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Obama, Zombies, And Black Male Messiahs, Elizabeth Mcalister Sep 2009

Obama, Zombies, And Black Male Messiahs, Elizabeth Mcalister

Elizabeth McAlister

In a spate of recent films, a Black male messiah kills hyperwhite zombies; relatedly, Obama symbolized for many the hope for racial reckoning and equality.


Globalization And The Religious Production Of Space, Elizabeth Mcalister Sep 2009

Globalization And The Religious Production Of Space, Elizabeth Mcalister

Elizabeth McAlister

No abstract provided.


Roundtable: Haitian Music (Part 2) "What Does Revolution Sound Like?", Elizabeth Mcalister Jul 2009

Roundtable: Haitian Music (Part 2) "What Does Revolution Sound Like?", Elizabeth Mcalister

Elizabeth McAlister

Five writers continue their conversation about music and history in Haiti for The New Yorker.


Sacred Stories From The Haitian Diaspora: A Collective Biography Of Seven Vodou Priestesses In New York City, Elizabeth Mcalister Jun 2009

Sacred Stories From The Haitian Diaspora: A Collective Biography Of Seven Vodou Priestesses In New York City, Elizabeth Mcalister

Elizabeth McAlister

No abstract provided.


The Lucky Ones, Elizabeth Mcalister Jun 2009

The Lucky Ones, Elizabeth Mcalister

Elizabeth McAlister

No abstract provided.


The Madonna Of 115th Street Revisited: Vodou And Haitian Catholicism In The Age Of Transnationalism, Elizabeth Mcalister Jun 2009

The Madonna Of 115th Street Revisited: Vodou And Haitian Catholicism In The Age Of Transnationalism, Elizabeth Mcalister

Elizabeth McAlister

No abstract provided.


A Sorcerer's Bottle: The Visual Art Of Magic In Haiti, Elizabeth Mcalister Jun 2009

A Sorcerer's Bottle: The Visual Art Of Magic In Haiti, Elizabeth Mcalister

Elizabeth McAlister

No abstract provided.


Love, Sex, And Gender Embodied: The Spirits Of Hatian Vodou, Elizabeth Mcalister Jun 2009

Love, Sex, And Gender Embodied: The Spirits Of Hatian Vodou, Elizabeth Mcalister

Elizabeth McAlister

No abstract provided.


The Rite Of Baptism In Haitian Vodou, Elizabeth Mcalister Jun 2009

The Rite Of Baptism In Haitian Vodou, Elizabeth Mcalister

Elizabeth McAlister

No abstract provided.


Roundtable: Haitian Music (Part 1), Elizabeth Mcalister Mar 2009

Roundtable: Haitian Music (Part 1), Elizabeth Mcalister

Elizabeth McAlister

Five writers discuss music and history in Haiti for The New Yorker.


Rara As Popular Army: Hierarchy, Militarism, And Warfare, Elizabeth Mcalister Dec 2008

Rara As Popular Army: Hierarchy, Militarism, And Warfare, Elizabeth Mcalister

Elizabeth McAlister

No abstract provided.


Catholic, Vodou, And Protestant: Being Haitian, Becoming American, Elizabeth Mcalister, Karen Richman Dec 2008

Catholic, Vodou, And Protestant: Being Haitian, Becoming American, Elizabeth Mcalister, Karen Richman

Elizabeth McAlister

No abstract provided.