Aissata Sidikou-Morton

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Assistant Professor
Affiliation	Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
Email	asidikou@princeton.edu
Mailing Address	Department of French and Italian Princeton University 303 East Pyne Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 609-258-7335 fax: 609-258-4535
Education	Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Research Interests	Research focuses on the verbal art of women, mainly from West Africa. Currently working on her next book, The Epic of Fatimata bi Daani, which is soon to appear as part of the Epic Series by Indiana University Press.
Teaching Interests	She teaches African literature, civilizations and cinema.
Publications	Recreating words, reshaping worlds: the verbal art of women from Niger, Mali, and Senegal. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2001.
Keywords	verbal art of women; West Africa; Niger; Mali; Senegal