Materiality and Africana Religions-sponsored by the Crossroads Project

Materiality and it's manifestations illuminate the study of Africana religious traditions. Scholars from Religious studies, Africana studies, Anthropology and History will meet to discuss the various ways that matieriality has informed their scholarship, and a webinar with leading scholars will discuss both the history and future trajectories for study.

Registration for the conference is essential. The afternoon webinar will be on zoom, but morning sessions will not be streamed.

Info: Walnut Room, Warwick Hotel

Info: Panelists will discuss the issues and concerns with materiality and the writing of their recent books in the field of Africana Religions
Chair- Michelle Gonzales Maldonado, Scranton University
Panelists: Eziaku Nwokocha, University of Miami
Ahmad Greene Hayes, Harvard University
Judith Castleberry, Bowdoin College

Info: Chair- Anthea Butler- University of Pennsylvania
How do scholars confront issues of materiality in their research? What are best practices? How does IRB affect what you can or can’t do in research? How are you using material religion in the classroom?
Panelists: Cori Tucker Price, University of Southern California
Akissi Britton- Rutgers University
Maricela Perdomo, University of Pittsburg
Venise Adjibodou, Independent Scholar

Info: Materiality and Religion in Africana Religions- Informed Pasts, New Perspectives
A Hybrid zoom discussion from leading scholars in Africana Religious traditions and Materiality. What have we done, what should we be doing, and what is the future of the field?
Chair- Prof. Tracey Hucks of Harvard University,
Panelists
Prof. Rhon Manigault-Bryant, University of North Carolina
Prof. Henry Drewal, Emeritus, University of Wisconsin
Prof. Elizabeth Perez, UC Santa Barbara

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Warwick Hotel Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia, 220 South 17th Street, Philadelphia, United States