Dr. Margarita Guillory, associate professor of religion at BU, shares her knowledge about the history of African diaspora conjuring practices, how they are and have been portrayed in popular culture, and how Black millennials and younger generations are practicing witchcraft digitally. Dr. Maria DeBlassie co-hosts. This conversation lays the groundwork for next episode, in which Maria and I build on what we learned from Margarita to discuss Black witches in contemporary romance.
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Show Notes:
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Guest: Dr. Margarita Guillory
CV | BU faculty page | The Atlantic article on Black Millennials, Dr. Guillory quoted
Co-Host on this episode: Dr. Maria DeBlassie
Twitter | Instagram | Website | Maria on episode 041 of Shelf Love: The Kiss Quotient
Notes:
The Atlantic Article: The Witches of Baltimore Young black women are leaving Christianity and embracing African witchcraft in digital covens.
Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition First Edition by Yvonne P. Chireau
Dr. Anthony Pinn - Terror in Triumph
Black womanist scholars: Katie Cannon and Emily Townes, Stephanie Mitchem
Azealia Banks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SOXS9f5UDg
Princess Nokia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUcAPCxrSQs
BbyMutha: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bbymutha-muthaland/
American Horror Story - The Coven
Marie Laveau: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Laveau
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