Feminist Messages: CODING IN WOMEN'S FOLK CULTURE (Publications of the American Folklore Society. New Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252062671 ISBN 13: 9780252062674

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 1993

Synopsis

Burning dinners, stitching "scandalous" quilts, talking "hard" in the male dominated world of rap music---Feminist Messages interprets such acts as instances of coding, or covert expressions of subversive or disturbing ideas. While coding may be either deliberated or unconscious, it is a common phenomenon in women's stories, art, and daily routines. Because it is essentially ambiguous, coding protects women from potentially dangerous responses from those who might be troubled by their messages.
 

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Explores the nature and complexity of women's coded acts. The volume focuses chiefly on North America and on women's folklore in areas ranging from mothering, housework, crafts and healing to music, ballads, and storytelling.

About the Author:

Joan Newlon Radner is a professor of literature, Celtic studies, and folklore at American University, Washington, D.C.
 

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0252062671
• ISBN 13: 9780252062674
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Radner Joan