# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Online Author Talk | Dr Lindsey Stewart: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Feminist philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart tells the stories of Negro Mammies of slavery; the Voodoo Queens and Blues Women of Reconstruction; and the Granny Midwives and textile weavers of the Jim Crow era. These women, in secrecy and subterfuge, courageously and devotedly continued their practices and worship for centuries and passed down their traditions.
Conjure informs our lives in ways remarkable and ordinary—from traditional medicines that informed the creation of Vicks VapoRub and the rise of Aunt Jemima’s Pancake Mix, to the original magic of Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2023), and the true origins of the all-American classic blue jean.
From the moment enslaved Africans first arrived on these shores, conjure was heavily regulated and even outlawed. Now, Stewart uncovers new contours of American history, sourcing letters from the enslaved, dispatches from the lore of Oshun and other African mystics. The Conjuring of America is a love letter to the real magic Black women used, their herbs, food, textiles, song, and dance, used to sow rebellion, freedom, and hope.

You can register for this free, live, online talk here: ssclibrary.org/event/online-author-talk-lindsey-stewart/
This is one of a series of free, live-streamed author talks made possible through the Library’s partnership with Library Speakers Consortium (LSC). You can learn more about upcoming presentations on our LSC microsite, as well as watch recordings of presentations that you were unable to attend live: libraryc.org/ssclibrary

About the Author: Lindsey Stewart is a Black 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.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/corning/online-author-talk-|-dr-lindsey-stewart-mojos-mermaids-medicine-400-years-of-black-women’s-magic/200029655303837
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit, virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Corning
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, United States, New York
- **lat**: 42.14221
- **long**: -77.04707
- **full address**: 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, United States, New York

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Online Author Talk | Dr Lindsey Stewart: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic being held?
  - **A:** Online Author Talk | Dr Lindsey Stewart: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic takes place on Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm at 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY, United States, New York.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Online Author Talk | Dr Lindsey Stewart: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic?
  - **A:** Online Author Talk | Dr Lindsey Stewart: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic is organized by Southeast Steuben County Library.

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