Tag Archives: Haitian Vodou

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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Voodoo Tropes: Bizarre Hollywood Religion

Posted on September 12, 2013 by

Call me hopelessly naive, but wouldn’t you jump to see a blockbuster film starring Bela Legosi and John Carradine called VOODOO MAN? I mean, how bad could it be? Maybe we might learn something about Africana religions. Or maybe we can … Continue reading →

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