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In Memoriam: James S. Griffith

February 24, 2022January 27, 2022 by SFA Staff

July 30, 1935-December 18, 2021 James S. Griffith, or “Big Jim,” moved to Tucson at age 20 to study at the University of Arizona, eventually … Read more

Safe Risks & Radical Aspirations

December 16, 2021October 23, 2020 by SFA Staff

How to Re-think a Folklife Festival during a Pandemic by Dr. Maribel Alvarez By definition, festivals entail risk. Best known as “occasions for feasting, revelry, … Read more

Folklife in the Age of Pandemics

January 20, 2022April 2, 2020 by SFA Staff

by Maribel Alvarez As occupations go, folklorists are not usually in the top ten list of “first responders” most people think of when disasters or … Read more

ARTIFACT: The Sleeping Mexican

January 21, 2022April 30, 2019 by SFA Staff

ARTIFACT: The Sleeping Mexican AKA: Pancho, Pedro, Ramón, the Lazy Mexican, the Sombreroed Dozer, the Dreamer, the Resting Worker, the Siesta Motif SIZE: Various FOLKLIFE: … Read more

Confianza en la Frontera: A Cultural Glimpse at the Nogales Produce Industry

February 9, 2022January 28, 2019 by SFA Staff

Text by Nicholas Hartmann, Photos by Alex Jimenez In 2015-16, SFA Folklorist-in-Residence Nicholas Hartmann carried out an ethnographic study of the Nogales Produce Industry. The … Read more