Crossing borders through folklore
Subtitle: African American women's fiction and art
By: Alma Jean Billingslea-Brown.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
Subjects: American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism; American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism; African American women -- Intellectual life; Literature and folklore -- United States; Women and literature -- United States; African American women in literature; African Americans in literature; African American women artists; African Americans -- Folklore; African American art; Folklore in art
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-142) and index.