Patchwork Aesthetics and Caribbean Texts and Performance in the Atlantic Rim

Monday, April 5, 7-8:30 p.m.

Online

A Presentation by Carol B. Duncan, PhD

What does it mean to “make something from nothing” especially when applied to cultural and religious expressions constructed at the margins of empire? This question is taken up through an exploration of patchwork aesthetics in the Atlantic Rim, a geographical and cultural area linking the Caribbean, Maritime Canada, west Africa, and western Europe in complex economic and cultural exchanges during the past five-hundred years.

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Dr. Duncan is a Professor of Religion and Culture at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research focuses on Black Church Studies in Canada, Caribbean religions in transnational and diasporic contexts, religion and popular culture and women’s and gender studies.

Presented by Department of Religious Studies, Department of Gender Studies

Event Listing 2021-04-05 19:00:00 2021-04-05 20:30:00 America/St_Johns Patchwork Aesthetics and Caribbean Texts and Performance in the Atlantic Rim A Presentation by Carol B. Duncan, PhD What does it mean to “make something from nothing” especially when applied to cultural and religious expressions constructed at the margins of empire? This question is taken up through an exploration of patchwork aesthetics in the Atlantic Rim, a geographical and cultural area linking the Caribbean, Maritime Canada, west Africa, and western Europe in complex economic and cultural exchanges during the past five-hundred years. To register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqcqXia3fitP6pzug-LKq7vp93Pj7nVbUVog_PZDIZUV0Ung/viewform Dr. Duncan is a Professor of Religion and Culture at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research focuses on Black Church Studies in Canada, Caribbean religions in transnational and diasporic contexts, religion and popular culture and women’s and gender studies. Online Department of Religious Studies, Department of Gender Studies