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![]() ![]() This was an everyday experience for many of runaways and fugitive slaves. He had attempted to run away from the farm where he was enslaved. OK, so I want to start by sharing a story that some of you might be familiar with, from the autobiography of the extraordinary African-American abolitionist, statesman, and former fugitive Frederick Douglass.Īnd Douglass was held in Maryland as a young man in the 1830s. I have some images, and I'm going to share them now. I'm going to move very quickly, so that we can have our discussion and get through it. And I want to thank the Center for the Study of World Religions for the gnosiology series, Giovanna, and for setting this up. So I'm really, really happy to be here today to talk about my favorite things in the world, hoodoo magic, conjure, and their relationship to Africana religions. So thank you, Professor Chireau for being with us today. ![]() And today Professor Chireau and I will have a conversation on does Black magic matter: a brief discussion on the African-American tradition known as hoodoo, conjure, and root working. And there's a link in the chat to this blog. She writes on topics such as race, comics, and voodoo, means of the academic hoodoo. Her work focuses on the intersection between religion and magic and the diversity of Africana traditions in the United States. She is the author of Black Magic: Religion and the African-American Conjuring Tradition. Professor Chireau is an HDS alumna and a professor in the Department of religion at Swarthmore College, where she teaches courses on African-American religions, Black women and religion, and new world African religions. So it is with immense pleasure that I introduce today's guests, Professor Yvonne Chireau. Going beyond dichotomies such as body and mind, ordinary and extraordinary, reason and experience, and matter and spirit, this series will help scholars of different disciplines and practitioners interested in exploring and expanding the boundaries of what counts as knowledge today. How can we study and approach these types of phenomena. What is this place of spirit possession, divination, and experiences perceived as out of the ordinary in our lives. These ways of knowing are becoming more and more influential in contemporary societies, popular culture, and academic research. This series focuses on ways of knowing that are often labeled as non-rational, traditionally referred to as gnosis in Western philosophical and religious traditions and often understood in contrary position to science. My name is Giovanna Parmigiani, and I am the host of the series, organized within the Transcendence and Transformation Initiative at the CSWR here at Harvard Divinity School. GIOVANNA PARMIGIANI: Welcome to our second gnosiology event. Black Magic Matters: Hoodoo as Ancestral Religion. She writes on topics such as race, comics, and Voodoo memes at The Academic Hoodoo. Her work focuses on the intersections between religion and magic and the diversity of Africana traditions in the United States. She is the author of Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition (2003). Yvonne Chireau is Professor in the Department of Religion at Swarthmore College, where she teaches courses on African American religions, Black women and religion, and New World African religions. Like their enslaved forebears, today’s practitioners cultivate ancestral spirituality in support of individuals and communities, and to heal diverse afflictions of the body politic, intergenerational trauma, racial and sexual violence, and economic impoverishment.“Black Magic Matters: Hoodoo as Ancestral Religion” is part of the CSWR’s new initiative, “ Transcendence and Transformation.” We will discuss the origins of magic in the specific context of slavery in America and consider the meaning of black magic in the present day. 10.ĭoes Black Magic Matter? A brief discussion of the African American traditions known as Hoodoo, Conjure and Rootworking, and practices of divination, spiritual protection and healing. A conversation with Yvonne Chireau took place on Nov. ![]() ![]() I have a kind of loose framework of things I might want to think about: Form Some of you may be wondering what I have in my head when I come to a poem to think about the form and structure. This post will look in more detail at the form and structure of the poem to help you write about it in any exam. ![]() The poem was one of the first real-time responses to war reportage in the newspapers, written in Tennyson’s role as Poet Laureate. Tennyson was great at firing off this kind of lyric, but he also wrote beautiful and romantic poems, such as ‘The Lady of Shalott’ that you can listen to, here on last week’s post, I looked at the context behind Tennyson’s poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade” in AQA’s GCSE English Literature poetry anthology, “Power and Conflict”. Bertie says that the poem has helped make the bravery of the Light Brigade famous for all time. Listen out for the galloping rhythm and smell the gunpowder.Īnd that was ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson. His verses celebrate the heroism of the soldiers, but of course do not mention the stupidity of the commanders who caused the catastrophic blunder. He was Queen Victoria’s Poet Laureate and it was his job to commemorate events of national importance. Six weeks after the Charge of the Light Brigade, Alfred Tennyson published his verses about the event. Cardigan somehow survived, and that evening he ate a fine dinner washed down with champagne. Most of the brigade was blown to bits, but a few reached the guns at the end of the valley before retreating. The insanely brave soldiers galloped into a valley with 50 Russian guns positioned on three sides. Lord Nolan rode out in front of him, trying to call out that he was going the wrong way, but he was quickly killed. Presumably he did not want to show any trace of fear in front of the relative whom he despised.Ĭardigan led the Light Brigade in a mad, death doomed charge. He did not hesitate or question it, even though to carry it out was suicidal. As he did so, he pointed in the wrong direction, towards a different group of Russian guns that were dug in and ready for a fight.Ĭardigan received the order. Lord Lucan passed on the order to his brother- in-law. He wrote down this order and gave it to a messenger who took it to Lord Lucan, who was lower down and unable to see the whole battle. He wanted the Light Brigade to pursue a group of Russian gunners who were already pulling their cannons away from the battle. They wore little body armour, but looked splendid in their red uniforms and gold braid, especially when they sat astride their galloping horses.Īt the Battle of Balaclava, the overall commander, Lord Raglan, could see the lie of the land from his position on a hill top. In this war, he was commanding the Light Brigade, lightly armed, and fast moving cavalry who were suited to chasing down the enemy with sabres and lances. ![]() He was well known for his wealth, extravagance, smartness, snobbery, and incompetence. Two of them, Lord Cardigan and Lord Lucan, were brothers-in-law who detested each other heartily.Ĭardigan was 57 years old. The British Army was led by a group of aristocrats who were not known for their intelligence. ![]() ![]() ![]() Usability problems were also compounded by the product being poorly defined and requiring a steep learning curve that many were unwilling to commit to. The game also experienced usability issues since it required a dedicated graphics card.
