Category Archives: Healing

More than Skin Deep? Haitian Vodou, Corporate Social Activism and the Commodification of Healing

Posted on December 2, 2016 by

“In partnership with Direct Relief, The Vaseline® Healing Project is an aid effort to provide dermatological care, Vaseline® Jelly & medical supplies needed to help heal the skin of people affected by poverty or emergencies around the world.” As I … Continue reading →

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The Buddha in the Botanica

Posted on July 29, 2013 by

Many years ago I came upon an interesting presence while visiting El Cobre, a village in southeastern Cuba. Translated simply as “Copper,” El Cobre is well known for its 19th century mining concerns, but even more famously, it is the site … Continue reading →

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Important Things

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

Bravo to Duke University for their excellent digital archive of twentieth century advertisements! Although it didn’t help me to find any more Hoodoo and Conjure ads, they sure helped me feel better about being a woman.

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