Mixed Race Studies

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Tag: Elizabeth McAlister

Obama, Zombies, and Black Male Messiahs

2012-05-28

Obama, Zombies, and Black Male Messiahs In Media Res 2009-10-01 Elizabeth McAlister, Associate Professor of Religion, African American Studies and American Studies Wesleyan University Insofar as they occupy the symbolic place of messiah in these zombie apocalypses, it interesting that from Ben in Night, to Peter in Dawn, and John in Day, to Robert Neville…
Slaves, Cannibals, and Infected Hyper-Whites: The Race and Religion of Zombies

2012-05-28

Slaves, Cannibals, and Infected Hyper-Whites: The Race and Religion of Zombies Anthropological Quarterly Volume 85, Number 2, Spring 2012 pages 457-486 DOI: 10.1353/anq.2012.0021 Elizabeth McAlister, Associate Professor of Religion, African American Studies and American Studies Wesleyan University The first decade of the new millennium saw renewed interest in popular culture featuring zombies. This essay shows…
Mixed in America: Race, Religion, and Memoir (RELI 280, AFAN 282, or AMST 242)

2011-07-02

Mixed in America: Race, Religion, and Memoir (RELI 280, AFAN 282, or AMST 242) Wesleyan University Spring 2012 Elizabeth McAlister, Associate Professor of Religion This course examines the history of “mixed-race” and “interfaith” identities in America. Using the genre of the memoir as a focusing lens, we will look at the various ways that Americans…