The Power of Place-Based Stories: A Case Study of the MKE Roots Digital Ecosystem
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
Publisher
Local Learning: The National Network for Folks Arts in Education
Source Publication
Journal of Folklore and Education
Source ISSN
2573-2072
Abstract
Using anonymized, composite vignettes from ongoing case study research, the authors tell the story of MKE Roots: The Democratizing Local History Project. MKE Roots offers a pedagogical ecosystem—a digital space of transformative, multimodal documentation of community stories—for teaching a critical, place-based history of Milwaukee’s marginalized communities. Through the documentation and sharing of community stories in Social Studies teaching, MKE Roots demonstrates the transformative potential of folklife activated for cultural and community education.
Recommended Citation
byrd, derria and Gibson, Melissa L., "The Power of Place-Based Stories: A Case Study of the MKE Roots Digital Ecosystem" (2025). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 671.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/671
Comments
Journal of Folklore and Education, Vol. 12 (2025): 34-35. Publisher link.