Healing Work in Puerto Rico – A New Occupational Folklife Project
Posted by: Douglas D. Peach
In 2023, the American Folklife Center awarded folklorist Selina Morales with an Archie Green Fellowship to interview traditional healers living and working in Puerto Rico. Morales, in collaboration with filmmaker Alexis Garcia, used the fellowship to create a new Occupational Folklife Project collection, titled “Healing Work in Puerto Rico.” In this post, Morales and Garcia discuss their collection with Dr. Nancy Groce (Senior Folklife Specialist, American Folklife Center).
Posted in: Fieldwork, Folk Art, Narratives, Occupational Folklife Project, Puerto Rican Americans, Puerto Rico, Religion