066. African Diaspora Conjuring Practices in Popular Culture

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.--Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: [email protected] Ever After Recommended ReadingCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeShelf Love episodes with transcriptsGuest: Dr. Margarita GuilloryCV | BU faculty page | The Atlantic article on Black Millennials, Dr. Guillory quotedCo-Host on this episode: Dr. Maria DeBlassieTwitter | Instagram | Website | Maria on episode 041 of Shelf Love: The Kiss QuotientNotes: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. ChireauHoodoo in America by Zora Neale HurstonDr. Anthony Pinn - Terror in TriumphJames Cone, founder of Black Liberation TheologyBlack womanist scholars: Katie Cannon and Emily Townes, Stephanie MitchemAzealia Banks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SOXS9f5UDgPrincess Nokia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUcAPCxrSQsBbyMutha: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bbymutha-muthaland/American Horror Story - The CovenMarie Laveau: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Laveau Shelf Love:NEW! Substack for original writing and stuff | Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: [email protected]