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Quiz Questions
Week 6 (Black Identity-Becoming Diasporic) Lecture
- 1. Explain any one of the following passages from the Gomez reading in a few sentences. Provide two examples of what the author is referencing in the passage.
- “The transformation of the African into the African American actually began on African soil.” pg 155
- “Rites of passage were well understood in Africa, and the Middle Passage certainly qualified as one of the most challenging.” pg. 158
- “It was often the case that captives were kept below until the African shoreline was no longer in sight.” pg. 159
- “The African advent represented death, the Europeans themselves spirits.” pg. 160
Week 7 (Santeria) Lecture
- 2. Describe the origins of Santeria in Cuba and a few of the key people and/or events responsible for its growth and development there.
Week 8 (Santeria to Vodou) & 9 (lec. October 20) Lectures
- 3. Compare and contrast (Cuba) Santeria and (Haiti) Vodou, its history and beliefs.
- 4. In the film In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven one commenter says “You are Voodoo.” Connect this to one of the readings on Voodoo, discuss the meaning of this statement for our understanding of Voodoo in particular and the notion of what constitutes a “religion” more broadly.
- 5. After reading the following excerpt, discuss both the time period in which these events occurred and their significance for African diasporic religious practices in Haiti. (Hint: Why did Dessalines proclaim himself head of the church in Haiti?)” As soon as he assumed ascendancy, Dessalines proclaimed himself head of the church in Haiti, with the right not only to supervise the limits of the jurisdiction of each priest, but also to appoint men to vacant parishes. His indiscriminate slaughter of the white colonists during the period of the revolution had resulted in the assassination of a large number of the missionaries, and only a few of those who had fled had been persuaded by Toussaint to return to the island. Lacking an adequate number of priests to fill all the vacancies, Dessalines appointed ex-slaves with whom he had been allied during the war (Leyburn 1972, 119). …The provisions of the 1805 constitution did not go unnoticed. The Vatican refused to recognize Haiti as a republic and declined to send priests into the country, resulting in an open schism between the Haitian state and Rome which lasted for fifty-six years.” – page 42, The Face of God
Week 10 (The Princess and the Frog, Part 2) Lecture
- 6. Does The Princess and the Frog present an accurate portrayal of New Orleans’ Black religious practices? Answer yes or no, then provide at least three supporting historical examples to support your position.
- 7. Describe the origins of the word “zombie.” How have film depictions of zombies reified and/or reimagined perceptions of African diasporic peoples in the western world? Discuss one film which makes use of the Zombie motif and its connections to African diasporic religion.
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