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SUMMARY:Mojos\, Mermaids\, Medicine\, & 400 Years of Black Women's Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart
DESCRIPTION:This author talk will be held online via our Authors and 
 Speakers site\, in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. By 
 registering via the Event Link (see below)\, you'll receive an email with 
 the watch link and reminders as the event approaches. After the talk ends\, 
 you'll receive an email with a link to the recording.\n\nFeminist 
 philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart’s book\, The Conjuring of America: 
 Mojos\, Mermaids\, Medicine\, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic\, 
 tells the stories of Negro Mammies of slavery\; the Voodoo Queens and Blues 
 Women of Reconstruction\; and the Granny Midwives and textile weavers of 
 the Jim Crow era. These women\, in secrecy and subterfuge\, courageously 
 and devotedly continued their practices and worship for centuries\, passing 
 down their traditions. \n\nConjure informs our lives in ways remarkable and 
 ordinary—from traditional medicines that informed the creation of Vicks 
 VapoRub and the rise of Aunt Jemima’s Pancake Mix\, to the original magic 
 of Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2023)\, and the true origins of the 
 all-American classic blue jean.\n\nFrom the moment enslaved Africans first 
 arrived on these shores\, conjure was heavily regulated and even outlawed. 
 Now\, Stewart uncovers new contours of American history\, sourcing letters 
 from the enslaved\, dispatches from the lore of Oshun\, and other African 
 mystics. The Conjuring of America is a love letter to the real magic Black 
 women used\, their herbs\, food\, textiles\, song\, and dance\, used to sow 
 rebellion\, freedom\, and hope.\n\nJoin us to experience the magic and 
 celebrate the legacy of America’s founding Black women. Register for free 
 today!\n\nAbout the Author: Lindsey Stewart is a Black feminist philosopher 
 and an Associate Professor of philosophy at the University of Memphis. She 
 is the author of The Politics of Black Joy. Her work has been featured in 
 Blavity\, Signs\, Hypatia\, and the British Journal for the History of 
 Philosophy\, and she holds a 2021 Michael Beaney Prize. She lives in 
 Memphis\, Tennessee.\n\nJoin Meeting: 
 https://libraryc.org/estesvalleylibrary/107245
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