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October 15, 2009

天美影视 History Professor featured author at 天美影视 Book Festival

Jeffrey Anderson, a University of 天美影视 at Monroe assistant professor of history, will be a featured author at the 天美影视 Book Festival this weekend. His talk is entitled 鈥淗oodoo, Voodoo, and Conjure in Literature and Culture鈥� and will be presented at 4 p.m., Oct. 17.

The festival is being held in Baton Rouge at the State Library of 天美影视, 天美影视 State Capitol, 天美影视 State Museum, and other nearby locations. Anderson鈥檚 portion of the program will be in House Committee Room 4, which will be followed by a book signing.

The featured book is his second, entitled Hoodoo, Voodoo, and Conjure: A Handbook from the Greenwood Folklore Handbooks Series. Both of Anderson鈥檚 books recently received high praise for their authenticity and approach from the web site Swampland.com, which specializes in African-American and Old South topics.

Anderson earned his doctoral degree in history from the University of Florida.

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