Crossing borders through folklore

Description:

Examining works by Toni Morrison, Paule Marshall, Faith Ringgold, and Betye Saar, this innovative book frames black women's aesthetic sensibilities across art forms. Investigating the relationship between vernacular folk culture and formal expression, this study establishes how each of the four artists engaged the identity issues of the 1960s and used folklore as a strategy for crossing borders in the works they created during the following two decades. Because of its interdisciplinary approach, this study will appeal to students and scholars in many fields, including African American literature, art history, women's studies, diaspora studies, and cultural studies.

subjects: History and criticism,  American fiction,  African Americans in literature,  African American authors,  Intellectual life,  African American art,  African American women artists,  African Americans,  African American women in literature,  Women authors,  Women and literature,  Folklore in art,  Literature and folklore,  African American women,  Folklore,  Femmes artistes noires américaines,  Art noir américain,  Dans la littérature,  Schwarze,  Amerikaans,  Roman américain,  Noirs américains,  Dans l'art,  Frauenliteratur,  Volkscultuur,  Auteurs noirs américains,  Noirs américains dans la littérature,  Vrouwelijke auteurs,  Littérature et folklore,  Femmes écrivains,  Histoire et critique,  Vrouwelijke kunstenaars,  Littérature américaine,  Femmes et littérature,  Weibliche Schwarze,  Negers,  Kunst,  Afro-American art,  Afro-Americans,  Afro-American women artists,  Afro-Americans in literature,  Afro-American authors

Places: United States