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Join us for a chat with Lindsey Stewart about her new book, "The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic".
Award-winning author and professor of philosophy Lindsey Stewart traces the magical folk tradition practiced by Black women in America from slavery to the present day. Emerging first on plantations in the American South, enslaved conjure women used their magic to treat illnesses. These women combined their ancestral spiritual beliefs from West Africa with local herbal remedies and therapeutic practices, giving rise to the rich tapestry of American culture, wellness, and spirituality that we see today.
About the Author: Lindsey Stewart is a feminist philosopher and an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis. She is the author of The Politics of Black Joy. Her work has been featured in Blavity, Signs, Hypatia, and the British Journal for the History of Philosophy, and she holds a 2021 Michael Beaney Prize. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee.
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