Chicano and Chicana Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society

At the 1998 AFS annual meeting in Portland, a group of folklorists headed by Maria Herrera-Sobek and Norma E. Cantú initiated this section, devoted to the study of Chicano and Chicana folklore. Each year our members meet at the AFS annual meeting. In addition, members also convene at the meetings of the Latin American Studies Association and the National Chicano and Chicana Studies Association meetings. The section maintains a listserv for its members and for the members of the AFS Folklore Latino, Latinoamericano y Caribeño Folklore Section. If you would like to be added to this list, please send a message to afs-latino@ccat.sas.upenn.edu

Our plans for the future include publishing a journal and actively working with the Minority Task force to increase Chicano and Chicana membership in AFS. We welcome anyone interested in any and all aspects of Chicano and Chicana traditional cultural expression.

For more information, please contact section conveners Mario Montaño or Rachel Gonzalez.

Hispano Music & Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection

This new online collection presents documentation of religious and secular music of Spanish-speaking residents of rural northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. In 1940, Juan Bautista Rael of Stanford University, a native of Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico, used disc recording equipment supplied by the Archive of American Folk Song (now the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center) to document alabados (hymns), folk drama, wedding songs, and dance tunes. In addition to these recordings, the collection includes manuscript materials and publications authored by Rael that provide insight into the rich musical and cultural traditions of this region.

This presentation may be found at the Library of Congress American Memory site.

 

To join this American Folklore Society interest-group section, please visit the AFS membership page of this web site, where you will find both a secure online and a printable, mailable membership form. You need not be a member of the American Folklore Society to join its sections.