Mapping the Legend

by | Aug 15, 2026

Introduction In the 2024 collection What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures, the marine biologist and writer Ayana Elizabeth Johnson interviews the Louisiana organizer and lawyer Colette Pichon Battle about the role of diaspora, home, and tradition in the...

Handle with Care

by | Aug 14, 2026

What follows is a conversation between two teachers, Domino Perez and me, Rachel González-Martin, who teach with monsters in our own classrooms. Domino and I have been colleagues and friends for over a decade ever since I moved to Austin, Texas. Domino spearheaded an...

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...