Folklore for Autonomy Registration Form (5/15/2026)

Folklore for Autonomy: Transformations of Mary Magdalene, Brigit, and La Malinche

Friday, May 15 2026 / 12:00 - 1:30 PT
Instructor: Paulina’s passion and skills lies in providing thoughtful and caring experiences through art, folklore, and healing praxes. She is a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University where she researches and teaches about Folklore, Gender, the Supernatural, Family and Community Health, and Latine Feminisms. Along with her scholarly work, she is also a performing artist, choreographer, and theater collaborator and has worked with companies in New York City, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and the Midwest. Her artist practices informs her scholarly curiosity, and vice versa. She has published fiction, non-fiction, and peer reviewed research and is on various committees and working groups. When not working, you can find her hopping around cities with friends.

Class Info: May 15, 2026. 12:00-1:30 PT / 3:00-4:30 ET

Class description:
- This will be a story and writing exploration of three Folklore archetypes that have crashed through space and time to continue to be heard in different contexts, formations, and world views.
- We will learn some beginning folklore about Mary Magdalene and La Malinche from Mexico, and do some simple somatic experiencing exercises to see how they resonate with our bodies.
- These exercises will help spur creative and healing writing to understanding more about their messages of autonomy and inner liberation, while seeking to make our own connections with their themes and messages. This workshop is based on Folklore and Creative Writing modalities, Writing For Change frameworks, and Somatic Experiencing.
- This workshop is interactive and asks students to discuss the topics and share their writing if comfortable.
- For folks that feel comfortable, we can create a small group zine from the writings generated from the class.
Cost: Sliding scale $20-60

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CONSIDER PAYING MORE IF YOU: Have expendable income. Have investments, retirement accounts, inherited money. Travel recreationally and can take paid time off. Are of ownership class. Have access to family money and resources in times of need. Work part time, by choice. Have a relatively high degree of earning power due to level of education, gender, racial privilege, class background, etc. Even if you are not currently exercising your earning power, we ask you to recognize this as a choice.

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