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The common ground of joy
How might you describe that feeling when stepping into a centuries-old structure where history was made or attending a live concert that takes your breath away or experiencing a new technological wonder for the first time? October is National Arts and Humanities Month, the largest annual celebration for the arts and humanities in the nation.
How They See Us—and How We Learn to See Ourselves - Public Seminar
Image credit: Protagonist1 by Dr. Fahamu Pecou (2020), Graphite and Acrylic on Canvas. For more than twenty years, since the day I first became a professor, I have not prepared a single lecture or learning experience without considering how my students and other faculty members might perceive it—and me—in racial terms. Over time, of course, I have cultivated more skill, experience, and confidence in my pedagogy.
The FBI and Religion
About the Book From Our Blog About the Author Reviews Table of Contents Related Books Skip To About the Book From Our Blog About the Author Reviews Table of Contents Related Books About the Book The Federal Bureau of Investigation has had a long and tortuous relationship with religion over almost the entirety of its existence. As early as 1917, the Bureau began to target religious communities and groups it believed were hotbeds of anti-American politics.
Journal of Africana Religions
This issue of the Journal of Africana Religions features three interdisciplinary research articles. The first, by Christopher Tounsel, examines religion in Sudan under the shadow of war. Tounsel explicates the dynamic and often troubling dimensions of theology that can emerge under the duress of life-and-death conflicts. The second article, by Paul Christopher Johnson, is a lucid study of method that tackles the challenge that the subject of spirits poses for scholarly inquiry.
Africana Perspectives on Islamophobia
This roundtable advances an Africana religions approach to understanding a global array of anti-Muslim practices. The years since September 2001 have witnessed unprecedented public attention toward Islamic religion and Muslim practitioners, largely through media coverage and scholarly studies of state policies promoting repression, cultural bias, and populist violence against Muslims.
African american religions 15002000 colonialism democracy and freedom | African American history
This book provides a narrative historical, postcolonial account of African American religions. It examines the intersection of Black religion and colonialism over several centuries to explain the relationship between empire and democratic freedom. Rather than treating freedom and its others (colonialism, slavery, and racism) as opposites, Sylvester A.
Why Two California Billionaires Should Buy Newspapers | Zócalo Public Square
Joe Mathews pens a letter to billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. He argues that it would make sense for the two tech giants to buy their local newspapers, claiming that it might help them rehabilitate their reputations while at the same time performing a public service. Mathews notes that recent billionaire buyouts of struggling papers have restored staffing and investment in news, suggesting that such buyouts are a desired alternative to the rapidly-consolidating local news market.
Journal of Africana Religions
The Journal of Africana Religions publishes critical scholarship on Africana religions, including the religious traditions of African and African Diasporic peoples as well as religious traditions influenced by the diverse cultural heritage of Africa.
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