The Souths in Her: Black Women Writers and Choreographers and the Poetics of Transmutation

Author/Contributor(s):	Morris Johnson, Nicole M
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	01/13/2026
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Nicole M. Morris Johnson analyzes the intertwined relationship between movement and writing in the works of Zora Neale Hurston, Katherine Dunham, Dianne McIntyre, Maryse Condé, and Ntozake Shange, among others, showing how unexpected encounters with unfamiliar traditions and creative visions of multiple Souths catalyzed formal experimentation.