We are pleased to announce Dr. Yolanda Covington-Ward as our Opening Plenary speaker for ADRSA 2023! Dr. Yolanda Covington-Ward is Department Chair and an Associate Professor of Africana Studies, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is...
We are pleased to announce Baba Dr. Wande Abimbola as our 2023 keynote speaker for Crafted from Clay: The Body, (Dis)Ability, and Wellness in Africana Religions. Baba Dr. Wande is a babalawo, professor emeritus, and holds the distinguished title of Awise Agbaye, or spokesperson for Ifa...
Dealing with a global pandemic for the last two years has brought many of us closer to grief more frequently than we might ever have been before. From unplanned shifts in lifestyles, to social isolation, to the loss of loved ones, many of us have...
The ADRSA is pleased to announce Baba Dr. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá as our keynote speaker for ADRSA 2022, I Put a Spell on You: Magic, Miracles, and Mystique in Africana Religions, where we will celebrate 10 years of supporting scholarship in Africana Religions.Dr. Abímbọ́lá is Associate...
The African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association (ADRSA) is proud to present its tenth conference on the theme “I Put A Spell On You”: Magic, Miracles & Mystique in Africana Religions. As exemplified in songs from Nina Simone’s enchanting 1964 rendition of “I Put a Spell...
The ISM invites proposals for papers, presentations, and artistic performances on Africana sacred healing arts that address topics including but not limited to: Expanding definitions of the healing arts, illness, and unwellnessArts of healing and baptism/initiationArts of healing and mortuary ritesHealing as experienced transnationally and in the digital worldHealing arts...
Bawon Miles (c) 2017 by 2021 Featured Artist Vladimir Cybil Charlier CALL FOR PAPERS | For Immediate ReleasePraising and Raising the Dead" Life, Death, and Rebirth in Africana Religions Friday, April 23, 2021 | 9 am – 6 pm EST | ONLINE Opening Plenary Address by Dr....
A screening of The Studio: An Orisha Love Story with a Twist by Iya Iris Goodwin will inaugurate the ADRSA's new event series, Film Fridays, co-sponsored by The God Box Foundation In the wake of its highly successful 2020 Conference, Wind & Fire: Honoring the Divine Feminine...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Santa Barbara, CA—The disappointment of cancellation has been a common feature of the past month as the country and the world have been gripped by the spread of the novel Coronavirus. With events being axed both domestically and overseas, impacting economics and morale,...
The ADRSA will host its 8th conference this Friday, April 17, 2020. Featuring scholars, practitioners, and a keynote address by Baba John Mason, the conference will center notions of gender and sexuality in Africana religions. Baba John was the Association's keynote speaker for its inaugural...