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SB: Parallels of Southern Storytelling & Folktales from Around the World

February 21, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Diane uses the art of storytelling to uncover folktales from the south, oral history from Mississippi, often paralleling these story motifs with folktales from around the world.

Speakers Expertise:

Diane Williams is a neo-griot, along the lines of the story­tellers from times gone by when oral historians were crucial to maintaining black folks’ history because book publishers didn’t believe the history worth chronicling. Williams is also a quilter, an artistry befitting for a woman known for paying homage to the past. Williams uses silk yarns, beads, stones and vibrant colors to make traditional quilts with Motherland inspiration to tell stories of strength, resilience and hope.

Details

Date:
February 21, 2020
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Organizer

Mississippi Philological Association

Venue

Blue Mountain College
201 W Main Street
Blue Mountain, MS 38610
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