Join the Southwest Folklife Alliance in our inaugural 2017 "Culture & Society Learning Exchange" series. A conversation with Jeff Chang Friday March 10, 2017 Time: 3:30pm- 6:00pm Admission: FREE UA Downtown, Roy Place Building 44 N. Stone Ave Suite #119 Tucson, AZ 85701 Spend an afternoon with Jeff Chang, one of …
Anthropoesia
by Maxwell Gay Ajo, Arizona the three-cornered intersection of Indigeneity, Spanish missions and settlers’ whiteness. Haunted by the ghost of the capital-driven culture of mining. Occupied by Border Patrol. A town with a rich history of cultural exchange and a potent feeling of sorrow. This place is coated in a fine film of not quite …
Learning from Ajo, AZ: What a Fieldschool
Taught Me about Desert Life
by Grace Megnet I had to grow as old as a saguaro with arms before I saw one in nature. I knew the iconic plant from the Old El Paso refried beans’ label, but I had to eat those beans for a long time before I learned the cactus’ name. They were simply the “you-know-those-cacti-with-arms,” or the backdrop for James Stewart when he was chasing …
In Brief for January 2015
Save the Date! March 21-22, 2015: The Town of Oro Valley has invited the Southwest Folklife Alliance to present the first annual Oro Valley Meet Yourself Festival. Learn more here. Check out the details for the World Storytelling Institute’s 3rd Annual Chennai Storytelling Festival (February 4-15), "Storytelling for Teaching and …
In Brief for December 2014
The Folklife Today blog highlights the collections of the Library of Congress, particularly the American Folklife Center and the Veterans History Project, and features stories about songs, stories, traditional arts, cultural expressions and oral histories. The California Academy of Sciences produces Curator: The Museum Journal, which explores …
Roundup of Digital Clips
Our 2014 Festival: A Video Retrospective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEfTEmM7wFw © Julianne Stanford Video Link: The Pick-up Kings! https://youtu.be/1ozLahVboDo ©tohono.tv 2014 Video Link: Thai Buddhists at Tucson Meet Yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnZx8Y0fJhI&feature=youtu.be © Sophia Chen 2014. …