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Religion: Beliefs about the universe and the beings that inhabit it, Rituals and other kinds of activities that are repeated regularly, Communities of people who identify with the religion, Ethical or moral guidelines or precepts.Long history of immigration to the US over the last 3 or 4 decadesA relatively poor country and a troubled political past push people to immigrate to USHaitian immigrants practice their religion in a way that blurs Haitian religion and American religionCatholicism & VoodooOur Lady of Mount CarmelItalian American churchBecome a place where Haitian Americans worship as well“Our Lady” refers to the virgin MaryHatian Americans are coming to this church and leaving offerings for Ezili Danto because “our lady” resembles Ezili DantoVoodooAfrican gods called “Lwa”Not usually depicted in image form, just symbolsVeve: diagrams that are layed out on the ground during a ceremony to evoke Ezili DantoEzili DantoBlack virgin Mary holding a black JesusFrom PolandThe black MadonnaVenus or Aphrodite figure in voodooAMST-A100 1st EditionFinal Exam Study Guide Lectures: 14 - 27Key Terms and Definitions 1. Religion: Beliefs about the universe and the beings that inhabit it, Rituals and other kinds of activities that are repeated regularly, Communities of people who identify with the religion, Ethical or moral guidelines or precepts.2. Evangelicals: Suggests a brand of Christianity of being born again by accepting Jesus Christ 3. Diaspora: (In Greek it means dispersal) the dispersal of people around the world, often as a result of forced movement. Implies that people still have connection with their homeland.4. African Diaspora Religions: derived from religious beliefs and practices that enslaved Africans brought to the Americas.5. (Cultural) Appropriation: Refers to one group adopting elements of the culture of another group6. Umbanda: a religion derived from Catholicism and African religions7. Racial democracy: A place where either race doesn’t exist, or if it does, there is no racial prejudice8. Religious syncretism:The blending of two or more religions together9. Modernization theory: Poor countries remain poor because they have yet to become politically, economically, and culturally modern10. Dependency theory: Poor countries remain poor because they are economically (as wellas politically and culturally) dependent on rich countries11. Monroe Doctrine: US foreign policy introduced in 1823 that asserted the right of the United States to intervene against European efforts to interfere in the affairs of the countries of the Western Hemisphere12. Roosevelt Corollary: Introduced by Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 as a corollary to the Monroe doctrine. Asserted the rights of the US to intervene in order to stabilize the economics of Latin American and Caribbean nations.13. Good Neighbor Policy: Introduced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1993, this policy stresses non-intervention. In practice, however, intervention continued in more indirectways.14. Neoliberalism: refers to a set of economic and political policies and practices that have emerged since the 1980s in particular. It is a renewed emphasis on free markets.15. Neoliberal Globalization: Increasing movement of capital (multicultural corporations) and labor (immigration) across national borders.16. IFIs (International Financial Institutions)a. World Bank: provides loans that supplement investments in a country’s infrastructure (with certain conditions)b. International Monetary Fund (IMF): International organization that would coordinate exchange rates in order to stabilize the global economy and to contribute to the growth of its member countriesc. World Trade Organization (WTO): deals with the global rules of trade between nations.17. Structural Adjustment Programs: Changes that a country must make to get a World Bank/IMF loan or to negotiate lower interest rates.18. Migrant labor: people working outside of their homeland/ country19. The Exotic: has to do with romanticized views of people, places, or both. The stereo typethat Jamaican men are more masculine, closer to nature, sexual, and closer to their African Heritage. 20. Sex / Romance tourism: foreigners go to other countries to experience the “erotic other”Summary of Readings/Films“The Madonna of 115th Street Revisited: Vodou and HaitianCatholicism in the Age of Transnationalism” by Elizabeth McAlister- Haitio Long history of immigration to the US over the last 3 or 4 decades o A relatively poor country and a troubled political past push people to immigrate to USo Haitian immigrants practice their religion in a way that blurs Haitian religion and American religion- Catholicism & Voodoo Our Lady of Mount Carmel- Italian American church- Become a place where Haitian Americans worship as well- “Our Lady” refers to the virgin Mary- Hatian Americans are coming to this church and leaving offerings for Ezili Danto because “our lady” resembles Ezili Danto- Voodooo African gods called “Lwa”o Not usually depicted in image form, just symbolso Veve: diagrams that are layed out on the ground during a ceremony to evoke Ezili Dantoo Ezili Danto  Black virgin Mary holding a black Jesus From Poland The black Madonna Venus or Aphrodite figure in voodooJesus Camp- “America is being born again”- Mostly children from white, working class families went to this camp- Desire for mobility is not universally embraced among Americans - The working class don’t necessarily aspire to move up - They are a culture in themselves- Christian identity being embraced in opposition to the mainstream culture- Embedded in a way of life that we could imperfectly describe as a working class way of life- How do we accurately represent and understand life from their perspective? “Hearing the Mermaid’s Song” by Lindsay Hale- .5 million slaves were brought to North America between 1650-1860- Relatively small compared to 5 million slaves who were brought to Brazil during that same time period- 4.5 million were taken to the West Indies - Most of the Africans brought to the Americas came from the north west part of Africa (around present day Nigeria)- Africa is not a monolithic or unitary placeo The Africans who came the Americas spoke very different languages and practiced different religions and came from different areas.- Voodoo religion is looked at as being sinister and dark, or the opposite of