DIS 2

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Please note that your initial post addressing areas 1-3 of the grading rubric is due each. ONLY your

initial post submitted by that time will be considered for that portion of the grading (subsequent posts

even if posted before the deadline will not be considered for areas 1-3 of the rubric). Area 4 of the

grading rubric (engagement with other students) will be assessed based on discussions posted. Please

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assessed for this assignment.

Things to keep in mind:

1. Be sure to incorporate a specific page reference to the current week's reading (Author page #)

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Be specific in your reference to the video (i.e., "as stated in the video ...,"). Don't assume that I

will know when you are referring to the video if you don't specify it.

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Be sure to underline your key terms.

After the initial deadline, be sure to engage substantively with your classmates by adding

additional insights and/or posing additional questions. "Good post, I agree," doesn't constitute a

substantive response./nNOTE: You will not be able to see any of your classmate's posts until you have submitted your initial post,

so be sure to address areas 1-3 of the grading criteria in your initial post.

READING: Voeks, Robert. "African Medicine and Magic in the Americas." Geographical Review, vol. 83,

no. 1, 1993, p. 66., doi:10.2307/215381

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KEY TERMS (Incorporate at least one of these key terms into each of your weekly discussions): vodou,

seasoning, acculturation, santeria, maroon societies, orishas, Yoruba, Dahomey, nativism,

DISCUSSION TOPIC: Another one of your key terms is acculturation. Acculturation is defined as:

cultural modifications of a particular group by borrowing and adopting traits from another group as a

means of survival.

• How have black folks acculturated to life in the western hemisphere?

How has the incorporation of African, European and Native American cultural traditions created

a new "African American" culture, and thus helped black folks survive?