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Although the skin hasn’t been blatantly banned, Fortnite has banned a Travis Scott emote quietly.However, after Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert fiasco that led to multiple fans dying, Epic Games has slowly distanced itself from the rapper as the skin too lost popularity.The skins could be purchased in the Item Shop for 1,500 V-Bucks or with the Astronomical Bundle for 2,500 V-Bucks.In Season 2 Chapter 2, Travis Scott skins were launched as an Icon Series Outfit in Fortnite: Battle Royale. ![]() Travis Scott SkinĪ few years ago, Fortnite and American rapper Travis Scott collaborated on an in-game event called Astronomical which featured his music. Despite a later unban, the all-black version was never restored. Epic Games immediately banned this skin from competitive play.Players began to edit their outfit to match the background in a single color, which made it impossible for opponents to even notice their presence.The Boundless Super Hero skin was essentially an empty canvas waiting to be taken advantage of.The skin allowed players to completely customize their character’s appearance from head to toe without any limitations. The Boundless Super Hero skin on Epic Games’ Fortnite caused quite an uproar on its introduction to the game. The formerly banned skins are both available for 1500 V-bucks each. Well, if you’re a fan, your wait has come to an end as they are now back to the store. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ī day in the Islamic calendar is defined as beginning at sunset. The current scheme was introduced in 1423 AH (15 March 2002). For example, the Umm al-Qura calendar used in Saudi Arabia was reformed several times in recent years. not based on observation), which results in differences of typically one or even two days between countries using such schema and those that use actual lunar sightings. There are various schemas for calculating the tabular Islamic calendar (i.e. While some Islamic organizations prefer determining the new month (and hence the new year) by local sightings of the moon, most Islamic institutions and countries, including Saudi Arabia, follow astronomical calculations to determine future dates of the Islamic calendar. ![]() All religious duties, such as prayer, fasting in the month of Ramadan, and pilgrimage, and the dates of significant events, such as celebration of holy nights and festivals, are calculated according to the Islamic calendar. The epoch (reference date) of the Islamic era was set as the year of the emigration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijrah, which equates to 622 CE in the Gregorian calendar. The first day of the Islamic year is observed by most Muslims on the first day of the month of Muharram. Other than that, there are no major celebrations on this day.The Islamic New Year ( Arabic: رأس السنة الهجرية, Raʿs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah), also called the Hijri New Year, is the day that marks the beginning of a new lunar Hijri year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. They harm themselves to commemorate the sufferings of Husayn Ibn Ali while fighting against the oppressive regime of Yazid. In certain cases, the Shia Muslims fast for the whole month and also flagellate themselves with sticks and rods on this day. It is believed that this extra fasting day is observed in accordance with the teachings of Muhammad Prophet. Both the factions observe fast on this day, with the Sunni Muslims observing fast for an extra day, either before or after this day. However, both the factions have almost identical traditions. While for Sunni Muslims, it is a day of celebration, for Shia Muslims, it is a day of mourning. It was on the tenth day of Muharram that Moses gained victory over the Pharaohs of Egypt, the most famous one being the Pharaoh of oppression.Īs is evident, different factions of the Muslim community observe this day differently. Moses was a religious leader and was meant to propagate religious teachings around the world. However, according to Sunni Muslims, it was on this day that Moses gained victory over Egyptian Pharaohs. During the battle of Karbalan, Husayn was beheaded while his family was imprisoned in Damascus. ![]() Instead, Husayn decided to revolt against the ruler which led to the uprising in Karbalan. During the reign of Yazid, it is believed that Husayn refused to accept the Islamic rules laid down by Yazid. Husayn Ibn Ali is an important figure in Muslim religion and is believed to be a member of the Muhammad's household. While the Shia Muslims celebrate this day to mourn the death of Husayn Ibn Ali, the Sunni Muslims observe this day to celebrate the victory of Moses over Egyptian Pharaoh.Īccording to the legend popular among Shia Muslims, Husayn Ibn Ali was beheaded during the Battle of Karbala on the tenth day of Muharram. Different factions of the Muslim community observe this day for different reasons. However, it is the tenth day which is of most significance. The complete month of Muharram is sacred according to the Muslims. Muharram refers to the first month of the Islamic Calendar. ![]() ![]() You’re still considered a freelance writer with most of these companies though. 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However, there are some sites available to those of you who live outside of the U.S. The sites that you’ll find in this list are only available to American writers. ![]() Now that you’ve decided to look into Textbroker alternatives there are a few sites that you may wish to consider.
