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Brent Crosson is an Associate Professor whose research focuses on the intersections of religion and science within the Americas. He investigates the contestations surrounding legal authority, race, and religion, and is particularly interested in Africana religions and Caribbean spiritual practices. He has published a significant monograph titled 'Experiments in Power: Obeah and the Remaking of Religion in Trinidad' with University of Chicago Press, which won the 2021 Clifford Geertz Prize in the Sociology of Religion. His work engages a variety of topics including climate change, migration, and energy as they relate to religious practices. Crosson’s research has appeared in prestigious journals such as 'Method & Theory in the Study of Religion' and 'Ethnos', and he has contributed to edited volumes discussing critical approaches to science and religion. His ethnographic poetry has garnered awards and emphasizes the complexities of race relations in contemporary society. With a background in socio-cultural anthropology, he teaches courses exploring religion in Latin America, the relationships between science, magic, and religion, and the dynamics of non-human agency.
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