Tag Archives: women

She-roes and She-gods? Africana Religions and the Comics, pt. 1

Posted on October 8, 2014 by

Are you a comics fan? My latest project deals with religion in comic books and graphic novels from the Golden Age to the present, where I look for characters who possess what might be seen as god-like powers, supernatural abilities, and fantastic technologies. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Circus Freaks, White Voodoo Women, and the Amazing Afro

Posted on July 28, 2014 by

In between working on serious stuff that takes up my time, I look at images. Some of these images may seem as though they are not related – but they actually are – like these African circus “freak” posters from the early … Continue reading →

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Apotheosis of Marie Laveau, Hoodoo-Voodoo-Vodou Icon

Posted on April 7, 2014 by

I knew that it was time to write this post after everyone in my classroom had seen the third season of the FX series American Horror Story, starring Angela Bassett as Marie Laveau, except me. Most of my students had never heard … Continue reading →

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Beautiful women with Cigars

Posted on October 13, 2013 by

As you might guess, this post is about pictures. But it might not be what you expect. I wasn’t exactly sure what I could say about this remarkable collection by the photographers at Flickr that would speak any more eloquently … Continue reading →

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