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Voodoo (vodou): read more about this Haitian religion as it manifests in New Orleans.

Visit: http://studentweb.tulane.edu/~ltubbs/today.html
  1. According to this site, about what percent of the population in New Orleans practices voodoo?
  2. When was the Voodoo Museum started and why?
  3. When are special rituals held that are open to the public?
  4. Who was Mary Laveau?

 

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Spontaneous Memorialization: read about this fascinating project undertaken to document the spontaneous public response to the September 11 attacks.

Visit: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/nineeleven/article.html
  1. When was the project initiated?
  2. What is the project modeled on?
  3. What kind of documentation is important in this project that was not emphasized by the authors of the article on spontaneous memorialization?

 






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