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