Parker Blair
Parker Blair is a doctoral student in Religious Studies. Her research explores the intersections of Africana Religions, Black Feminist Thought, Decolonial Theology, and Critical Food Studies. She is interested in the ritual dimensions of Black women’s gastronomic practices – how these foodways, particularly within Hoodoo, invoke ancestral memory and embody a form of theological praxis that resists colonial and capitalist structures of erasure and exploitation in socio-political contexts. Engaging with archival materials such as grimoires, recipes, and oral histories, Parker interrogates how foodways within Africana religions function as sacred interventions, fostering spiritual resilience and community survival. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Howard University, B.A. in Africana Studies from Georgia State University, and B.A./M.A. in Relgious Studies from Georgia State University. Parker is advised by KB Dennis Meade.