The African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association (ADRSA) is proud to present its twelfth conference on the theme “The Power of Place: Home, ‘Foreign,’ and Belonging in Africana Religions” to be held at The City College of New York on April 19 (With events from Thursday, April 18 – Sunday, April 21). In Jamaican Creole,Continue reading “ADRSA 2024 CFP: The Power of Place”
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CFP: Africana Sacred Healing Arts Conference
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 unwellness Arts of healing and baptism/initiation Arts of healing and mortuary rites Healing as experienced transnationally and in the digital world Healing arts and the senses (inclusive ofContinue reading “CFP: Africana Sacred Healing Arts Conference”
ADRSA and The God Box Foundation Partner to Offer New Community Film Series
In the wake of its highly successful 2020 Conference, Wind & Fire: Honoring the Divine Feminine and Masculine in Africana Religions, the ADRSA has partnered with the God Box Foundation to keep the community connected. “The energy was just electric–pun intended,” quipped ADRSA Founding Director, Iya Dr. Funlayo E. Wood-Menzies, “Several attendees commented that, in someContinue reading “ADRSA and The God Box Foundation Partner to Offer New Community Film Series”
As Corona Crisis Continues, Africana Scholars and Practitioners Keep the Knowledge Flowing Through the Community— Virtually
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 African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association (ADRSA) decidedContinue reading “As Corona Crisis Continues, Africana Scholars and Practitioners Keep the Knowledge Flowing Through the Community— Virtually”
Andrea Peoples to Teach Orisa Dance at ADRSA 2020
The ADRSA is pleased announce dancer and cultural arts organizer Andrea Peoples as the Featured Dance Teacher for our 2020 Conference weekend. Wind & Fire: Honoring the Divine Feminine and Masculine in Africana Religions will be held Friday, April 17 at Xavier University in New Orleans. Ms. Peoples is a seasoned African, Afro Cuban, and Dunham TechniqueContinue reading “Andrea Peoples to Teach Orisa Dance at ADRSA 2020”
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