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Gluten in breadĪccording to Ellen King, author of Heritage Baking, “Proper gluten development is important for elasticity, how your bread will rise at the end, and how your bread will hold up after it’s shaped.” This is achieved first by adding liquid to the flour, kickstarting the gluten-forming process, then kneading or folding the dough to form long, strong interconnected strands. To achieve each of these goals, you need to control the extent to which the gluten is developed. (Photo by Maurizio Leo)įor breads, you want a lot of dough strength to create chew and trap gas as dough rises, while for cakes and other tender baked goods, you want a delicate texture. Those airy holes are thanks to a strong network of gluten strands. At the same time, those interconnected strands become longer and stronger the more the gluten develops, which leads to more chewiness and toughness in the final product. You know that network of gluten strands we talked about, that forms when dough or batter is agitated? This web is capable of trapping gas bubbles the stronger it is, the more gas it can hold, leading to more air in a baked good and thus a higher rise. How does gluten impact baking?ĭepending on the type of baking you’re doing, you might want a lot of gluten development or as little as possible. Glutenin gives the dough elasticity (so it can snap back like a rubber band), while gliadin contributes extensibility (which means the dough can be stretched). Remember how there were two different types of protein found in flour? They each do something slightly different in dough as gluten develops. That’s because this movement and agitation encourages the gluten strands to link up and form a network, which makes them even stronger. When liquid is added to glutenin and gliadin, they start forming bonds that link together, developing strands of gluten.Īs you mix and knead batters and doughs, you encourage the gluten to develop further. (You can read more in our post on choosing the right flour about how this leads to shorter, denser bread.) That's because bran has sharp edges when ground, which cut some of the gluten strands and interferes with their structure. (Photo by Kristin Teig)Īn important note on whole-grain flours: The total protein content of whole wheat flour is 13.8%, but because whole wheat flour contains all parts of the wheat berry, including the bran and the germ, the gluten structure is affected. King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour has a protein content of 12.7%, making it "stronger" than all-purpose or cake flour. This means that dough made with bread flour will be stronger than ones made with cake or even all-purpose flour, if they’re all given the same amount of kneading or agitation.Īll-purpose flour, meanwhile, has a protein percentage comfortably in the middle of this range at 11.7%, so that it's well-suited to most baking projects ranging from cakes to breads. Because there’s more protein present, the dough is capable of developing more gluten. When you mix batter made with cake flour rather than all-purpose, less protein is present as a result, the batter will develop less gluten.īread flour, on the other hand, has a protein percentage of 12.7%. One way to think about it: the higher the protein, the “stronger” the flour.Ĭake flour, with a protein percentage of 10%, has low gluten-development potential. The higher that protein content, the more gluten-forming protein a specific type of flour contains. ![]() You’ll find protein content printed on bags of King Arthur flour, ranging from cake flour to all-purpose to bread flour. (Photo by John Sherman) What does flour protein content mean? Is that related to gluten? Protein content is included on the front of King Arthur flour bags. So instead of thinking about how much gluten a certain flour contains, it’s more accurate to think about how much gluten-forming protein the flour contains. When water (or a liquid including water, like milk) is added to these two proteins, they link together, forming gluten. ![]() Gluten is formed from flour when water is added. That bag of all-purpose flour sitting on your counter contains two proteins necessary to form gluten: glutenin and gliadin. So what exactly is gluten?Ī common misconception is that gluten is part of flour. Technically, this isn’t true. But if you’ve got a basic understanding of what gluten is and how it works, that knowledge will take you (and your baking) a long way. It’s hard to talk about gluten without wading into food science, so it can be a confusing topic. It’s the backbone to almost every kind of baking, and yet … many bakers are also baffled by it. Gluten has been feared and revered, misunderstood and maligned. ![]() |
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