A Note

by | Sep 10, 2025

The views expressed are only our own. Since our first issue in 2014, the National Endowment for the Arts funding has been central to supporting JFE as a critical anchor for Local Learning’s services to the field. Early in 2025 we observed that the new administration...

Introduction

by | Sep 10, 2025

We write this introduction with deep gratitude for the opportunity to serve as Guest Editors of the 2025 issue of the Journal of Folklore and Education, “Cultural Frameworks for Transformative Documenting and Learning.” As Co-Directors of Los Herederos, an...

Archiving at a Crossroads

by | Sep 10, 2025

Introduction In fall 2024, as part of the Eugene Lang College’s Social Science Fellowship, I interned in the curatorial department at the Museum of the City of New York. One of my responsibilities involved sourcing archival images for the Urban Stomp: Social Dance in...

The Power of Place-Based Stories

by | Sep 10, 2025

“Is that 16th Street? Where it turns into César Chávez?” Rigo asked his teacher.1 She nodded, and he continued to inspect the projected photos. “That one—Crazy Jim’s—there’s still a car dealership there. My uncle used to work there.” Another student chimed in. “You...

Using Folklife Magazine in the Classroom

by | Sep 10, 2025

In the fall of 2024, I had the unique opportunity to serve as an intern for the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH). As an 8th-grade Social Studies teacher I was selected to work with the online CFCH publication, Folklife magazine. Folklife is...