Elizabeth McAlister - American Studies Program

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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

McAlister, Elizabeth