RT Article
T1 The Proclamation of Charles H. Long in the Time of Black Lives Matter, Standing Rock, and COVID-19
JF Dialog
VO 59
IS 4
SP 277
OP 285
A1 Jefferson‐Tatum, Elana
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1747427608
AB Revisiting Charles H. Long's 1991 proclamation of a modern crisis of materiality, this essay examines Long's theorization of the fetish-commodity legacies, that recreated African persons into objects and commodities, as a means of understanding our present tripartite pandemic of systemic racism, environmental destruction, and COVID-19. Examining the period of, what Long elsewhere terms, the “second creation,” I interrogate what this crisis means for the study of religion and for our society today. Building on Long's conception of “soul stuff” and yet moving beyond notions of human exceptionalism, I argue that to move beyond fetish and colonial legacies and realize a “third creation” (or, in other words, a (re-)re-creation), both scholars and the public must craft a new materialism that honors the ontological reality and value of all existence.
K1 Black Lives Matter
K1 Covid-19
K1 Charles H. Long
K1 commodity
K1 Environment
K1 fetish
K1 Material Religion
K1 Materiality
K1 New Materialism
K1 Racism
DO 10.1111/dial.12605