politics beyond Boxing

Legacy of Muhammad Ali's Global Vision and Cultural Conviction

Chapter Eight MUHAMMAD ALI'S CUBA CONNECTIONS

Chapter Nine MUHAMMAD ALI: THE GREATEST ADVOCATE FOR PEACE AND HUMANITY

Texas

Texas A&amp

M University and the Champ

International Travels.

Kountze, Texas: Charles Bilal

Chapter Ten MUHAMMAD ALI, AKA "THE GREATEST": DEMONSTRATION OF UBUNTU

Defining Ubuntu

Quintessence Ubuntu within "The Greatest"

Consciousness

Ali's Competency

Ali's Demonstration of Connectedness

African Narrative of Ali's life

Chapter Eleven STILL THE PEOPLE'S CHAMP AND RELEVANT IN THE FIGHT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE: MUHAMMAD ALI'S CONVERSION OF ATHLETIC CAPITAL INTO SOCIOPOLITICAL CAPITAL

Chapter Twelve INFLUENCING AT THE INTERSECTIONS: BLACK SPORTSWOMEN'S ACTIVISM IN THE ERA OF MUHAMMAD ALI

Defining, Operationalizing, and Categorizing Activism

Defining Activism

Operationalizing Activism

Categorizing Activism

Black Feminist Socialization, Resistance, and Activism

Socialization to Resist

Consciousness to Resist

Resist to Self-Define and Self-Valuate

Black Sportswomen's Activism

Black Sportswomen Activists: Mothers, Daughters, and Granddaughters

Black Sportswomen of the 1950s and 1960s

Black Sportswomen Post-Title IX

Black Sportswomen from 2000 to Present

Note

Chapter Thirteen CARING FOR THE MINDS OF OUR HEROES: A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF COMMON MENTAL HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS, TREATMENT MODALITIES, AND VETERAN ADMINISTRATION RESOURCES

Enduring the Aftermath of a Life of Service: Common Mental Health Diagnoses and Resources for Military Veterans

Common Diagnoses among Military Veterans

Risk Areas Addressed by the Veterans Administration for Veterans

Veterans Administration Resources and Treatment Modalities

Discussion

Chapter Fourteen THE COMPLEMENTARY DUO OF SPORTS AND ACTIVISM: CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON MUHAMMAD ALI AS A FORMIDABLE ATHLETE AND ACTIVIST.

Muhammad Ali as Athlete among Athletes as a Human Being

Muhammad Ali as Activist among Activists as a Social Being

Implications for Athletes and Nonathletes from the Critical Reflections of Muhammad Ali as a Human and Social Being

Chapter Fifteen NOSTRA AETATE, INSHALLAH: MUHAMMAD ALI IN COMMUNITY DIALOGUE WITH CATHOLIC COMMUNICATORS

Worldview Creolization: Universal Languages

The Nation and the Faithful

Karol and Cassius

Aesthetics of a Catholic Ali

Chapter Sixteen ALI: STANDING FOR SOMETHING

Conscientious Objector

Freedom Is Not Free

Fight the Power

Bibliography

Chapter Seventeen MUHAMMAD ALI AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Life History (Child-Rearing That Led to Boxing)

Religious/Spiritual Beliefs and Nutrition

Muhammad Ali's Training Routine and Diet Plan

Nutrition and Diet

Physical Conditioning

Muhammad Ali's Refusal to War

Muhammad Ali and Parkinson's

Muhammad Ali's Contribution to Society

End Matter

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78527-720-0

1-78527-721-9

OCLC:

1289369070