Marcelitte Failla

Bio

Marcelitte Failla is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at North Carolina State University. She received her Ph.D. from Emory University in American Religious Cultures with a certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Her current book project investigates how contemporary Black witches employ African diasporic religions for manifestation, healing, and protection from anti-Blackness. As a practitioner of Ifá/ Òrìṣà traditions and Hoodoo, she often holds ceremonial space in academic and community settings. Marcelitte has articles in the Black Scholar, The Journal of Religion and Culture at Concordia University, and Liturgy. She is also the recipient of the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship.