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McAlister, Elizabeth


Associate Professor of Religion
Religion Department
860.685.2289
171 Church Street

Associate Professor, African American Studies
African American Studies Program
860.685.2289

Associate Professor, American Studies
American Studies Program
860.685.2289


BA Vassar College
MA Yale University
MA Yale University
MPHIL Yale University
PHD Yale University
EMAIL:
emcalister@wesleyan.edu
PERSONAL HOME PAGE:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/religion/mcalister.htm
WESLEYAN PO BOX:
 Religion Department
COURSES TAUGHT THIS SEMESTER:
RELI287 - 01
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Associate Professor of Religion Elizabeth McAlister is a specialist in the study of African-based religions in the Americas, with a particular focus on Haiti. Her work addresses the broader issues of religion and the social construction of race. She is the author of Rara! Vodou, Power and Performance in Haiti and its Diaspora (University of California Press, 2002).
OFFICE HOURS:
Fall 2009: Wednesday 2:00-4:00 & by appointment
PUBLICATIONS:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/religion/mcalister.htm