The Hofstra Cultural Center and the Department of Religion present the Annual Critical Spiritualities Lecture and celebration of new B.A. in Religion and Contemporary Issues. Danielle N. Boaz will speak on the legal challenges faced by adherents of widely practiced religions of the African diaspora in the 21st century, including Santeria, Vodoun, Candomblé, Palo Mayombe,
Umbanda, Islam, Rastafari, and Obeah. Examining laws, court cases, and human rights reports, Dr. Boaz argues that the historic persecution of these religions persists into the present day as
restrictions on religious freedom, constituting a pervasive but under-acknowledged form of discrimination at the intersection of law, race, and religion.
Speaker: Danielle N. Boaz, Ph.D., J.D.
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Practicing Attorney
In collaboration with the Rabinowitz Honors College; Departments of Anthropology; Comparative Literature, Languages and Linguistics; English; Global Studies and Geography; History; Philosophy; Political Science; Romance Languages and Literatures; and Writing Studies and Rhetoric. Programs in Africana Studies, Jewish Studies, and Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
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